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Warm & Fuzzy · 03-01-2003, 11:32 PM

How much time should I allow, before an auction ends, to bid so it's a guaranteed win? I tried 1 minute on one bid and 45 seconds on another...but by the time I placed the bid, the auction ended.

There is no way it took me 45 seconds to hit "Place Bid."

Are the ebay-clocks correct?

Max Whittaker · 03-01-2003, 11:44 PM

Can't say. You could always "buy it now". right?

Warm & Fuzzy · 03-01-2003, 11:47 PM

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Originally posted by Max Whittaker
Can't say. You could always "buy it now". right?

Sure, but the problem is, not every auction has that option.

dawsongirl · 03-01-2003, 11:49 PM

I tried 10 seconds once. I still lost!!!

Mr. Stefani · 03-01-2003, 11:50 PM

I did 5 min. yesterday for a vinyl record that alot of people were bidding on, and won..

Georgia's on my Mind · 03-02-2003, 12:05 AM

today i was going to wait till 1 min before i bid, i totally forgot and someone else won!!

Max Whittaker · 03-02-2003, 12:58 AM

Well, just keep trying. You'll get it!

Hollow · 03-02-2003, 01:14 AM

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Originally posted by Georgia's on my Mind
today i was going to wait till 1 min before i bid, i totally forgot and someone else won!!

yeah that happened to me

DarleneIllyria · 03-02-2003, 01:30 AM

That's a really good question. Um, usually I try to get online like 30 minutes to an hour before an auction is supposed to end and I bid like 10, maybe 15 minutes before it ends.

Brian · 03-02-2003, 01:47 AM

Wait a second. I thought you had to be at least 18 years old to be registered at Ebay?

Warm & Fuzzy · 03-02-2003, 02:25 AM

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Originally posted by BJL
Wait a second. I thought you had to be at least 18 years old to be registered at Ebay?

It's not my account; it's my friends. I just use it.

She didn't want her account anymore, so she gave me her password, I changed the username and took over.

AllIWantIsYourClutch · 03-02-2003, 02:43 AM

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Originally posted by BJL
Wait a second. I thought you had to be at least 18 years old to be registered at Ebay?

....im registered there...

Ian · 03-02-2003, 04:36 AM

Is anyone else a seller there? I just started selling things there last week.

Nanny Fine · 03-02-2003, 11:19 AM

Open 2 browsers. After you open the page to the item you want to bid on, put one on the place bid portion. Put your bid in and click place bid. You come to the page where you have to confirm your bid. MAKE sure you are already signed in already. On the other browser you open it to the item you want to bid on and reload it constantly for the last few minutes. That way you can see how much the bids are, if it's getting any last minute bids, etc. When it's about 25 or 30 seconds to go, you go to the other browser and click the confirm button. When it reloads there should be very few seconds left and you should win the auction (if you put in a high enough bid amount)!

Hope that helps. So far it has worked every time for me.

Warm & Fuzzy · 03-02-2003, 01:39 PM

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Originally posted by Will and Grace Rox
Open 2 browsers. After you open the page to the item you want to bid on, put one on the place bid portion. Put your bid in and click place bid. You come to the page where you have to confirm your bid. MAKE sure you are already signed in already. On the other browser you open it to the item you want to bid on and reload it constantly for the last few minutes. That way you can see how much the bids are, if it's getting any last minute bids, etc. When it's about 25 or 30 seconds to go, you go to the other browser and click the confirm button. When it reloads there should be very few seconds left and you should win the auction (if you put in a high enough bid amount)!

Hope that helps. So far it has worked every time for me.

I never thought of opening two browsers at once.

Thanks!

03-01-2003, 11:32 PM	#1
Warm & Fuzzy Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 02, 2001 Posts: 10,254	Question for eBayers How much time should I allow, before an auction ends, to bid so it's a guaranteed win? I tried 1 minute on one bid and 45 seconds on another...but by the time I placed the bid, the auction ended. There is no way it took me 45 seconds to hit "Place Bid." Are the ebay-clocks correct?
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03-01-2003, 11:44 PM	#2
Max Whittaker I want Serenity back Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 30, 2001 Posts: 6,180	Can't say. You could always "buy it now". right?
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03-02-2003, 11:19 AM	#14
Nanny Fine Justine and Holden.. Senior Member Join Date: Jan 01, 2003 Location: Watching The Ellen Degeneres Show and luvin' it Posts: 2,852	Open 2 browsers. After you open the page to the item you want to bid on, put one on the place bid portion. Put your bid in and click place bid. You come to the page where you have to confirm your bid. MAKE sure you are already signed in already. On the other browser you open it to the item you want to bid on and reload it constantly for the last few minutes. That way you can see how much the bids are, if it's getting any last minute bids, etc. When it's about 25 or 30 seconds to go, you go to the other browser and click the confirm button. When it reloads there should be very few seconds left and you should win the auction (if you put in a high enough bid amount)! Hope that helps. So far it has worked every time for me.
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03-01-2003, 11:49 PM	#4
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	I tried 10 seconds once. I still lost!!!

03-01-2003, 11:50 PM	#5
Mr. Stefani Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jul 15, 2001 Posts: 20,757	I did 5 min. yesterday for a vinyl record that alot of people were bidding on, and won..

03-02-2003, 12:05 AM	#6
Georgia's on my Mind Senior Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Aug 19, 2001 Posts: 25,054	today i was going to wait till 1 min before i bid, i totally forgot and someone else won!!

03-02-2003, 12:58 AM	#7
Max Whittaker I want Serenity back Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 30, 2001 Posts: 6,180	Well, just keep trying. You'll get it!

03-02-2003, 01:30 AM	#9
DarleneIllyria Gone Forum Star Join Date: Oct 15, 2000 Posts: 19,086	That's a really good question. Um, usually I try to get online like 30 minutes to an hour before an auction is supposed to end and I bid like 10, maybe 15 minutes before it ends.

03-02-2003, 01:47 AM	#10
Brian Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jun 23, 2001 Posts: 20,451	Wait a second. I thought you had to be at least 18 years old to be registered at Ebay?

03-02-2003, 04:36 AM	#13
Ian Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 03, 2000 Posts: 1,235	Is anyone else a seller there? I just started selling things there last week.