There's a bid sniper thing you can use,imo most of those darn bids which outbid you in the last few seconds use it.

I never start to bid till 3 minutes before time, then I put a maximum on it, usual I win

How does that work? Sorry I'm a bit dense re e bay.

Sooz I am unsure tbh but Google  it ....If I remember right you get a free trail.

I never bid until the last 15 seconds and bid my maximum bid, I can't remember being outbid.

Soozwoo, lets say you are happy to pay 15.00 for somthing and the current bid is 2.50. if you bid 15.00 it will bid the minimum bid everytime someone else bids on the item .

Example item currently at 2.50
You bid 15.00
Someone else bids 3.50
It will add your bid at 4.50 and so on, until your maximum bid has been outbided by someone else.





 I just made myself confused with that. There is a l;ink on ebay I see if I can find it for you.

Try using a sniping program such as Auctionsniper.com which will automatically place your bid for you, usually about 8 seconds before the end of the item.  I use it for everything I buy on eBay and rarely get outbid.

That's what I meant Growly.

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/b...tomatic-bidding.html
"Did you know?

Thank you Blue Diamond ..............I sort of knew that but hadn't seen it in black and white. I think I need to be a bit bolder and not such a cheapskate 

Soozy, I actually prefer to do it at the last minute (puting my max bid on) otherwise you can become a victim of shile biding. I have been had a few times on there for puting my max bid on too early. Right now I am bidding on three items from the same seller and I really really want these items to complete a collection, but I have a feeling he is driving the price up.

I thought shill bidding was illegal.

It is, but it does not stop them from doing it.

As a seller do you see the maximum bids?

Ive only bought on ebay but will be selling soon...

No Lazybug you don't.

Good luck when you start selling.

Thanks BD

 You are welcome. Lazybug, before you start selling visit their forum, it is an eye opener.

Will do. I'm such an ebay virgin lol

I still cant believe someone sold their virginity on ebay Wonder if the winner used auctionsniper for that

THE first eBay seller to be prosecuted for bidding in his own auctions to boost prices was spared jail yesterday.

Minibus firm owner Paul Barrett admitted 11 charges of so-called "shill bidding" under new laws to combat internet fraud.

Dad-of-one Barrett, 39, used two logins for the online site - "paulthebusman" and "shanconpaul".

He would advertise under one and put bids in using the other. Items sold included two Mercedes, a pie warmer, a cash register, mobile phones, a Land Rover and a camera.

In one case, bidding was at £74 just 35 minutes before the auction ended but finally reached £127. Sometimes Barrett won his own auctions and would leave positive feedback about himself. Trading Standards uncovered the racket after a complaint that Barrett sold a minibus with faked mileage.

Judge Peter Benson told him at Bradford Crown Court that trust was vital on eBay.
He would have gone to jail if he had previous convictions or made big profits. Barrett, of Stanley, Co. Durham, must do 250 hours of unpaid work and was fined £3,500 plus costs.

sorry...but I am cracking up at that for some reaon

Seems incongrous but such is the allure of PIES!!!! Love 'em!

I'm going to sell my virginity on Ebay

You can do it loads now they have artificial hymens

Are you suggesting I am faking a hymen Vegeroo?



How DARE you

That's happened to me too and it's so annoying, I now put in my maximum bid right at the last minute as I hate being ripped off...

Well, not the first time obviously