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Originally Posted by Dreamcazman
You have to learn how to bid, simple as that.
Best advice I can give is bid a high amount (to clear the highest bidder's amount) and at the last possible second (usually in the last 10 secs). Chances are you won't pay anywhere near what you bid and it won't give anyone else a chance to bid again. Also check the feedback of the other people bidding, if they have a low number, most likely they're eBay noobs so you may have the upper hand.
If it's an item I must have, following the above, I very rarely lose.
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In the end, it doesn't really matter that much how soon you bid if we're talking about a special or important item targeted by collectors. Lots of people use different tactics, including exactly the same you mention. It's all about how much you pay for it in the end. If you place your max, it can still be outbid by someone else and you won't have time to increase the bid. If you are not going to pay the max when you place your last bid, then you're not really trying and it's natural that you lose. I do that plenty of times when I want something more common but expect to pay the least I can. Losing is part is the strategy sometimes. Some members with low feedback sometimes know those strategies well too. I came up with that too after my first few auctions.