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Originally Posted by GuruGuru214
More people are getting wise to the penny trick. I've started overbidding by about 7 cents.
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When I was on ebay I did that as well.
Always something like 67 or 97 or 17p extra.
Works pretty well.
Ebay is kind of like chess in the sense you need to think a few moves ahead.
Sometimes it helps if you can find out the bidding behaviour of the other people bidding, (some people buffer bid, others bid as soon as someone else does to stay on top. Many try to steal at the last few seconds (a good buffer bid can stop that though. ;D))
The time of the day and week is pretty important to consider. Sometimes the real steals are put on early or late during the week.
Patience is the ultimate element though. I personally am a little too gung ho. My Dad however is incredibly patient. He'll wait for months sometimes before really properly bidding on something. Just watching. Trying to see the going rate and try to spot a deal.
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Originally Posted by coolsome
Does TTG need an official Geisha? cos I could go to Geisha school!
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