haldir Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Ok you've got a auction that doesn't end in say 6 days, why do people jack the price up on the 1st or 2nd day when the item is cheap to begain with? Seems to me someone just wants to see their name on the net, or the Ha ha I'm the high bidder now!! complex. At this rate I will not complete my LOTR ccg promo singles thanks to idiots with endless wallets & bank accounts. Randy M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efkelley Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Often sellers will have a second account that they use to artificially inflate the price, or they'll have a program that tracks their bids and boosts it automatically. And then there are actual bidders. But it's hard to tell the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errex Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Kinda pointless, jacking up prices like that. Doesn't eBay has the "Buy Now" option for the sellers to include when they set up an auction?. That way, if somebody just has to have what is being sold, the proceedure would be more streamlined for all parties involved, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pae Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Yeah, but the "Buy It Now" option disappears as soon as someone bids on the item at above your reserve price (or at the start price) and less than the Buy It Now price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Java Fiend Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Ok you've got a auction that doesn't end in say 6 days, why do people jack the price up on the 1st or 2nd day when the item is cheap to begain with? Seems to me someone just wants to see their name on the net, or the Ha ha I'm the high bidder now!! complex. I'm one of those bidders who scans the "newly listed" section, bids my maximum bid, and forgets about the auction until it's over a week later. I don't want to bother tracking the last few hours of an auction. If I get it, I get it. If I don't, I don't. If the bid gets jacked up early, then that means that you've got at least two bidders who are willing to go high on the item. Wouldn't you want to know that now rather than later? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Porsenna Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Yep. I'm one of those people too. I roll into an acution, decide that item would look cool on my shelf, bid up to the maximum I would pay, then forget about it for a while. That might make the price early on higher. Really, though, what's the difference if this happens early or if people just wait for the last day and begin bidding on it? The end price will be about the same no matter what system the buyers use? Damon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styates Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 I bid very similarly to Java Fiend. I enter my max bid and forget about it until the last day of the auction, then I double check to see if I need to raise my bid just a bit or not. I'm usually pretty firm about my max though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital M@ Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Ok you've got a auction that doesn't end in say 6 days, why do people jack the price up on the 1st or 2nd day when the item is cheap to begain with? Seems to me someone just wants to see their name on the net, or the Ha ha I'm the high bidder now!! complex. I'm one of those bidders who scans the "newly listed" section, bids my maximum bid, and forgets about the auction until it's over a week later. I don't want to bother tracking the last few hours of an auction. If I get it, I get it. If I don't, I don't. If the bid gets jacked up early, then that means that you've got at least two bidders who are willing to go high on the item. Wouldn't you want to know that now rather than later? let me add a me too. It stops me from over bidding and I really don't NEED anything I am bidding on so it helps me keep my impulse purchases down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Java Fiend Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Really, though, what's the difference if this happens early or if people just wait for the last day and begin bidding on it? The end price will be about the same no matter what system the buyers use? I think the difference would be when you have bidders who don't place their true maximum bid. They bid a small amount, and see what happens, and manually increase their bids as the auction close time approaches. Of course, you can get into trouble with this approach, because you'll be tempted to overspend to win the item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haldir Posted October 1, 2004 Author Share Posted October 1, 2004 Well the LOTR ccg promos are hard to come by, espically the one I thought might stay low due to it's was from Sweden & all (ie int bidding, shipping etc etc) but nope, started off at 1.00 & now (or at least it was) 15.00 & it still has 6 days to go (I've seen that particular promo (Aragorn, online ccg promo) go as high as 50 & that was with 2 days to go) just doesn't make sense to me, apparently people don't care if they pay 5 or 500 for an item. I use the My ebay tracking system, so I don't bid, besides as I mention most items I do bid on, I get the "gotta be high bidder bidder" with it, so I won't bid until the last moment. no biggee, I'll just wait until the hottness of that card cools off & get it cheap (if I can find them, limited amount), on the brighter side I did get the female jedi metal mini that WOTC put out a few years ago, along with a couple 25th anv D&D minis!! Randy M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital M@ Posted October 1, 2004 Share Posted October 1, 2004 See if you were selling the item you would be all smiles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zordana Posted October 1, 2004 Share Posted October 1, 2004 I like watching the bids at the end. Once I had an item up that ended with a small bidding war. I was sitting here on my crappy dialup with the husband refreshing and going "ooh! they've taken the lead!!" etc. We were both rooting for different bidders. Small things... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froy The Orc Posted October 1, 2004 Share Posted October 1, 2004 I must admit as a seller on ebay, this type of bidding is appreciated. I mean the fact that the item jumps in the first few days of being listed means profit in the end for me. Also when it comes to bidding, I put in close to my max bid, and if the item exceeds that, I review the auction and then decide if I really feel I need to buy that item or wait for another to come up. Just my Two-cents Froy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catman Jim Posted October 1, 2004 Share Posted October 1, 2004 I have better things to do with my time than hover over a closing auction. If I want it bad enough to bid, I bid the absolute maximum I am willing to pay. If I get it, great. If I lose by fifty cents, there will be other auctions. It took me close to three years to complete my Ral Partha Ravenloft collection; I could have won more auctions had I played the sniping game, but I am pleased to know that I got everything at a reasonable price (and I've had some good hobby & gaming conversations with some of the folks who have out-bid me). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zordana Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 Actually, do you think people really pay that much attention to the rating on cmon? My highest selling miniature was actually my lowest rated on cmon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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