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Originally Posted by Pete Burton
I intend to bid on some parts I found on e-bay. Starting bid of $250 - I would certainly pay that, maybe up to half again more. No bids yet, ends Friday. Doesn't appear to be a power seller. What can you recommend to me for bidding strategy? I've only bought on e-bay once (freon), so I really don't know what is customary. Can anyone here shoot me some good advice? Thanks!
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For high-dollar stuff, I use auctionsniper (auctionsniper.com). Register free and you get a few free snipes to try it out... do that, and set the lead time for 3 seconds. Enter your max bid and sit back & enjoy. It's always worked for me. If someone else is watching the auction, I can virtually guarantee they will outbid you if you bid with anything more than 60 seconds left on the listing. I worry that my network connection will slow down or stop altogether, or I'll time it wrong if I try to bid with 5 seconds remaining, so I let the sniper site do the work for me.
Have you searched completed auctions to makre sure opening bid is in-line? You might be suprised... sometimes car parts sell WELL below what you'd expect. You might find the listing ends with no bids, and then you can ask the seller to re-list them with a lower starting bid or Buy It Now price. Also take a good look at shipping charges and the seller's feedback before bidding.
Good luck!
Chris