That auction site..help

David _b · 26 Apr 2006 at 16:47

Hi

Seen a camera i want on that famous auction site. I have not used the auction site before so just need a few things cleared up.

The item has 0 bids. if i bid say £100 can others see the bid ? What happens if someone bids say £50 and i win the auction with my previous bid of £100 ? Do i pay the full 100 ?

Thanks

Al Vallario · 26 Apr 2006 at 16:48

Ignore me, didn't realise you were talking about incremental bidding etc.

vanandjuanunited · 26 Apr 2006 at 16:50

They wont be able to see your max bid. Your bid will increase as others bid up to your maximum. If £50 is the highest then you pay £50.

Wrathamon · 26 Apr 2006 at 16:53

Bidding is done in increments, however you can place a high bid (proxy bid)

For example,

If the camera starting price was £20, and you bid £100, it would show you placing the first bid of £20 and currently winning. No-one, including the seller, will see the maximum you have bid.

If someone then came along afterwards, and bid £50, you would still be winning, but at the next increment above the other persons bid - £55 or so (sure it's 5 quid increments after 50, but might be 2) as ebay will automatically bid incrementally within your maximum bid.

David _b · 26 Apr 2006 at 16:53

2 of you say 2 different things. hmmm

VeNT · 26 Apr 2006 at 16:54

so you enter your £100 bid, the current bid is say £3 so you "bid" is £4.00 or whatver
someone else comes along and bids £50, because YOU bid £100 your still winning but now the items bid is £51.00.
this will go up every time someone adds a bid up till your total is exseeded (ie somone else bids £101) then someone elses max bid will be winning

so in your initial post, the £50 bid would still be superseeded by your £100 bid, but you would ONLY pay £51 (or whatever) rather than your MAX bid
basicaly you enter your max bid and the software plays you off against other peoples max bids

David _b · 26 Apr 2006 at 16:55

So i will only end up paying a few extra quid over the guy who bid closest to me even if my bid i originally put on may be say £40 more than his ?

Thanks

Wrathamon · 26 Apr 2006 at 16:55

David _b said:
2 of you say 2 different things. hmmm

It is done all incrementally, with the maximum bid never revealed as i replied above.

I've been trading on the 'bay for 6 years now, and I always recommend to read all the guides on ebay themselves for a full explaination of how it all works. It's all very clear and straightforward.

VeNT · 26 Apr 2006 at 16:56

David _b said:
So i will only end up paying a few extra quid over the guy who bid closest to me even if my bid i originally put on may be say £40 more than his ?

Thanks

yes

David _b · 26 Apr 2006 at 16:57

Excellent. Never used it before so i am giving it a go me thinks. Even if im pretty sure the bid wil be out bid for sure.

Thanks

VeNT · 26 Apr 2006 at 16:59

David _b said:
Excellent. Never used it before so i am giving it a go me thinks. Even if im pretty sure the bid wil be out bid for sure.

Thanks

sadly most people use sniper software to put in bids in the last 1/2 second etc

David _b · 26 Apr 2006 at 17:01

But surely if my bid is that far ahead then no snipping wil help them ?

VeNT · 26 Apr 2006 at 17:05

David _b said:
But surely if my bid is that far ahead then no snipping wil help them ?

maybe
from what I've seen most of the items don't get meny bids before the last few seconds

David _b · 26 Apr 2006 at 17:09

Is there any tips or anything to been successful ? I put a bid on of £100 on a camera thats as new boxed no marks etc that retails for close to £200.

Visage · 26 Apr 2006 at 17:12

David _b said:
Hi

Seen a camera i want on that famous auction site. I have not used the auction site before so just need a few things cleared up.

The item has 0 bids. if i bid say £100 can others see the bid ? What happens if someone bids say £50 and i win the auction with my previous bid of £100 ? Do i pay the full 100 ?

Thanks

Your best bet is to offer well over the asking price and insist on paying by Western Union money transfer. Sellers like that.

David _b · 26 Apr 2006 at 17:14

Well this item i can actually go and twist his arm should he refuse a refund if the camera is not as described as he lives quite close

Trifid · 26 Apr 2006 at 17:26

Put in the maximum that you will be willing to pay for it.To see if you are wasting your time look at completed listings to see how much they go for.