Ebay listing...a word to the wise.

[nolemmings]

Originally Posted by quinnsryche

Here's a novel suggestion, put in your max bids on all the items and see what you win when they end. What I don't understand is people refusing to put in a bid until 2 seconds before the auction ends. If I see something I want, I bid on it when I see it. I put in the maximum amount I feel comfortable with and then wait for the auction to end. If I win, great, if I lose, oh well I bid what I thought it was worth. I don't understand what is so difficult about grasping this concept. I end all my auctions at the same time because I have a JOB other than ebay and don't particularly want to spend every other waking moment running auctions.
Hope that helps.

The problem is you want to win something but can't afford to win everything. Putting in your max bids and crossing your fingers leaves you with a chance of getting shut out or being overdrawn at the bank. I agree that ending all auctions at the same time instead of just a minute or two (or more) apart leaves money on the table.

[Republicaninmass]

I even worry about ending them the same WEEK! I always try a few minutes apart, but it is a pain to upload each one instead of being lazy and uploading all at once with one click

[Joshchisox08]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

The problem is you want to win something but can't afford to win everything. Putting in your max bids and crossing your fingers leaves you with a chance of getting shut out or being overdrawn at the bank. I agree that ending all auctions at the same time instead of just a minute or two (or more) apart leaves money on the table.

Thanks Todd that's why I BID WITH 2 SECONDS LEFT.

I can't stand the people who do multiple bids before the auction is even close to ending it makes no sense to me.

[sycks22]

I just consigned some items and one of the most expensive items ended on Thursday night at 1AM EST, great spot for everyone to bid

[steve B]

I often bid in the last few seconds for the same reasons already mentioned, budget, sometimes it keeps the price down etc.

Except if the item is a fairly common thing I usually place a lowish bid and let it go.

Sometimes I bid late because the items are so uncommon I can't even find a comparable item. A couple weeks ago there were some really uncommon covers I was interested in for my stamp collection. (Envelopes with stamps and postal markings if someone doesn't know the term. )

I got blown away on the first couple, lost by a bit on the next couple and went pretty high winning the last one. I was really glad to get it, it's the only known pair of that stamp on cover, and one of only 28 covers with that stamp at all. (Not counting maybe 2-3 where it's mixed with even less common ones. )
And it's from a famous collection. Not usually a big deal to card guys but a bigger deal in stamps. The best part is that there's apparently been no recorded public sales since the Ackerman collection was sold off in the 1930's

First collectible I've ever charged. And only because I knew I'd never get another chance at it.

If I'd bid early on all of them all the bids would have probably ended up being really low bids and I've have gotten none of them.

Better still one that I think is rather special slid under the radar or got lost in the bunch of better stuff and I was the only bidder.

Maybe someday I'll have the budget to place solid bids on a bunch of stuff, but till then I have to pick and choose.

Steve B