Ebay bidding help

If you just set your highest maximum bid -- you don't need any special software or anything. It will keep incrementally increasing your bid as needed until you hit your max.

Kate in MI

I thought that just happened automatically. It does when I bid.

Just bought some things and the winning bid was not the max I entered, only what I needed to win.

I bet she's looking for a program that holds back the maximum bids until the last possible second. I think there are several programs that do that. I think one of them is called "Hammersnipe"....seems like there is a free version that will wait until the last 15-20 seconds to place the last bid. And then, of course, you can pay for the program that takes it down to the last 2 seconds. I don't know what happens with multiple bidders with similar limits! Maybe it explodes! OK, I just googled "bid sniping programs".....you can take your pick of many!!! KJ

The one we use Joanna is "esnipe". Puts your bid in for you at the last few seconds (you chose how many) You set your maximum bid and it only uses the minimum required to win.

I try to stay away from ebay - I go wild and spend more then I should. I have some control at my LQS (barely).

This is one main reason I use a sniping program...I put in the highest amount I am willing to spend and walk away -- and, if a few days later I've changed my mind and no longer want to bid, I can remove it without having to deal with eBay.

-Irene

I wait till the last minute on the item that I want and put the highest bid that I am willing to go. Most of the time it works and I don't get out bidded. I have bought a lot of stuff on ebay in the last 3 or 4 years. dreamboat

That's eBay....(unless I'm missing something..!)

-Irene