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fish0699 (2) View Listings
fish0699
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Automatic bidding
Jun 28, 2011 10:55 PM

I want to set up automatic bidding on some items that I am bidding on. How do I do it?
awesome*possum (36 ) View Listings
awesome*possum
 
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Re: Automatic bidding
Jun 28, 2011 11:05 PM

You have two options.

 

1) Make a bid with the highest amount you are willing to spend.  Let's say the current bid is $5 but you are willing to pay $100. Yu bid $100 but what will show is the first increment about $5 -- it will show you bidding $6 but your max amount is not shown.

 

People can bid, and eBay will enter a proxy bid for you until they get past $100.  At that point you will no longer be the hightest bidder.

 

2) Google for eBay snipe programs and choose one.  You tell them what your max is and for a small fee, the program will snipe for you in the last few seconds.

 

 

Either way, you don't get caught up in a bidding war, and you won't go over your max.


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glenda (1869 ) View Listings
glenda
 
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Re: Automatic bidding
Jun 29, 2011 09:59 AM

Hi fish0699

 

Automatic bidding, in most cases, refers to eBay making the bids for you.

 

So, instead of you sitting in front of the computer bidding each time you're outbid, you just place one bid for the maximum amount you're willing to pay for the item.

 

Then if somebody bids, eBay's little proxy elf slaps down some of the money you've authorized, to keep you on top.  He'll keep doing that if more people bid, until the authorized amount runs out or the listing ends.


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