

Push the price to $200 right away, and keep a good deal of those "amazing deal hunters" away. (Ie as soon as the auction starts) - why? Because this will prevent all the ebay newbies from seeing an iphone for $10 and thinking WOW THAT COULD BE MINE! and then adding it to their watched list. Though occasionally you get that amazing deal (Like the brand new Sony SS-MB250H speakers for $0.01 & $25 shipping i got).ġ) Decide the absolute max you're willing to pay.Ģ) If it is a very popular / highly searched for item, push the price 80%-90% of what you're willing to do ASAP. I've won a ton of stuff on ebay, for decent prices - mostly good deals, not mindblowing. The only advantage a last minute bid has is if the person challenging your bids hasn't quite pushed his budget to the extreme point he is willing to go. Now, i don't really see the advantage of having a sniper software unless there is some sort of manual-bid battle going on (which was the oldschool days - or am i missing something?) since ebay itself allows you an automatic/proxy bid system. if he bids $90, im not gonna bid $91.thats just too much" What if another guy is about to max out at $67? Wouldn't you do $68?.probably.Įventually though you will say "jeez.

The thing with ebay is that you're always trying to get a good deal - but sometimes you need to think what the maximum youre willing to pay for an item is.
