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ok, so i just bought this book off of ebay. this guy had $42 on it, and during the last minute i put in my high bid. $60.01 i was imediately outbid. so i decided to bump it one more time and make it 61.50 and to my surprise, I won!
now. I'm trying to figure out if I did this right or not. first of all, i thought that ebay would automatically do a bidding war for you up to your limit, but it seemed to have just taken my max limit right off the bat and then someone outbid that...i'm not too sure how that works.
second. it seems kinda odd that when i put in my 60.01 bid that I didn't win, but when i upped it to 61.50 I was the highest bidder. now, when I put my 61.50 in, there was only 10 seconds left in the auction, so I'm trying to figure whether I was actually the highest bidder or if I just got in at the right time.
I'm leaning towards the latter. and if that's true, could I have been able to get it for cheaper if I started lower?
Please share you're ebay purchasing stories/tactics, so maybe next time I can get what I want for the lowest price possible.
thanks all
now. I'm trying to figure out if I did this right or not. first of all, i thought that ebay would automatically do a bidding war for you up to your limit, but it seemed to have just taken my max limit right off the bat and then someone outbid that...i'm not too sure how that works.
second. it seems kinda odd that when i put in my 60.01 bid that I didn't win, but when i upped it to 61.50 I was the highest bidder. now, when I put my 61.50 in, there was only 10 seconds left in the auction, so I'm trying to figure whether I was actually the highest bidder or if I just got in at the right time.
I'm leaning towards the latter. and if that's true, could I have been able to get it for cheaper if I started lower?
Please share you're ebay purchasing stories/tactics, so maybe next time I can get what I want for the lowest price possible.
thanks all