OT: Ebay bidding wars with 7 hours left in the auction
January 21st, 2010 at 11:01 AM ^
This was a necessary post and a great addition to the MGoBlog community.
January 21st, 2010 at 11:03 AM ^
As was this.
Oh crap! Reply War with infinite time left!
January 21st, 2010 at 12:19 PM ^
Carroll'd
January 21st, 2010 at 11:06 AM ^
Every post is necessary and a great addition to the community.
I like hamburgers.
Also, lolbutts.
January 21st, 2010 at 11:04 AM ^
Please post a link to the item as I would like to bid on it.
January 21st, 2010 at 1:00 PM ^
I got a good chuckle from this comment.
January 21st, 2010 at 11:05 AM ^
Damn I can't wait for September...
January 21st, 2010 at 11:14 AM ^
My wife sells on eBay, and we are always amazed at the bidding that goes on with 2 or 3 days left.
Not that we mind - help paid for a recent trip to Disneyworld - but still makes one shake their head.
January 21st, 2010 at 11:22 AM ^
-stunned silence-
Somehow, you made this thread even better. Kudos, sir. My internet persona is certainly not worthy of your presence.
January 21st, 2010 at 11:31 AM ^
I've never seen that horror film.. any good?
January 21st, 2010 at 12:40 PM ^
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr9_PR4bIHY
I figured out who the bidders are.
January 21st, 2010 at 12:55 PM ^
Brah, can't you get that in blu-ray? Reg def Glitter is SOOOOO LAME!
January 21st, 2010 at 11:21 AM ^
I think they're the same bidders who bid only a $1 over the current bid until they're the high bidder.
January 21st, 2010 at 11:29 AM ^
Yea you're right about that one. Here is one I was actually interested in until two idiots drove up the price with 3 hours left.
http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=250563604455&ssPag…
January 22nd, 2010 at 8:35 AM ^
I would go to a borders and buy this blue-ray. Borders has many of their blue-rays on sale right for $15.
Last week, I picked both the half-blood prince and iron man on blue for $15 each at Borders.
Besides, you would be supporting an Ann Arbor business, if you buy at Borders.
January 21st, 2010 at 11:35 AM ^
This is a major reason I don't like using eBay - sure, you might get a great deal sometimes, but other times you waste days bidding on something just to see it skyrocket out of reasonable value because two guys with auto-bids enabled aren't paying attention. Give me a Amazon, newegg, woot, or techbargains any day.
January 21st, 2010 at 11:53 AM ^
No Country For Old Men. $1.88 on Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00118T63C/ref=sr_1_olp_1?ie=UTF…
January 21st, 2010 at 11:57 AM ^
That's your lucky coin.
January 21st, 2010 at 1:04 PM ^
Do you have any idea how crazy you are? You mean the nature of this conversation? I mean the nature of you.
January 21st, 2010 at 1:22 PM ^
If you feel lucky and can risk 60 cents per bid try swoopo
January 21st, 2010 at 12:08 PM ^
It may be annoying that it happens, but there's really no point to start increasing the bid until there's not much time left. An early lead means nothing if you're going to come back before the auction ends and the only thing it's going to do is invite someone to bid higher and raise the final price.
January 21st, 2010 at 12:25 PM ^
Bidding wars are almost ALWAYS started by the item seller, in an attempt to jack up the price.
Check the seller's other items and see if the same thing is happening. If it is, steer clear.
January 21st, 2010 at 12:37 PM ^
1. Bid on an item at the lowest possible price, just to lock in the auction item. I have seen many auctions where the seller would end the auction because there were not any bids on it, this sucks big time!
2. DO NOTHING!!!
3. Wait til about 30 seconds to go on the auction, then bid the highest amount that you would possibly pay for the item. Don't try to just outbid the highest bid price, bid your maximum price.
Don't worry, Ebay's bidding structure will only count your bid up to the highest current bid plus a small incremental amount. This strategy works every time and you will never end up spending more than you want to.
January 21st, 2010 at 12:34 PM ^
All-time favorite line/scence.
January 21st, 2010 at 12:37 PM ^
Equally annoying (if not more) is when you get a pebble stuck inside of your shoe. I think I'll start a thread right now.
January 21st, 2010 at 12:46 PM ^
I accidentally stepped in some glass, Die Hard style, and now I can't tell if I got it all out of my foot or if there is still a piece embedded. Either way, it hurts when I walk. I think I'll start a thread about it.
January 21st, 2010 at 1:54 PM ^
I got a major in Economics and did a research project on something called the Winner's curse which attempts to explain why people overpay almost everytime in open auctions like on Ebay (although the theory initially pertained more to underground oil and mineral rights Ebay provides a new use). Basically it all comes down to there being to many stupid people in the world who screw up in an auction setting by consistently overbidding. I found it interesting anyways.
January 21st, 2010 at 1:58 PM ^
what's the deal with airline food?