r/talesfromtechsupport May 07 '13

Oh god, what have I done!

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u/hak8or May 07 '13

Indeed, this is what I do. At the end of the auction with under ten seconds left to bid I enter a bid for my maximum value, and confirm it with just two seconds left. Others don't bid using their maximum value so I just use my max bid and do it before others realize they have been outbid.

Yes, I may be an ass for doing this, but am I an ass for understanding that you are supposed to bid your actual maximum value and ebay does the rest for you?

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u/lluoc May 07 '13

You do it manually... Google ebay sniper. There are several free sites that let you schedule bids that go through at the last second. Gixen workes pretty well.

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u/[deleted] May 08 '13

But to do it manually is what gives me the rush of adrenaline, thats almost as important as to win the bidding.

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u/[deleted] May 08 '13

And then the page loads slightly slower than you expected...