ebay bidding

[4D]

I am looking to bid for an item on eBay but have never done so before. Is there anywhere you can find out if someone is expecting a minimum bid for the item they are selling?

[Ginginho]

Are you talking about the reserve price? If so, then no there isn't.

[4D]

  I've never used it before. So, there is no reserve price on any item? Can an item be withdrawn from sale at any time?

Edit. Just re-read your post, there could be a reserve price but the buyer will have no idea what it could be?

[magicroundabout]

a seller can't pull their item within the last 24hrs of sale if there is a bid on that item.

also a good tool to use is Goofbid

[arkellsboi]

Edit. Just re-read your post, there could be a reserve price but the buyer will have no idea what it could be?

Kinda the point of a reserve, mate. It's an insurance policy so sellers don't have to sell an item for less than they want; if they made the reserve known to potential buyers, people would simply start at the lowest price acceptable to the seller.

[Arriba]

When you bid, enter the maximum amount you would be prepared to pay for the item. You could still get it for less if others don't bid as your highest bid isn't going to be your first bid. It will start lower but could trigger the higher amount if others bid too. A kind of auto bidding to the point of amount you are willing to pay

[4D]

Cheers. Wish me luck  

Has anyone on here got a bargain before? I want to get a good deal but I don't want to take the piss out of the seller

[Arriba]

Cheers. Wish me luck 

I think you need us to decide what to bid for don't you?

[4D]

If a choice crops up, I'll get back to you on that.

[arkellsboi]

Cheers. Wish me luck  

Has anyone on here got a bargain before? I want to get a good deal but I don't want to take the piss out of the seller

I usually wait until the last 10 seconds of the auction and put in the absolute most I'd be willing to pay. Gives people no time to outbid me.

[4D]

As a rule of thumb, if something is marked as £300rrp and it's brand new, would a £100 bid be taking the piss? 

[magicroundabout]

I usually wait until the last 10 seconds of the auction and put in the absolute most I'd be willing to pay. Gives people no time to outbid me.

thts why goofbid is perfect. can bid upto 2 seconds to go

[pauld]

As a rule of thumb, if something is marked as £300rrp and it's brand new, would a £100 bid be taking the piss? 

Depends if the rrp was overpriced in the first place. As a rule of thumb, if they've put it on eBay, if there's a price below which they'd consider you to be taking the piss they'll have a put a reserve in at that level, so it's not your responsibility to worry about their pricing. What you should perhaps be more worried about if the price seems very low is:
a) Is it nicked?
b) Is it actually the thing I think it is? (i.e. am I bidding a fiver for an iPad box, not an iPad)
c) Is it fake?
d) Given your famous indecisiveness and apparent inability to make a judgement about anything much by yourself, might you just be better off sticking to retail?

[4D]

There has to be some gambling in life, Paul 

[pauld]

There has to be some gambling in life, Paul 

Indeed there does. I'm just wondering whether you're the best person to be doing it