adam1985
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| posted on 11/10/09 at 08:53 PM |
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strange ebay question
Ive just put a bid on something on ebay in the last few seconds
Someone else has bid the exact same price but the won am i missing something here i have put in a link of the bids i was bidder 4 so how come ive
been outbid at the same price
ebay link
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 11/10/09 at 08:55 PM |
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because there bid was placed in time before yours
edit: maybe bid £100.01 next time  
[Edited on 11/10/09 by tomgregory2000]
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 11/10/09 at 08:55 PM |
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They bid before you.
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 11/10/09 at 08:57 PM |
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yes bidder 2 placed the £100 bid before you did, on the 7th in fact. The other automatic bids between bidder 2 and bidder 3/4 are not shown in that
list 
[Edited on 11/10/09 by cd.thomson]
Craig
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adam1985
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| posted on 11/10/09 at 08:58 PM |
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oh right thick moment there then
eta
surprise surprise just been offered a second chance on these looks like it was the seller trying to get a little more money for them
[Edited on 11/10/09 by adam1985]
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marcjagman
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| posted on 11/10/09 at 09:53 PM |
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Just say you have bid on another but for £80 you will take it, or say you had found same in your local paper cheaper.
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Blackcab
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| posted on 11/10/09 at 10:01 PM |
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or perhaps they use Esnipe or similar .. means you rarely lose or over bid on something - small fee to pay..
http://www.esnipe.com/
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JoaoCaldeira
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| posted on 12/10/09 at 08:23 AM |
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or have a sniper for free:
goofbay.com
Joao
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 12/10/09 at 09:56 AM |
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Only thing is, if everyone is 'sniping' how is there any guarantee that you will win anyway?
i.e. being 'out sniped'
[Edited on 12/10/09 by Daddylonglegs]
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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Liam
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| posted on 12/10/09 at 11:59 AM |
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Never ever ever bid a nice round number!! Always anticipate someone else has been stupid enough to do so, and stick a good few p on top of your bid
so you beat them!
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Miketheconn
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| posted on 12/10/09 at 02:42 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Liam
Never ever ever bid a nice round number!! Always anticipate someone else has been stupid enough to do so, and stick a good few p on top of your bid
so you beat them!
Yep I second Goofbay and having a peculiar amount of pence on the end. Trouble is though I have lost out on items because my next bid was less than
the minimum increment ie sold for £49.99 and my bid was £50.37 but because the £49.99 bid had been placed before mine the next increment on the
bidding was £50.49
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