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Grrrrrrr!!! Last minute bidders on ebay can make you sooo pissed! Who too? |
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what the fuck?!?! If you bid early, you're just out-bidding yourself! |
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Grrrr! are you a last minute bidder? |
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thats the way the "game" works |
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I used to have that problem. Act as everyone ele does and you'll have no problem ;) |
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its so funny at the end it depends on who has the best connection last minute bidding is great!! |
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At the end of the day, he bid more than you, whether it was last minute or not. Your maximum bid was not enough, so you can't really complain. Although I agree it's a pisser when you think you have it won with 5 seconds to go, and then when you reload the screen you find out you've lost. That's life... |
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Hell yes I'm a last minute bidder. You've got to adjust your game if you want to play, friend. Think about it, no one has bid, the item is still at $3, you bid your max, and if you want it bad enough, you get it. Stop outbidding yourself! |
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Yes, sometimes it is not possible to bid in the last minute. Simply, when the auction closes in the middle of the night or when i'm working. |
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Well, then what is the diference whether someone bids 1 second after you've gone to bed or one second before the close of the auction. Early bidders piss me off. Sorry. |
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Ok, atgmartin, i will outbid you the last second. What's you user ID on ebay? |
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i think late bidders are sissies. an early bidder doesn't care if they get out bid cuz when they out bid you, you'll stop bidding cuz you think its dumb to out bid urself. they don't have to worry about last minute shit, if you really stand behind what you say. |
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Ironically, it is atgmartin |
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Please retype that response in a manner that one could understand it. |
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I think ebay could really benefit from "fuzzy" time indications. Rather than giving precise times left, maybe it should be accurate only to within two hours. It could say things like "This auction will end in between 2 and 4 hours time" etc. |
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Aww come on, there's nothing quite like sniping a bid on an item. Hey, it's been done to me too, and I've done it many times. Scenerio 1: You want an item. It's 3 bucks. Someone else wants the item. Someone bids $4 three days before the auction ends. A bidding war ensues, the item gets up to $12 with a bid from the first bidder. Bidder 2 backs out. Bidder 1 gets item. Scenario 2. Both bidders wait until the last minute. Bidder 1 bids $10. Bidder 2 bids $5. Bidder 1 wins item for $5.05. You see? This way, whoever wants it more wins based on their max bid. One chance, one shot one kill, like Unreal Tournament Instagib. |
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You are in right, atgmartin. But today i was outbid on a lovely item and i feel soo shit! But that the game. Last minute bidding it is very boring. A last minute bidder has always watch the auction. Scenerio 1: You have plans for last minute bidding on 11 p.m. On 10 p.m friends visited your appartement and ask you to go out and party. The last minute bidder says: "no, i have to outbid". Boring, you will lose your friends! Scenerio 1: You have plans for last minute bidding on 11 p.m. On 10 p.m friends visited your appartement and ask you to go out. The last minute bidder changes his mind and go to party with friends. Which scenario do you prefer? |
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ebay is for retards, they make stores now that you can buy stuff |
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well I've been in that situation. I've been known to place a bid a bit early (maybe an hour) in these situations. If it's an item I really want, I'll stay home and get it and meet them later. Fortunately, I hate most people in this town so I rarely go out. BTW, what item was it? |
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HAHAHA you bloody bastard! |
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It was: Jedi Knights - New School Science CD. Next week i have another chance, i hope. |
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i am definitely a last minute bidder. it's worked everytime B) |
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When you bid the last 5 seconds before closing and you see that your bid is to low, it feels like shit! |
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Yeah, shit happens, but you put your limit. If someone else wants it more/has more money to burn, they'll get it, whether you have a bidding war or wait until the last minute. BUT, if you wait until the last minute, maybe this person has a bid, maybe fairly low because he thinks no one else wants it, then you snipe it from him for peanuts at the last few seconds. You fuckin win, man! Example, I sniped the Scorn Ellipsis box set for 22 euros. Here is a typical set when there is a bidding war: |
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OK, i will change my mind: I want to feel the kick by last second bidding! |
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Sure, try it out, but get to know how fast your connection refreshes, so you know what time at the latest you need to bid. Also, don't get caught with 20 seconds left and you haven't signed in :) |
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I have the fastest connection on my office, hope my boss don't get in my office. In a browser i refresh constant to see the time left before closing. In another browser i have already signed in, the only thing i have to do is push the button "bid now". Is this how it works? |
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Yes, sign in. If you press My Ebay, it asks for your sign in, but that only signs you into My Ebay, not bidding. Give yourself 20-30 seconds. You'll usually get the item. Unless someone has a higher bid. This really avoids premature bidding wars and the item ends up less expensive. (Of course, other idiots may have their own bidding wars going.) |
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Early bidders annoy me. Because I know I'm going to bid at 10 seconds, so all they're doing is upping the price. Especially when there are seven bids and eight days to go. Do they think bidding that early is securing them a place? Really? Even if you enter your very highest amount, say "well, I can't afford to outbid myself, so I'll just place it and leave it to it", you've got far more chance of winning if you give people five minutes to outbid you rather than five days. I dunno. It just seemed very, very... stupid, to me, with no offence intended to anyone who does it. Obviously if you can't attend the auction end, then fair enough, but otherwise... I just don't understand. |
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