Comments on: Stealth Bidding – Bid Sniping Tactics – eBay Auction Tips

By: Septimus Fry

Septimus Fry — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:12:57 +0000

Yes, bobby is wrong. If you stick your maximum bid in early, you will probably give too many noobies (who think you must know what you are doing) THINKING TIME.

By sniping, you eliminate any second thoughts by anyone, either they outbid you or not. No second thoughts. Make it so near the final seconds though, or they might just be watching.

It is like poker, just dont show your hand early – more chance of winning as the duffers dump.

By: ebay user

ebay user — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:28:07 +0000

Great tips. I’ve sniped at the end of the auction, and won.

By: Skype Download

Skype Download — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 23:17:44 +0000

Zach and Doogie are right … I think putting in a bid at the last minute will only trigger auto-bids by other stealthers… bobby forskinnz missed the point, as any autobids started earlier will only bid up other autobidders…

By: Doogie

Doogie — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:00:58 +0000

Hi Zach

I think you understand.

You should never bid until the final moments or you are just bidding the price up.

By: ZachPlaysDrums

ZachPlaysDrums — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:12:18 +0000

If you put in a high auto bid at the beginning or middle of an auction and let it sit, then those bidders who are already bidding are going to either drive up the price to yours or their limit.

For instance, I’m looking at a drum set right now that’s at about 200. At that price this particular set is the steal of the century, but lets say it stays there. If I were to put in my max of say-1000, then the 3 or 4 guys who have already put bids in days before the auction’s end are going to keep bidding up in increments because every time they bid, my auto bid out bids them. If I’m the only stealth bidder for this item and I wait until the closing minutes, I might be able to get this set for 300 before the other guys get a chance to bid, where as early bidding on both my part and the other early bidders could have driven the price up to 500 or more.

Thanks for the page, good tips in here.

By: bobby forskinnz

bobby forskinnz — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:18:00 +0000

Yah but then people like me just auto bid up to what I want and leave it…meaning if you stealth bid and win it was more than I wanted to pay anyway, if its less then I win as auto bidding will always beat a guy trying to manually stealth bid.

Stealth bidding is for noobs, its not an advanced way to bid. Auto bid wins every time blatantly, as it can even delay the bid those crucial seconds as it is automated and part of ebay.

By: Ahmed Bahgat

Ahmed Bahgat — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:34:02 +0000

Yes, some very usefull tips there. Thanks. I was just outbid suddenly during the last hour of the auction.

Not any more. Haha. Thank you again.

By: Jim Mirkalami

Jim Mirkalami — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:37:56 +0000

I have been reading this blog for a while now, and I thought it would be proper to leave a note of appreciation here.

Many Thanks,
Jim Mirkalami