Why do idiots bid early on ebay

My argument might not be valid if the item is something that you really want. Then you should have more relaxed budget and time to raise the bid. Because it is addicting! You see an item you want, and bid the maximum you're willing to pay for it. If you are willing to pay the most, you get the item, if not, you don't.

Surely if you put your maximum bid in straight away, and someone wants the item more or is willing to pay more then they will keep bidding throughout the auction to outbid you.. I tend to think it has to do with how much you want the item. If you come across something you really want, you become excited and place a bid.

Not only does it end up in your bidding list, it also alerts you when someone outbids you. Convenience is key here I think. But to call people naive or stupid just because they place a bid early No offence, but not everyone is the same. I wrote a program to bid for me at the last second of the auction. So I'm almost guaranteed to win the stuff I want. I'd say I win 3 out of 10 auctions due to the auto bidder, that is to say 7 times out of 10 I would have won anyway regardless because of other bidders not willing to meet my maximum.

And 3 times out of 10 I win because I was able to get the last bid in before someone else. There are programs written by other people that do this but most of them require you to enter your ebay account information in the program itself and I don't like that as these programs are accessing the internet and you don't know if they are forwarding your account information on to someone else. That is why I wrote my own. Before this I would lose most of my auctions usually because right at the last seconds someone else would outbid whatever my maximum bid was.

I didn't like putting in the maximum amount I'm willing to pay because when people try and bid and notice your maximum bid is over theirs sometimes they see that as a challenge to outbid you and then what you've done is artificially inflated the price, this is why bidding with your maximum bid right at the last second is the best way to win as it doesn't give other people the chance to decide if they want to outbid you.

I've got some great deals on ebay this way. I got a Core i7 for my server half retail price. I've saved tons of money over the years using ebay and I never bid early. Because they are idiots - only a idiot would start bidding on a item that's got days or even hours of auction time to go. I have browser plugins and standalone software on desktop and phone to do any bidding for me, even if I forget the auction is running. I used to do the watch the auction bit, but since I've had software do the bidding and watching for me I have made some amazing savings and if anyone wants to bid more than me then they are quite welcome to whatever it is that's up for sale because I already know how little it costs elsewhere.

I've won several items on ebay with early bids , simply because there was no one else interested! I usually bid within the last few minutes if I can assuming the price is still within reason.

But as Spielo said earlier if you want something and are prepared to pay more than anyone else for it, then it doesn't matter when you bid. This is one pitfall people fall into when they get outbid at the last minute. There's no point bidding 50 for something with a few minutes to spare hoping for a bargain, if you would be prepared to go to if pushed.

Pick your price and go all-in. If you win that's great, if you don't then someone was willing to pay up more than you were. As a frequent seller on eBay, I've never understood the logic of people who will get into a bidding war over an item.

I've actually had people do that on items and actually drive the price well above what I had originally set as the Buy-It-Now price! If you don't buy it when you are looking at it, it is quite likely that it WON'T be there when you come back later. Boggles the mind. That's the other thing that gets on my nerves as a seller.

As a buyer: It drives me batty. I may not be entirely happy not having that item, but on the other hand, I also won't be wasting my time waiting around to bid on it and keeping that money earmarked for just that. I'm free to move on to something else.

I've heard others say that early bids scare away other bidders so it might be better to bid early. Then there are the other people who say that early bids encourage bidding, so bidding late wouldn't matter because everyone else will have bid already. If five people all place their bids on the first day, and then no-one else bids, the auction is going to end with the person who bid highest on Day 1 as the winner.

If those same five people all waited until the last minute and then all whomped down the same bids, the result would be exactly the same. When I place a bid in an auction format listing, I just bid what I am willing to pay, and don't give it a second thought.

I really don't care if others bid me up toward my max or to my max. If I was worried about that, then obviously, my max was too high, and I should have placed a lower bid.

If I REALLY Want it and can be back, I'll be there at the end with the absolute highest that I am willing to bid, add a few cents more and, if the bidding has not gone TOO high, drop that with a one click bid within a few seconds of that auction end. But that's me and I don't care how someone else bids. That's them. My husband complains about people being "greedy" when they buy something he wants and didn't get.

I tell him to quit complaining because he got outsmarted. Turn on suggestions. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Showing results for. Show only Search instead for. Did you mean:. I'm looking for a nice watch. There a Tag Heuer with a very low starting bid, no reserve and cheap shipping.

I can't figure it out. It's not rocket science, it's common sense. This happens on all the watch auctions and I'm sure everything else too. Message 1 of All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. Message 2 of It's not the first bid or the last bid that wins, it's the highest bid. Message 3 of Message 4 of Confirm Cancel.

User Panel. Login Register? General » General Discussion. Page 1 of 2. Previous Page. Next Page. No communication, no money, just nothing. Stupid eBay has basically no recourse for this either.

All that time wasted. Fucking dumb. I also have these things happen: - Asshat bids. Cancel my bid. No fucking where except fucking millennial type attitude infested eBay. There is no consequence for anything! Quote History. I just let them get an unpaid strike and relist. It's the price of working with the public. Enjoy your profits! You can block them from bidding on anything else you list but it is a 12 step pain in the ass process.

I do it to all non payers. Lol yep There weren't any welchers or people like this before Ebay. Quoted: Buy it now, "require immediate payment" You're welcome. Quoted: Lol yep Glad I quit selling there 7 years ago.

Dear OP, we have reviewed your complaint and will be siding with the buyer. Go fuck yourself. Regards, eBay. Quoted: This is what I do when buying nowadays. I rarely bid on anything. View Quote View All Quotes. Quoted: Quoted: Buy it now, "require immediate payment" You're welcome.

I haven't had many problems really, I think what I'm selling may have a bearing on it. I only sell shit on there I can't flip in forums or some other means that doesn't take However most never leave feedback anymore. I denied it and he paid. Quoted: dudes, ebay isnt bad at all, they have merchant stores often with free shipping and buy it now.

Quoted: Dear OP, we have reviewed your complaint and will be siding with the buyer. Buy It Now with immediate payment is your friend. Problem solved, problem staying solved. Quoted: Aint this the truth. Quoted: Quoted: Dear OP, we have reviewed your complaint and will be siding with the buyer. This is the bullshit I am dealing with now. I have no recourse against these worthless cocksuckers anymore. I cant leave negative feedback. I had to sell off a ton of shit to have money to start my new job and these cocksuckers fucked me.

Quoted: On a tear digging up old posts Was trying to sell an old owners manual I found beside the road. I go and check, yep idiot placed a bid on it. Quoted: If only there was a way to keep an eye on the auction without actually bidding.