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Re: eBay: Master Thread
« Reply #2620 on: April 26, 2021, 11:51:09 AM »
Is there a way to set this up to bid as the clock is hitting 0 ?

I was winning an item, kept refreshing the page till about 10 seconds left, it showed me winning with my bid until it hit 0, then it says I didn’t win & was outbid half a minute ago & shows a higher price.
Never tried it myself, but I think that's what sniping software does.

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Re: eBay: Master Thread
« Reply #2621 on: April 26, 2021, 11:55:07 AM »
Is there a way to set this up to bid as the clock is hitting 0 ?

I was winning an item, kept refreshing the page till about 10 seconds left, it showed me winning with my bid until it hit 0, then it says I didn’t win & was outbid half a minute ago & shows a higher price.
I've gotten a few items in the last seconds. If you are ready to bid higher in the first place, why not just submit it? You won't have to pay that much if no one outbids at smaller increments.

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Re: eBay: Master Thread
« Reply #2622 on: April 26, 2021, 11:55:43 AM »
Never tried it myself, but I think that's what sniping software does.
Why the need to tell a software to bid up to a certain price if someone outbids you if eBay can do it for you?

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Re: eBay: Master Thread
« Reply #2623 on: April 26, 2021, 12:05:06 PM »
I've gotten a few items in the last seconds. If you are ready to bid higher in the first place, why not just submit it? You won't have to pay that much if no one outbids at smaller increments.
Why didn’t it show the second I was outbid ? The seconds were ticking, & I even refreshed the page several times.
If you are ready to bid higher in the first place, why not just submit it?
What does it help if I don’t know how much the others will bid ?

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Re: eBay: Master Thread
« Reply #2624 on: April 26, 2021, 12:17:19 PM »
Why the need to tell a software to bid up to a certain price if someone outbids you if eBay can do it for you?
If everyone put in the absolute maximum that they were willing to pay then you're correct, but as long as there are people who want to up their bid manually as the auction goes along (as @TimT did in this case) then sniping software has a use as a way of preventing those bidders from outbidding you, no? It just prevents people from manually outbidding you.

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Re: eBay: Master Thread
« Reply #2625 on: April 26, 2021, 12:44:26 PM »
Why didn’t it show the second I was outbid ? The seconds were ticking, & I even refreshed the page several times. What does it help if I don’t know how much the others will bid ?
If everyone put in the absolute maximum that they were willing to pay then you're correct, but as long as there are people who want to up their bid manually as the auction goes along (as @TimT did in this case) then sniping software has a use as a way of preventing those bidders from outbidding you, no? It just prevents people from manually outbidding you.
Right, didn’t think about that aspect. So basically the software is to bid against people who want to leverage these last few seconds by bidding manually. Sounds like a ‘get with the times’ thing.
Personally if I’m set on an item I’ll just put my highest price knowing my bid will only be one increment above the second highest bid.

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Re: eBay: Master Thread
« Reply #2626 on: April 26, 2021, 12:50:00 PM »
So as the clock finishes all the automatic bids roll in ?

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Re: eBay: Master Thread
« Reply #2627 on: April 26, 2021, 03:47:19 PM »
So as the clock finishes all the automatic bids roll in ?
I think so.

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Re: eBay: Master Thread
« Reply #2628 on: April 26, 2021, 03:52:25 PM »
I think so.
Thats brutal. I think I’ll switch back to BIN.

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Re: eBay: Master Thread
« Reply #2629 on: April 26, 2021, 06:12:15 PM »
Thats brutal. I think I’ll switch back to BIN.
Or start sniping. If you can't beat 'em join 'em.

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Re: eBay: Master Thread
« Reply #2630 on: April 26, 2021, 06:17:04 PM »
Or start sniping. If you can't beat 'em join 'em.
But wouldn’t necessarily help if others are doing it too.

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Re: eBay: Master Thread
« Reply #2631 on: April 27, 2021, 03:41:09 PM »
someone told me they just  got an email lifting their account restriction from buying on ebay after circumventing daily deals limits a few  years ago wondering if I can get mine lifted also, may  have to do with the recent ebay revamp

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Re: eBay: Master Thread
« Reply #2632 on: April 27, 2021, 05:19:10 PM »
What do you think about the new seller platform?

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Re: eBay: Master Thread
« Reply #2633 on: May 07, 2021, 03:03:21 PM »
Finally they removed the PayPal fees.
 All you have to do is add you bank account info.
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Re: eBay: Master Thread
« Reply #2634 on: May 07, 2021, 07:24:34 PM »
Finally they removed the PayPal fees.
 All you have to do is add you bank account info.
Didn't work for me, finally got in touch and they said that I need a PayPal account first.

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Re: eBay: Master Thread
« Reply #2635 on: May 08, 2021, 10:30:10 PM »
Didn't work for me, finally got in touch and they said that I need a PayPal account first.
That's strange, if they're trying to get away from PayPal why would you require a PayPal account at first? interesting?
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Re: eBay: Master Thread
« Reply #2636 on: May 09, 2021, 12:59:34 AM »
Finally they removed the PayPal fees.
 All you have to do is add you bank account info.
Its a disaster, many sellers are furious. You lose all your seller protection with sellers loved PayPal for.
Whether you think you can or you think you cannot, you're right.

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Re: eBay: Master Thread
« Reply #2637 on: May 09, 2021, 01:01:03 AM »
someone told me they just  got an email lifting their account restriction from buying on ebay after circumventing daily deals limits a few  years ago wondering if I can get mine lifted also, may  have to do with the recent ebay revamp
Can you post here the exact email that you got?
You can always try opening another account with a VPN and a different address.
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Re: eBay: Master Thread
« Reply #2638 on: May 09, 2021, 01:01:55 AM »
Or start sniping. If you can't beat 'em join 'em.
Do you have any good snipers to recommend?
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Re: eBay: Master Thread
« Reply #2639 on: May 09, 2021, 01:05:52 AM »
Noob question.
What's the deal with shipping things with batteries like bluetooth earbuds to us territory type of thing like this one: 96940 ?
Are there any restrictions or anything else I should know?
Just don't tell the Post Office what's inside the package.
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