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Don't you just hate it!!

Started by cucinadio, June 21, 2012, 04:06:24 PM

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cucinadio

Don't you just hate it when someone just in the last 2 sec beats you to a good ebay deal!!  :'(

I've been looking for some GU steel rims for the trailer to match Chunky, and got onto a great deal for four of them , but some clown beat me to them last night by $1.20 in the last 2sec..... "NOT HAPPY JAN"

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Chippy76

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Mr Ploppy

Yep very annoying. I am looking to get rid of my rims off my trailer and get some to match my Defender, pretty sure mine are GU rims.
"When the deities are with you, you can cross the ocean on a plank. When they are against you, you can drown in a ditch".

BigJules

I use JustSnipe I think. The beauty of these is that you set yourself a budget and walk away. Auctions can be too emotional. It is probably worth paying for a membership if you buy often, that way you can snipe in the last 2 seconds otherwise I think it is 5 or 8 seconds.
Julian
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Bird

Bid once, bid your max price, and bid in last 3 seconds...

if you win you win, if you lose you win as your not paying more than your willing to pay.
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CRW

Quote from: Lost on June 21, 2012, 04:48:06 PM
Bid once, bid your max price, and bid in last 3 seconds...

if you win you win, if you lose you win as your not paying more than your willing to pay.

X2,  that exactly what i do but don't bit whole dollars put some cents in there as well, could make you a winner
Cheers
Carl


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Bird

Quote from: CRW on June 21, 2012, 04:51:23 PM
X2,  that exactly what i do but don't bit whole dollars put some cents in there as well, could make you a winner
yep, agree... you look at items with 100 bids, they are usually in $ increments...
putting 89cents on it usually wins it for u
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cucinadio

Yhea they did all the bidding, and i watched all the attempts, and thought he/she was going to give it up, at the last min i upped my bid another few dollars and would you bekive right on the bell he/her last bid came through !!...
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Bird

Quote from: cucinadio on June 21, 2012, 05:00:44 PM
Yhea they did all the bidding, and i watched all the attempts, and thought he/she was going to give it up, at the last min i upped my bid another few dollars and would you bekive right on the bell he/her last bid came through !!...
so you kept bidding... waste of time
why not put your max price in first time? and stick to it.
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cucinadio

Quote from: Lost on June 21, 2012, 05:12:21 PM
so you kept bidding... waste of time
why not put your max price in first time? and stick to it.

yhea mate i did that, as i said he caught me off guard
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Kangaron

Quote from: Lost on June 21, 2012, 04:48:06 PM
Bid once, bid your max price, and bid in last 3 seconds...

if you win you win, if you lose you win as your not paying more than your willing to pay.

Thats the way to do it Lost.
I work out what "X" is worth to me, then add 51 cents and bid in the last 5 0r 6 sec's.
That way I never lose, I either get it or it goes for more than what it was worth to me.

Kalebjarrod

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cucinadio

Quote from: Kangaron on June 21, 2012, 05:31:45 PM
Thats the way to do it Lost.
I work out what "X" is worth to me, then add 51 cents and bid in the last 5 0r 6 sec's.
That way I never lose, I either get it or it goes for more than what it was worth to me.


yhea will do that next time .. still bummed tho
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cucinadio

Quote from: Mr Ploppy on June 21, 2012, 04:24:51 PM
Yep very annoying. I am looking to get rid of my rims off my trailer and get some to match my Defender, pretty sure mine are GU rims.

Mate did you have a pick of them ?
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Mallory Black

we use 2 computers, one to watch while constantly refreshing, and one to place bids
1998 3.4V6 Prado & homebuilt rear fold soft floor

jnik

gixen.com is the go ... free sniping, and you don't even need to set up an account

copy-and-paste the item ID of interest from eBay and (once you've used your eBay credentials to login) enter the amount you're willing to pay

then walk away

means you're not showing your hand (avoiding other bidder's emotional bid increases as well as your own)

you can also "group" multiple similar items ... when you "win" one of the auctions from such a group the other bids are automatically canceled

Mr Ploppy

Quote from: cucinadio on June 21, 2012, 06:52:21 PM
Mate did you have a pick of them ?

Here you go mate. Sorry best pic I have of them.

"When the deities are with you, you can cross the ocean on a plank. When they are against you, you can drown in a ditch".

cucinadio

Quote from: Mr Ploppy on June 21, 2012, 09:36:11 PM
Here you go mate. Sorry best pic I have of them.



Yep, thats them, PM me when you ready to swap them out for your LR ones, and we can talk, would be much appreciated.
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Bird

I also wont bid on things where you see "private listing - bidders' identities protected"

They are usually the seller that has the same items under 3-5 different Ebay accounts (you look at the photos, the freight amounts, the engrish etc you can see they are the same seller), I trust none of them.
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cucinadio

All sorted , got onto another set, and now very happy man!, hope the swag mail is working in a month or so,
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liney

Thought I was winning on a hi lift jack & shovel holder and find out that I wasn't the leading bidder- pi$$ed off.


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speewa158

toward the end chuck in the killer bid with eneven cents  sit back & watch , works well for me  :cheers:
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cucinadio

Right!!, after failing at another four ebay attempts (even with snipper), I'm sticking to "buy it now"  ::), I'm getting the feeling that something is a foot with ebay, never had this problem until recently...mmmm the mind boggles
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speewa158

Is this becoming a scam watch  >:D It EVILBAY after all  >:D
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cucinadio

Quote from: speewa158 on July 20, 2012, 07:32:17 AM
Is this becoming a scam watch  >:D It EVILBAY after all  >:D

"IT'S ALL AN CONSPIRACY I SAY!!"...LOL  ;D
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