Mike, you should bid whatever your max is. This is how it works, if the
item is currently at $10, with a one dollar bid increment and lets say you
feel it is worth $20 to you: you bid $20, if the other bidder had only bid
$10, you would be the new high bidder at $11 with the other $9 held "in
reserve". As other bidders come in, lets say and bid $13, the computer
would then automatically enter a new bid for you at $14 and would continue
to raise your bid as needed until you hit $20. If it never gets above $11,
it's yours for $11.
There's been a heap written about bidding strategies on ebay. Lots of
different bidding schemes. The above works for me and takes the least
amount of time.
Cal
----- Original Message -----
From: mike d. <miggitymike@juno.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 5:10 PM
Subject: DML: Hey!! Wait minute!!
> So I'm biddin' on ebay, and I keep getting overbid (which is fine)
> but!
> This dude is out bidding me BEFORE I'M DONE PLACING MY BID!!! While I'm
> pissin' around typing in my password for the millionth time, dude ups me
> by a buck!! How the f*ck does he know how much I'm bidding before I'm
> done bidding it?
> things that make ya' go hm
>
> -miggity
>
> miggitymike@juno.com
> PROJECT 13's ---> slammed 88 Dakota w/360 swap in progress!
>
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