posted 20 years ago
I've also heard of auto-bid--it's some software that eBay lets you download where you can set your initial bid, when to enter it, what increments to up by, and max bid to make.
I meant something else, -- the feature built in regular EBay bidding. If the item's current bid near the end of the auction is, say, $50, then don't bid $51. Instead, set your max bid to whatever you are willing to pay, such as $75. Your max bid is not shown to competitors, -- what will be shown is a $51 (assuming that the minimum increment is $1). However, if somebody bids $52, your bid will automatically go up to $53, and so on up until the maximum that you specified. This doesn't guarantee that you will win, of course, but it certainly increases your chances.