THE $xxx.99 bid to jsut drive up the costs

[spartakid]

Re: THE $xxx.99 bid to jsut drive up the costs

Essentially, yes. I had a max bid in place on the item. With each incremental bid made by the other individual, my max bid countered with the minimum bid requirement. Once my max was equalled, no counter bid occurred and I still showed as the leading bid. It was at that point that the other individual stopped bidding.

I didn't know that, definitely seems like a glitch that should be fixed somehow.

[Jags Fan Dan]

Re: THE $xxx.99 bid to jsut drive up the costs

I didn't know that, definitely seems like a glitch that should be fixed somehow.

I don't think it is a glitch, there is really no other way to do automated bidding that I can think of. If I put in a max bid of $100 on ebay, and you bid $100 also, it will show me as the high bidder at $100 and you will know I am maxed out because if I wasn't, it would have ticked the price to $102.50. But what is the alternative? I guess if you are annoyed by people bidding you up, you could make your max bid an odd amount to make it more difficult for the under bidders to match it or come close enough to find out your max without outbidding you.

[NEFAN]

Re: THE $xxx.99 bid to jsut drive up the costs

Is it possible that these "bidders" work for NFL/MLB auctions?

[Mattapan03]

Re: THE $xxx.99 bid to jsut drive up the costs

Is it possible that these "bidders" work for NFL/MLB auctions?

Honestly, you never know. I wouldnt rule out anything.

[marks01234]

Re: THE $xxx.99 bid to jsut drive up the costs

I share this problem with everybody.

On ebay, I pretty much only make a serious bid in the last minute of the auction. It's the only way to prevent this and you'll find the serious bidders doing the same. I've lost a few items this way by not bidding the full amount I was willing to but have learned to really put a good value on jersey's and stick with it. I've also lost a few items because time got away from me or I forgot about the auction but they honestly weren't A list items for me anyway.

What frustrates me on Ebay is that I know a lot of these guys bidding won't pay. I know because I've been on the other end as a seller. I sold one jersey and within an hour the guy had message me saying he was sorry but wasn't going to pay for it. I'm luckly to get half of the bidders to pay for the item.

Obviously, NFL auctions makes it impossible to do last minute bidding due to the 5 minute rule. For this I suggest bidding in odd amounts (like $97.23). Let these guys get stuck being the higher bid and thinking about it for a day or two. Even if you plan to out-bid them, give it a day or two. Let them get worried that they are going to have to buy the jersey.

Now, I have no idea what NFL Auctions success rates for final sales are. I'm sure it's better than Ebay but I imagine they have issues to. I know my CC won't be able to cover some of the jerseys.