Yay! I won my first snipe using a Bid Group!

Congratulations Coralbelle

I never really understod the concept of bid groups until recently and I havent really found a need to use one yet.

Glad everything worked out for you

Lexie

I use them to buy DVDs. There are always at least 10-20 of any dvd I'm looking for. If I had to bid on eBay I'd be locked into bidding on one item then waiting to see if I won it.

With a bidgroup I can snipe all 20 items of the same dvd and sit back and wait to win one at the price I want.

Usually I figure that price out by doing a completed item search and seeing what the lowest price that item has sold for in the past 30 days. I'll take the 5 or so lowest prices people have won it for and then bid in that area. I usually save in the area of $2 and that's just on a $10-12 dvd. So it's a good example of how bid groups and sniping can save you time, and a little money on even a relatively inexpensive item.

Before bid groups I'd drive myself crazy bidding one at a time on dvd after dvd until I won one. And even then it could have taken me a week or two to do it and I usually tended to creep my bids up by 50 cents to a dollar towards then. I had at one point pretty much given up on buying them on eBay. It just wasn't worth the hassle to save a few bucks when I could buy it at walmart. But now I save a few bucks and it's not really much of a hassle.

Bid Groups are the greatest!! Congratulations and a double welcome to the bid group addicts. Works great for any gizmo you are looking for. Just remember to either upgrade the folder (folder manager) or cancel that folder and start a new one. Good snipping.



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Thanks for your tips Sara. I usually research what the item would cost me if I bought it retail. If I'd have to buy it online or thru a catalog I include shipping charges in my total cost. Then I find the auctions with the lowest shipping charges and set my max. bid so that even with shipping charges my final cost will be less than if I bought it elsewhere. The item I won the other day saved me about $6.00.

That is truly the only way to bid. The research is the key. You may lose a few to higher bidders, but unless this item is a handmade, one of a kind. You will win one at your price and have big saving. Again, congratulations and good snipes.


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