nkx1 wrote:Missay, if u really think about it, trying to keep the bid down on an item is almost impossible. I mean, the seller could just have his/her friend bid on the item for sale to bring the price up to what they want. I'm sure this is what they do, especially on an item with no reserve. And if they didn't do it, they're obviously not making as much $$ as they could be.
well..yea

. but let's say there are clear corners for 25 bucks. ok..so bidder A comes and bets 25bucks on them and there's still 5days left. the bid is at $25 still.
now, this only works if there's only bidder A and B.
bidder B comes by at day 2 and sees that bidder A has put down $25, but no one else seems to be competing w/ him. he's just chillin, waiting for the last couple of days to end so he wins. he probably checks back every so often, to make sure other people haven't bidded.
soooo...if you are bidder B, what do you do?
well, you don't bid on day 2 when it's 25bucks, b/c the first guy will see that and will then bid you out. so then you'd come back, outbid him again..etc etc. eventually it gets to like 30bucks or to the point where no one wants to pay.
soooooo...as bidder B you don't bid, and save the page. then about 1min before the bid ends (i like to make it exciting and wait like 30secs

) you put in your bid and bingo..as long as the scenario works out..you got some clear corners for a pretty penny
orrrrrr...if you really want to win a bid, regardless of money, just wait for 30secs before it ends and then put in your bid. unless the other guy has the same logic and beats you by a couple of seconds, you're almost guaranteed to win the bid.
hey, i have yet to lose an ebay battle!!
