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Mad! Ebay....

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Mad! Ebay....

jkhogon

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Ugh! I hate bidding on ebay because not only is it stressful, I seriously almost won this bidding! I've been waiting for this Peter Pan 55th Anniversary Pin for over half a year already and I lost by 55 cents! I was doing the one click bidding up to the very end but lost. Do you experts have any tips for ebay? Do you guys just do 1 click bidding too?

Here is the pin...
http://pinpics.com/cgi-bin/pin.cgi?pin=59999&sid=2643.1342066009

Sorry but I have another question as well. If I wanted to buy something on the forum through the forum thread, how would I actually pay the member? I do have paypal but do you just give them your paypal name or how does it work?

Thanks so much for any advice and sorry for the ranting. Buy it now is so much easier...
 
You make sure your bid is higher than the other person's by putting your maximum bid up at the final seconds. There is no secret to that. As far as paying a member through the forum, paypal is typically the most convenient and the person can invoice you or you can send funds through paypal. There are a few ways to do it through paypal like transfer directly from your bank account or if you have a balance you can just transfer your paypal balance.
 
I'm sorry you lost your pin! It is never fun to lose pins on eBay, especially ones we wait and wait and wait for :doh: My only advice would be to wait till the end (though it sounds like you may have done that) and just put in the absolute most you'd be willing to pay for it. If someone's bid was higher than yours by a few dollars, or if someone comes in and snipes it for more, then at least they had to pay more than you were willing to!


Here's how to pay through paypal.

The person will send you their paypal email address. You then log into paypal and:

- On the top will be a Tab that says "My Account" and next to it "Send Money" - Click on "Send Money.

- Enter the person's paypal address in the first field.

- Enter the amount n the second field (and change the currency from USD if need be or if international)

- The next form will usually automatically be clicked on "Goods" under the Purchase Tab. This is the safest way to pay as it will protect you if a transaction goes awry. However if the seller specifies they want you to pay as "Gifts" to save on fees, and if you agree to this (though it means losing paypal protection so really trust the seller if you do!) then click on the "Personal" tab and choose "Gift" under the options.

-----*Tip* If you don't mind paying the fees so the seller doesn't have to and you can also still pay as goods, just leave the options set to paying as "goods" under the Purchase tab and add the appropriate amount for fees by using this calculator: http://www.rolbe.com/paypal4.htm

- Click to the Next Page and double check all your information. Then press Confirm... and you're done!



Some people may request your paypal address so that they can send you an invoice. If that's the case, just send them your paypal address and an invoice will automatically come up through your paypal account, and you can just pay that way too.


Hope this helps and isn't too confusing! All the best and hope you find that peter pan pin soon! =)
 
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ALWAYS enter your maximum bid. Your actual maximum, "I'm not willing to pay a penny or $1 more." Ebay only will only up your bid if someone else bids, so don't worry about entering a bid of $50 on something that is only $9.99. If someone bids $13, it will only jump to $13.50 or $14 (can't remember what the minimum increase is at that pricepoint) That's how proxy bidding works. But if you enter your max, you don't have to worry about being outbid. If it happens, there was nothing else you could do; someone just had more money to spend.

I also bid in odd amounts. If your max is $50.07 and someone else is bidding $50 you will win. And I tend to only bid once in the last 5 seconds, because bidding early just gives someone time to reevaluate their maximum bid.
 
So what I normally do is wait until the last minute of the auction and put my maximum bid in(whatever your highest you would pay for it, generally much higher then what the price is currently at). I have won all but one auction that way. That way the other people only have one minute to change their bids if you have outbid them...sneeky.
 
Thanks for the help you guys!
So if the pin is going for $20 and I am willing to pay up to $40 and nothing more, I should have put $40 during the last 5 seconds? I guess I was (looking for a good deals I guess...) thinking if I could have bought it for $22, I would have rather done that than pay $40 but I guess it doesn't work that way?

Thanks also for the paypal advice. So I guess its just best to ask the forum member on here to send me an invoice and I pay that? The "Goods" vs. "Gifts" is a bit confusing... So in "goods" you're stilling paying the same amount for the pin but paypal charges a fee more to give your protection. But if you choose "gifts" it is direct (like gift= present or donation haha) but if the trade goes wrong or something, you have to trust the seller or buyer is honest? Is that right?

I just needed to calm down and remember its just a pin not the end of the world. I should not be increasing my heart beat every time I am bidding on something haha

And if anyone wants a pin from the Walt Disney Family Museum or the Disney Store San Francisco I would gladly help because I've still yet to do any online trades or anything
 
Have you guys ever used a sniper program? It's a program that you can use to bid for you a certain amount of time before an auction closes, and a certain max amount. All it does, really, is enter your max bid just before the auction ends. This helps you in two ways: 1) You don't have to sit on your computer waiting until the last seconds to bid. You'll never miss an item due to internet not working, power going out, low battery, etc. 2) If you put in your max amount, others have the chance to sit and think about how much they want that pin, and possibly increase their bids until they outbid you. If you wait to place your bid at the last second, their max amount may still be much lower than your max amount, potentially saving you some money, and getting you the item you want.

I don't use sniping very often, only on the high value, rare pins that I want to be absolutely sure I don't miss bidding on. I don't always win, as there are likely others sniping, too, who are bidding high amounts, but most of the time it works, and can save a bunch of money.
 

If you are willing to pay $40, you enter $40. The only way you actually pay $40 is if someone else, in those last few seconds bid $39. If someone only bid $21, you would win at $22 even though your maximum is $40. Ebay will not force you to pay your maximum even though you enter it, UNLESS someone bid just under your max.
 
I use vrane.com (its a sniper program). I don't have to sit there and refresh over and over again. AND I really do put the max I'm willing to pay. Keeps me less emotional and within my budget too.
 
Here is a good example... I was just outbid on the following pin... I thought I had a chance for a second or two...LOL

http://www.ebay.com/itm/390437952607?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

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Three seconds later this was the final bid posted...
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That's right over $200 jump in 3 seconds... Wow... Missed it by $1... Just Kidding...
 
I snipe all my pins on ebay or anything for that matter. I know people hate it but its much easier. Never see the point in bidding on an item 5 days before its due to end.

Ive been lucky sometimes as I wont my PTN stitch this way I waited till last 7 seconds entered my max bid of like $300 and it jumped to only $212 and I expected it to climb but after every second went it stayed the same and won it. So snipping does work lol
 

I was watching this! Very scary! I also thought it was going to go for around $90 and then BOOM $300!
 
I always snipe my auctions. Wait till the last few seconds and then BOOM--- try to win! It stops other people from bidding you up... but it isn't as great for the seller...
 

If you pay as goods, you need to pay extra (the seller will tell you how much extra) to cover the fee and make sure you have a confirmed shipping address in the US. If you're buying from an out of country seller, you would probably need to pay as a gift, unless you want to pay an extra $10-15 so that it can have tracking (that's how the seller protection works on PayPal). And yes, you'd have to trust the person to send it (if sent as a gift - but you could always use your credit card when sending as a gift [there's a fee that you would pay] and then, if something goes wrong, go to your credit card company to dispute the amount)
 
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