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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Jun 10, 2012 16:05:13 GMT -5
When you bid at the last second thinking you got someone an you end up losin anyway? I just bidded on something with 30 seconds to go thinking I had it and I lost. Anyone have some stories?
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Post by 1992 on Jun 10, 2012 16:07:25 GMT -5
I usually keep two tabs open, one with the timer counting down and the other with my bid ready to be submitted, and wait until there's only about 3-4 seconds left and hit submit.
Usually works unless the previous bidder has a ridiculous max bid.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2012 16:20:35 GMT -5
As a matter of fact, this happened a few weeks ago with a PS3. The bid was $94 with a minute to go. I only have $105 to work with. 30 Seconds left, and it goes up to $100. I get kind of worried, but with 10 seconds left I know I have this in the bag. 3 Seconds left, I submit my $105 bid and smile... until with ONE  ING SECOND LEFT, someone outbids me by $2 -_- *edit* Here's a screenshot from my "My eBay" section:  |
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Post by GBGav on Jun 10, 2012 16:26:03 GMT -5
I think that if you bid when it's seconds from expiring, the time should reset to 15 seconds remaining. Every time another person bids after this it resets again to 15 seconds. So it keeps going until no-one else bids within that extra 15 seconds. This is how it's done on EA's FIFA Ultimate Team and it gives everyone a fair chance of getting the card as you can't be sniped at the last second.
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Post by jakksking1 on Jun 10, 2012 16:35:14 GMT -5
Lost out on a funskool Undertaker today. I had the winning bid in for 4 days, and lost it with about 5 seconds to go. It happens.....
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Post by jaymieandrogyny on Jun 10, 2012 16:38:47 GMT -5
Can't stand that. Last time it happened, it was a limited edition pair of shoes. I had been looking for them for years and it was the only pair that popped up anywhere. I did a max. bid of everything I had in my paypal at the time. Got outbid by 50 cents.
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Jun 10, 2012 16:52:41 GMT -5
I think that if you bid when it's seconds from expiring, the time should reset to 15 seconds remaining. Every time another person bids after this it resets again to 15 seconds. So it keeps going until no-one else bids within that extra 15 seconds. This is how it's done on EA's FIFA Ultimate Team and it gives everyone a fair chance of getting the card as you can't be sniped at the last second. Yeah most auction sites have it if someone bids within the last five minutes it goes for another five minutes until no one bids. I kinda like the sniping bid sometimes |
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Post by LA Times on Jun 10, 2012 17:47:24 GMT -5
Last second bid swipers are why I have barely purchased from ebay the last few years.
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Post by Greg Weinstein on Jun 10, 2012 18:30:42 GMT -5
When you bid at the last second thinking you got someone an you end up losin anyway? I just bidded on something with 30 seconds to go thinking I had it and I lost. Anyone have some stories? What? Sounds like it's your fault for bidding at the last second... |
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Post by pxkgotosleep on Jun 10, 2012 18:32:30 GMT -5
No. I love Ebay. Forever, Forever.
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Jun 10, 2012 18:50:16 GMT -5
When you bid at the last second thinking you got someone an you end up losin anyway? I just bidded on something with 30 seconds to go thinking I had it and I lost. Anyone have some stories? What? Sounds like it's your fault for bidding at the last second... It was pretty much my fault bc I didn't bid enough. I did bid all I had though. Usually when people bid they bid a even number. I thought it woulda been an even number but it was more. |
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Post by OverTheEdge on Jun 10, 2012 18:50:17 GMT -5
A lot of the stories in here sound pretty hypocritical actually. I mean, you guys are complaining about someone outbidding you at the last second. Are you not there bidding during the final seconds trying to do the exact same thing?
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Post by Nick on Jun 10, 2012 23:01:17 GMT -5
Same. Makes me very upset!!!
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Post by comintogetcha on Jun 10, 2012 23:18:45 GMT -5
Why don't you just make sure you bid your maximum amount in the first place?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2012 23:23:39 GMT -5
Don't hate the player hate the game
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2012 0:49:36 GMT -5
I only use the "buy it now" feature due to reasons stated above.
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Post by jaymieandrogyny on Jun 11, 2012 0:59:04 GMT -5
When you bid at the last second thinking you got someone an you end up losin anyway? I just bidded on something with 30 seconds to go thinking I had it and I lost. Anyone have some stories? What? Sounds like it's your fault for bidding at the last second... That's pretty much the only way you can win anything on eBay, unless you're bidding on something nobody else is interested in. |
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Post by T R W on Jun 11, 2012 11:05:02 GMT -5
I just put in my max bid, and if I win, I win. If I don't, then it went for more than I was willing to pay for it. I don't understand last minute bidding like that.
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Post by Chip on Jun 11, 2012 14:20:11 GMT -5
the only time "sniper bidding" is good, is for the seller
for instance, i have a thing that's sitting at $2.99 for 6 days....with 1 minute left someone bumps it to $15...it makes me want to wet myself in happiness
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Post by /X Metal Sorenges x "Mac Oh J~ on Jun 11, 2012 14:33:31 GMT -5
No. I love Ebay. Forever, Forever. I agree, on several occasions I was lost in a auction for a Mattel, Jakks and WCW lot of accessories for $80 and another for a rare DA 18 John Morrison for $30 but other then that, very pleasurable service for the most part. Online auctions aren't really my niche. |
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