What is your eBay strategy?

[Johnny K]

. . . I think they are trying to intimidate other bidders and make them not bid.

I don't think that's the case; if so, it's very ineffective when they're bidding the minimum each time. I think it's more a case of 'economic immaturity.'

I wonder, though - and someone else also mentioned it earlier - why is it necessary to use 2 computers? When I click to place a bid, I get a small box in the middle of my screen with all pertinent data on it. It not only lists the current price and my bid amount awaiting confirmation, but also updates new bids and counts down in real time. Much more effective, in my opinion, than monitoring 2 computers.

[Rob Hall]

I either use buy-it-now or bid in the last 20 seconds if possible (otherwise I place my highest bid when I can and let things take their course). It's worked well for me for almost 15 years now.

Edited June 12, 2012 by Rob Hall

[rel14]

I put in what i want to spend with shipping, and thats it,,But when i have it all week, and then in the last five seconds,

one of then back stabbers get it,,,Those are the people I'm hunting down when the end comes..LOL

[kelson]

I usually bid my max and if i win great!but when i first joined ebay i did a lot of sniping,but now shipping from some parts of the U.S. to Canada ranges from $28-$42 dollars!so needless to say i've cut down on my bidding.

[Jeff Johnston]

Mr Moto I like that idea. I am a sniper if there is an item I really want to win....Always a Model LOL Sometimes it ends too late and I forget. But just as often I just put my high bid and let it go. If I get outbid I get outbid.

[Pete J.]

If I am going to be around when the aution ends, I will snipe but generally I use a differant stratagy. Persistance. I set up searches for the items that I want and then I watch the bids on like items to get a sense of what the market is for them. Then I start biding. I only bid on the last day of the sale and put in the maximum I am willing to pay. If I win, great. If not then I wait for a like item to come up and do it over again. I just keep it up until I get what I want. It may take me a while, but I generally get it for a reasonable price. Having said that my "wants" are generally very limited so I only get a couple of items a year.

[zenrat]

Bid early and bid your max and then watch everyone else scrabble around below you.

It is particularly satisfying watching those sniper bids come in at the last minute only to be too low.

If I don't get it, another one will be along later and i'll revise my assessment of how much I want it.

I would like to know what the winning buyer bid to gauge how much more than me they wanted it though. It kills me sometimes to think that if i'd only bid that extra dollar I might have got it.

When i'm selling, I love it when people bid early. I always start at the minimum I want to sell the item for so even one bid means i've achieved my aim - further bids are just extra nice.

Edited June 14, 2012 by zenrat