If you'll be at the computer with a stop watch, you can time how long it takes for your connection to get a bid in. When I'm home & have an item on eBay I want - I wait until the last day to bid. No sense in baiting the price in a pissing contest over the course of a week. I punch in the the maximum amount I'm willing to spend for the item - the MAX - so, no whine-ing if I get out-bid by bigger bucks. Brien milnersXcoupe Date sent: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 09:35:37 -0400 From: "cpeters1@xxxxxxxxxx" <cpeters1@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [AMC-List] bidding on ebay/parts To: amc-list@xxxxxxx [ Double-click this line for list subscription options ] There are programs available to allow you to electronically bid at the last second. Getting outbid at the last second is a fact of life with ebay. The best advice I have ever heard was to bid what you are willing to pay. If you underbid, then you are just giving it away. Look at the completed prices. Also, bidding at the last second can be risky, because you have no idea what the other guys high bid price is. Bid what you are willing to pay and walk away. Otherwise you'll just drive yourself nuts. Original Message: ----------------- From: MIKE DIAN HATHAWAY mhathdway@xxxxxxx Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 01:53:13 -0700 To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [AMC-List] bidding on ebay/parts _______________________________________________ AMC-List mailing list AMC-List@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.wps.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list