ebay wtf?
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[Aug 14,2006 7:30am - batwinger ""]
does anyone know why when you place a bid on ebay sometimes it says you've been outbid by another person right away? it happens way too fast?
[Aug 14,2006 7:43am - the_reverend ""]
it's cause the person above you had a minimum bid that was higher than yours.
[Aug 14,2006 7:46am - batwinger ""]
why doesn't ebay tell you that though? they say enter a higher bid than $. so you put that bid in and it's still not enough. i'm definitely missing something.
[Aug 14,2006 8:15am - the_reverend ""]
because when you are looking at an item that's been bid on, you are seeing the price that it the second highest bid. you can't see how much the highest bidder has bid. when you bid, you need to guess the ammount that is just higher than the highest bidder. if you bid is below that, it automatically says you lost.
[Aug 14,2006 8:17am - pam ""]
The fun of that is knowing that while that high bidder will still win the auction, you just raised the cost they have to pay.
[Aug 14,2006 8:22am - batwinger ""]
ok. i was thinking along those lines. i bet people that are selling stuff, set up a fake username and bid on their own stuff to up the price? could that work?
[Aug 14,2006 8:23am - sinistas ""]
yeah, shill bidding.
[Aug 14,2006 8:27am - batwinger ""]
eh?
[Aug 14,2006 8:34am - sinistas ""]
that's what that technique is called, shill bidding.
[Aug 14,2006 8:37am - batwinger ""]
oh. that's fucked. i bet everyone does it.
[Aug 14,2006 8:58am - A.Nolan ""]
and people have those sniper-bid programs that bid in the last 5 seconds or whatever...
it blows.
[Aug 14,2006 8:59am - sinistas ""]
I just snipe manually. That's just good strategy, there's nothing morally wrong with it. Shill bidding, however, is bullshit.
[Aug 14,2006 9:02am - batwinger ""]
i remember bidding on a shirt that started at 8 bucks. next thing you know, right before the auction ended, some ass hole bid, i went all the way up to 50 bucks, dollar by dollar.
[Aug 14,2006 9:17am - the_reverend ""]
I always try to snipe. I will not bid on something until the last few seconds.
[Aug 14,2006 9:20am - anonymous ""]
or..i snipe for you
~carina
[Aug 14,2006 9:27am - The Revealer ""]
The best software for snipe bidding is called Auction Sentry. Good stuff.
[Aug 14,2006 9:31am - batwinger ""]
snipe, auction sentry, shill bid, i didn't know ebay was that big? how about selling shit? is it a pain in the ass? do you have to watch yourself with your lingo and stuff?
[Aug 14,2006 9:45am - the_reverend ""]
I really want to start selling things off on ebay.
I'm going to start cleaning things out and selling them on fleabay!
[Aug 14,2006 9:46am - xmikex ""]
Apparently you need an MBA to bid on ebay. Dumb question.
[Aug 14,2006 9:48am - the_reverend ""]
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oh boy!
[Aug 14,2006 9:49am - batwinger ""]
i need that, where do they sell it? on ebay? dirrrrrrrr
[Aug 15,2006 10:14am - Messerschmitt ""]
i'm about to bid on something that's ending in a half hour and there's only one bid on it. wtf should i do? wait til the last minute and bid on it just so it can say i was outbid?
[Aug 15,2006 10:18am - Messerschmitt ""]
little help?
[Aug 15,2006 10:23am - the_reverend ""]
if you want it, wait til the last 30secs and snipe it.
I'm watching something right now... it's been listed like 10 times. but the item's really really hot now. I will probably loose it.
[Aug 15,2006 10:23am - powerkok ""]
at the last minute ...put a ridiculously high bid in, and it will put the price up to 5 bucks over the previous high bidders max bid, making you the winner.
This has it's up's and downs.
I am an Ebay sniper.
[Aug 15,2006 10:25am - Messerschmitt ""]
no way. why would i put in a crazy price? wouldn't i have to pay that price if i win?
[Aug 15,2006 10:27am - powerkok ""]
no, only 5 bucks over what the previous bidders max bid.
Ebay raises prices in increment of usually 5 dollars.
[Aug 15,2006 10:28am - powerkok ""]
and being that you do it 30 seconds before the bid ends...the other guy dosent have a chance to raise you.
[Aug 15,2006 10:29am - Messerschmitt ""]
it's hard to estimate the time though. what, do you keep pressing refresh or something?
[Aug 15,2006 10:29am - powerkok ""]
yes.
[Aug 15,2006 10:30am - powerkok ""]
Its an art form.
Ive been doing it since 1999
[Aug 15,2006 10:31am - Messerschmitt ""]
haha. i'll give it a shot.
[Aug 15,2006 10:43am - Messerschmitt ""]
fucking sweet. i won it. it was going for 150 so i put 200 but i only have to pay 170. credits cards are the real devil.
[Aug 15,2006 10:56am - sinistas ""]
see? we're not only elitist assholes here, but we know how to snipe with the best of 'em.
[Aug 15,2006 10:57am - Messerschmitt ""]
sinistas said:see? we're not only elitist assholes here, but we know how to snipe with the best of 'em.
hey, that reminds me of a joke... when's the only time you wink at a black person?
[Aug 15,2006 10:59am - Messerschmitt ""]
when you're aiming at him
[Aug 15,2006 11:01am - Messerschmitt ""]
uh oh what the fuck is this. it says... Communication must be established within 24 hours of the auctions closing. Payment must be recieved within 7 days of auctions closing.
[Aug 15,2006 11:42am - Mess ""]
hey whoa whoa hey. does this mean i shouldn't pay for it until i talk to the seller?
[Aug 15,2006 12:46pm - powerkok ""]
just email him thru ebay, and then make payment.
[Aug 21,2006 10:11am - Messerschmitt ""]
could i sell porn on ebay if i wanted to?
[Aug 21,2006 10:13am - Messerschmitt ""]
it's taking up too much space. i'm keeping Poon Raider though.
[Aug 21,2006 10:53am - anonymous ""]
there is a website that lists all the bids that is in the last minute of bidding i forget what it is called though.