Are you an "annoying Ebay Early Bidder?"

[mrGuy 0]

This is almost as frustrating as a stupid driver in my path on the way to work. It makes me want to hunt them down and stuff little porceline collectables down thier throats.

Item listed for 4 more days- no reserve, and I fucking want it CHEAP:

Stupid Bidder: "I better get on this! hmmm...I'll put in a bid of thirty dollars, that'll hold it nice" smiles to himself, cause he's a smartypants!


Stupid bidder number two: "OH no!! someone else put in a bid! I better top it."

3 days left: Item now at $150.00 because of these fucking asshole morons:

At this point I just want them to die cause they can't be this stupid.

Item now is beyond caring about.

Sells at an inflated price of 1000 percent.

[Squeak 17]

jealous much
That's a perfect example of supply and demand, someone is supplying it and the demand is greater than you were prepared for.
Gotta love a market ecconomy

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[pincheck 0]

the one that gets me is when you get 2 or more stupid bidders who not only bid early but force the price up to where you might as well go buy new because they have no idea of the value of the item they are bidiing on

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[TheBile 0]

Almost as annoying as people putting most of the value of the item in the Postage section so they don't have to pay the EBay fees. Almost as annoying as snipers, who are now armed with sniping software so they can snipe without having to actually be there. Almost as annoying as EBay becoming so popular now that an individual, specific item (CD, PC Game, DVD etc) is sold by so many people that you have to list it several times, paying several fees just to get someone to buy it, even then barely covering the cost of you putting it on in the first place.

I say Ebay will pay in a big way one day, OK !

Gerb

I stir feelings in others they themselves don't understand. KA'CHOW !

[FlyingJ 0]

Ah yes, very annoying if you are a bidder, but as a seller it is a dream come true!

The first thing I ever sold on eBay was a 3 year old Palm Pilot that some moron bought for more than you could buy a brand new one for in the store. Stupid people can be of benefit at times.

Killing threads since 2004.

[SkydiveStMarys 0]

Every think that it maybe the Sellers friends helping him out?? Its done all the time. I have been asked to bid on something just so it gets the "ball rolling". I guess if you REALLY want it you will pay the price.


Bobbi

A miracle is not defined by an event. A miracle is defined by gratitude.

[Miami 0]

When I'm buying something I feel the same way, but when I'm selling something I love it!

I won't bid on anything that has more than about 20 seconds left on it...if some idiot didn't bid what they were willing to pay because they don't understand proxy bidding then it's their own damn fault.

Miami

[2fat2fly 0]

I'm not a shopper-I'm more of, there it is, I want it, buy it now.
If I could have developed that strategy during my dating years I probably would have come out much cheaper.

I am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried

[wmw999 2,588]

Yes. On the occasions when I see something I want on Ebay, and it's not really, really new, I'll decide what I think is a fair price and put that up. Because, well, I don't want to spend my time looking at it up until the last minute.

So far, I've been happy with everything I've bought off ebay. I'm sure there are times I could have gotten them cheaper, but, well, that's OK. I don't buy Starbucks coffee, so I can afford to spend more for stuff I want

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[simplyputsi 0]

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Every think that it maybe the Sellers friends helping him out?? Its done all the time. I have been asked to bid on something just so it gets the "ball rolling". I guess if you REALLY want it you will pay the price.


Bobbi

Ummm I work for EBAY part time and what you have just done is illegal on our site and you can and will be punished severely. We at ebay take this kind of offense seriously. If I were you I'd just cancel my account right now. That usually will get you out of it.


ok so none of that is true. Shame on you. I would never do that

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[kirrz 0]

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Every think that it maybe the Sellers friends helping him out?? Its done all the time. I have been asked to bid on something just so it gets the "ball rolling". I guess if you REALLY want it you will pay the price.


Bobbi

Haha, I have two accounts and will drive the bid up on whatever I'm selling using the second one if the time is running out and it's not selling (rare)... or if it's going to sell for less than I want... it's funny though.. ppl won't bid but as soon as they see there is a bid on something, they suddenly want it..

[normiss 895]

I'm with you - FUCK E-bay and their Paypal bull shit too!
I've had way too many disagreements with both of them...very little seller protection...but lots of buyer protection - all you have to do is lie!

[mrGuy 0]

Yeah, I know I'm not alone on this, and that if you're SELLING, its great to have stupid people helping you out. lol

But here is the deal, PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW HOW IT WORKS! :

-Don't BID until the end. If you're not going to be at a computer when it ends, then just DON'T Bid...unless it's something that isn't going to get any attention anyway.

-Wait till the end and SNIPE. Thats when you have your bidding page loaded and ready to go, and at the very last moment when you know that nobody else can reach your price in time, you send it. I have no idea why this seems so wrong to some people..it's how it's done! jeez...

-Never put in a bid days in advance! And if someone out bids you, don't go and put in fifty more bids just to get past them...they'll just come in and top you again, driving up the price more and more and more....this is borderline retarded behavior. No...let me take that back...this IS retarded behavior.

Yeah, I'm sort of pissed off about this, can you tell?

[Squeak 17]

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Yeah, I'm sort of pissed off about this, can you tell?

SOOOOO what exactly was it that you were out priced on that has made you so whiney and bitter towards people with a different methodology (which apparently works for them)

A vintage Buzz Light year doll, perhaps or maybe a limited edition (only 1 million in print) Archie comic

Do tell what was this elusive Item

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[DrewEckhardt 0]

I figure out what I'm willing to pay from completed auctions, use E-snipe bidgroups (it won't bid after it gets a win) with that amount plus a small random adjustment, and have the bids scheduled with a six second buffer.

You gotta accomodate human nature.

[jcd11235 0]

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Almost as annoying as snipers, who are now armed with sniping software so they can snipe without having to actually be there.

Hey! I resemble that statement!



Two reasons:

1. It helps keep the price down by not drawing additional attention to an item.

2. My money is only committed to an item I may or may not win for just a few seconds. If I don't win the auction, I am free to look elsewhere.

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[mrGuy 0]

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Yeah, I'm sort of pissed off about this, can you tell?

SOOOOO what exactly was it that you were out priced on that has made you so whiney and bitter towards people with a different methodology (which apparently works for them)

A vintage Buzz Light year doll, perhaps or maybe a limited edition (only 1 million in print) Archie comic

Do tell what was this elusive Item

Actually, It Doesn't work out for them, cause they end up paying way too much for the item....Besides, what don't you get? Early bidding is STUPID. I can't explain it to you, since it's one of those obvious, life experience things like figuring out how a TV remote works...or cooking a hotdog...if you don't get it, you're not gonna get it.

And the item was a very old, out of print book if you must know.

Also, Sniping isn't cheating...I'm not talking about "special software" ..just good 'ol quick draw.

[Squeak 17]

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Actually, It Doesn't work out for them, cause they end up paying way too much for the item....Besides, what don't you get? Early bidding is STUPID.

1stly they are NOT paying too much for it if that's what THEY are prepared to pay, price is often market driiven, what you think is a good price is not always what others will agree with

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I can't explain it to you, since it's one of those obvious, life experience things like figuring out how a TV remote works...or cooking a hotdog...if you don't get it, you're not gonna get it.

You are so of the mark here i wont even begin to go in to it

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And the item was a very old, out of print book if you must know.

So a very old out of print book was obviously more valued by someone other than you, who wqas willing to pay a better price than you were, sucksdont it

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Also, Sniping isn't cheating...I'm not talking about "special software" ..just good 'ol quick draw.

Never once did i mention sniping, I dont give a fat rats arse about sniping.

When i see somthing I am prepared to bid on I put in a proxy for as much as I myself am prepared to pay for it. if that's more than what you are will to pay for it. bad luck you dont win the auction

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How's yours doing?

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[ryoder 1,590]

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jealous much
That's a perfect example of supply and demand, someone is supplying it and the demand is greater than you were prepared for.
Gotta love a market ecconomy

Omigod! I find myself fully agreeing with Squeak.
(Walks away shaking head).

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[ryoder 1,590]

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the one that gets me is when you get 2 or more stupid bidders who not only bid early but force the price up to where you might as well go buy new because they have no idea of the value of the item they are bidiing on

A couple weeks ago I was watching an auction for a new database DVD for my cars GPS Nav unit. It sold for $203. You can buy it new at the dealer for $199. ROTFLMAO!

When I sell things on eBay I first check the completed auctions for identical items. The lowest price I find will be my starting price. The highest price I find will be my Buy-It-Now price.

I once listed a DSL modem with a starting price of $20, and a B-I-N price of $50. Someone bid on it so the B-I-N option disappeared. A couple bidders got into a bidding war and it sold for $150! THREE time more than that item had ever fetched before! ROTF! Gotta love stupid people.

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[mrGuy 0]

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I once listed a DSL modem with a starting price of $20, and a B-I-N price of $50. Someone bid on it so the B-I-N option disappeared. A couple bidders got into a bidding war and it sold for $150! THREE time more than that item had ever fetched before! ROTF! Gotta love stupid people.

See, this is what I'm talking about. Stupid folks are great when they lean thier stupidity in your direction.

And Squeak makes one comment that is a common sense fact. Yes, supply and demand is how the market works. But EBAY is for DEALS.....

I once saw a five year old Sea Kayak that retailed for $1200 when new, go up to about $1500!! WTF....I think I made my point, Squeak. DEALS...ebay is for DEALS. Thats the reason it exists. Stupid people ruin it.

So, anyway, I've gotten over my misplaced anger over something else that happened this week, and I'd like to extend a beer in friendship.

Blue Skies

[Squeak 17]

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And Squeak makes one comment that is a common sense fact. Yes, supply and demand is how the market works. But EBAY is for DEALS.....
Blue Skies

No it's not Common sense and intelligence is for DEALS, Ebays is for making money for the Ebay Corp.
It's a place where any knob can sell the shit that no one would buy at their garage sale, it's for buying stuff from overseas at inflated prices with little or no warranty.
It's a place where occassionally you can catch a bargain on an obscure item

Ebay is for DEALS, You're funny

You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky)
My Life ROCKS!
How's yours doing?

[Shotgun 1]

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EBAY is for DEALS

It's also for finding rare things that you can't find anywhere else, such as out-of-print books. (Though I can usually find old books from amazon's marketplace at a better price than I can get on ebay.)

Sorry, but it sounds like the winning bidder got what they wanted at a price that they were willing to pay for it. Doesn't sound stupid to me.

If it's so much cheaper elsewhere, then why don't you just buy it somewhere else?

[mrGuy 0]

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It's a place where any knob can sell the shit that no one would buy at their garage sale, it's for buying stuff from overseas at inflated prices with little or no warranty.
It's a place where occassionally you can catch a bargain on an obscure item

Ebay is for DEALS, You're funny

Ok, you've made your point. I get it that you don't like ebay...fine. Everyone knows Ebay has a lot of crap. It's also a good place to find and compare odd things.
But I've come to the conclusion that you're just an instigator, so I'm done with you.