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On 4 occasions today while bidding on ebay, I've been in a winning position with literally 2 seconds to go, then get done at the last second leaving me quite frustrated and annoyed...being outbid by £1 or so in each case. I know it's a lottery/auction but to for it to happen so often makes me think someone out there must be using snipper software, guaranteeing them the win. Feels like I'm NEVER gonna get a Thule set-up!
Maybe I should resort to dirty tactics too 👿
Rubbish mini-rant done.
Just register with a sniping site?
Just put what really is your maximum price, if someone bids more then they are overpaying (at least in your opinion)
Why is being the top bidder "dirty tactics"? Madness!
Always annoying to be outbid at the last moment, but if you hadn't put in your max bid then you can't complain???
just use auction sniper
Or wait until the last few seconds and put in your max bid then. If you're outbid then it's because someone is daft enough to pay more than you thought it was worth.
What Thule are you after? Long shot, but I have Thule clamps and bars with 2 mont blanc barracuda bike racks to sell. Thule clamps are 755 (now 757) for cars with roof rail type things.
B.A....looking for aero or wing bars/753 footpack and 2 x 591 Prorider carriers.
Not exactly what I need but thanks anyway.
I don't get it. Bid what you want to pay and walk away.
Well I bought my Thule roofbars on ebay, putting in a bid of the max I was prepared to pay at the last second. Doubtless the ones I won there is somebody fuming about being outbid in a similar way to you - however before I bought mine I was also outbid several times by people just willing to pay more than me. Either up the amount you're willing to pay, or be prepared to wait. Oh, and never bid before the last few seconds of an auction so that the people you've outbid don't decide they'd maybe spend a bit more.
If somebody else is prepared to pay more than you, then why do you expect to win? Oh, and given your comments about somebody bidding £1 more than you, you do understand the proxy bidding and bid increment process on ebay?
Guaranteed way to win:
1 min before the end of the auction, bid £100,000. The system will bid for you just above what the next best bid is. End of auction, you win.
Only trouble is if another person bids a ridiculous high amount as well... Then you're screwed.
Auction sniper/ bay genie etc you will get a few free snipes
You either want it or you don't. If you didn't win, you didn't want it badly enough.