outbid on ebay f***kers

[littlefeller]

yeh but most blokes aint got no patients you think i will just see how much he has bid upto and before you know it you are leading, but in reality all you have done is push up the price because the other bidder is going to increase his bid eventually we all know this is so but still we all do it (exept confused who must have cast iron will power )
that is why i sometimes use a snipe, it takes the desission making out, and i dont givin to the temptation

[indigolemon]

yeh but most blokes aint got no patients

To be fair, most blokes aren't in a medical profession ...

[littlefeller]

and most blokes are lazy typists too

[NafemanNathan]

I only ever put my one and only bid on with about 5 seconds to go.

I pick a price, and hit Submit Bid just before the end - that way I don't get into any bidding wars and push the price up for myself!

I do exactly that ^^^, and always add on a couple extra quid or a tenner or so more than I'd ideally want to spend depending on the overall value, plus 99p, because you always kick yourself if you end up being the second highest bidder and the winner only ends up paying £1 more than you wanted to pay. At least if it goes for £10.99 more than you wanted to pay you know it was always going to be out of your price range, and if you end up winning it because of the extra £10.99 then woopy... You'll be happy you won anyway

[Dbo]

i must be really bad i always wait till the dying 10 second mark and put in what i want to pay then hit confirm when there is less than 3 seconds too go
have never lost yet
is that bad of me????

[NafemanNathan]

It's what everyone who knows how to use ebay properly does Darryl

[littlefeller]

this is what a snipe tool does, it will place your max bid at what ever time you set, i usually set it at 5 sec to go

[NafemanNathan]

It can't account for you changing your mind at the last minute or to increase your bid when you've seen it's already gone beyond your maximum though May work for some people, but it certainly isn't better than the thrill of bidding yourself

[littlefeller]

oooo i dont know, it does stop you bidding stupid amounts just because your annoyed you were outbid

[Vtecmec]

but it certainly isn't better than the thrill of bidding yourself

Exactly. I'm an eBay addict and it's half the fun.