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Maybe the guy will let you pay in installments so you don't lose such a big chunk of money at once. ]]> "Accidentally" winning auctions http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=128323 2014-06-12T15:25:03 -05.00 AlexKunio 40 "Accidentally http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=128323 2014-06-06T15:00:18 -05.00 AlexKunio 40 Originally posted by: Spurgness

Originally posted by: teh lurv

This happened to me recently. I put a max bid of $125 on a Genesis game lot auction while it was still in the $30 range. I figured the lot would either go well below $125 or well above $125 (which was the max I'd be willing to pay.) At the last second a sniper put a bid of $124.77, making me the winner at $125.

I wasn't expecting to actually pay $125 on the dot, and I was kind annoyed at the sniper. Had he not bid, I could've gotten that lot for about $30 less.

Same thing happened to me when I won my Suikoden II, sniper made it my exact max bid.
 
Diablo 3 had an auction house exploit where a seller could tease out the high bidder's max bid and shill bid to just under that max amount. It wouldn't surprise me if a similar exploited existed on eBay.

]]> "Accidentally" winning auctions http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=128323 2014-06-06T14:06:55 -05.00 AlexKunio 40 "Accidentally http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=128323 2014-06-06T13:49:04 -05.00 AlexKunio 40 Originally posted by: teh lurv

This happened to me recently. I put a max bid of $125 on a Genesis game lot auction while it was still in the $30 range. I figured the lot would either go well below $125 or well above $125 (which was the max I'd be willing to pay.) At the last second a sniper put a bid of $124.77, making me the winner at $125.

I wasn't expecting to actually pay $125 on the dot, and I was kind annoyed at the sniper. Had he not bid, I could've gotten that lot for about $30 less.
Same thing happened to me when I won my Suikoden II, sniper made it my exact max bid.

]]> "Accidentally http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=128323 2014-06-06T12:49:07 -05.00 AlexKunio 40 Originally posted by: Ipsylos

Originally posted by: teh lurv

This happened to me recently. I put a max bid of $125 on a Genesis game lot auction while it was still in the $30 range. I figured the lot would either go well below $125 or well above $125 (which was the max I'd be willing to pay.) At the last second a sniper put a bid of $124.77, making me the winner at $125.

I wasn't expecting to actually pay $125 on the dot, and I was kind annoyed at the sniper. Had he not bid, I could've gotten that lot for about $30 less.
I've had this happen on multiple ocassions. It's like the sniper knows exactly how much your bid is and just jacks it up to it. I know it's not the case but I just find it odd how I've had it done multiple times, sometimes on the same sellers auctions.

 

This happened to me a while back and I'm still somewhat baffled by it. I had an arbitrary bid and someone bid $.05 or $.10 less than I did with less than 5 seconds left in the auction. I had the exact same feeling that OP has. I wasn't going to back out but was kind of annoyed that I was paying my max bid. But, like others have said, if you are going to bid a certain amount you should be ready to pay it out. I never bid in a similar fashon again. Live and learn I guess. Although these days I don't really go on eBay much anymore since everything seems to be above my maximum bid while there's still days left in the auction. Prices be crazy.
]]> "Accidentally http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=128323 2014-06-05T01:02:29 -05.00 AlexKunio 40 Originally posted by: AlexKunio

I bid on an auction on something I really wanted for awhile, not at a "steal" (sort of a high price actually, but still fair because it's in great condition).  I bid on it awhile before it ended sort of expecting to be outbid, but I wasn't.

Not really sure how I feel about it.  I don't exactly have buyer's remorse because I wanted it, yet I can't help but feel like I could have found a better deal.  Just wondering, have any of you ever (or regularly? XD) done this?
If you were competing with other bidders, then it sounds like you were goaded into something of a minor bidding war.  Either way, if the loss only amounts to a few dollars, I wouldn't feel too depressed about it.  For every one or two great deals that slip away on eBay, there are several average ones, and others yet that close at a much higher price for whatever reason.  At least it doesn't fall into that latter category. ]]> "Accidentally http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=128323 2014-06-04T19:42:25 -05.00 AlexKunio 40 Originally posted by: tracker465

Originally posted by: NES_man_83

Originally posted by: dj5kjlara


Hey, no harm no foul.  The seller was actually pretty relieved.  He didn't want it to go that low.  He re-posted a few days later with a starting bid $50 higher than what my final bid was.  I don't remember if it ended up selling or not.

 

I disagree here.  Buy trying to screw the guy who was willing to pay more than you, you cost him the chance to win the auction at a reasonable price and perhaps get a good deal.  It may have helped the seller in the end make more, but it's still a pretty crappy thing to do.  There was harm to the guy who didn't win the auction, and a foul from you.  I don't understand the mentality, "If I can't win the auction, I'll make the other guy pay for it."  Who cares if the other guys willing to spend more than you.  Just move on to the next auction.
 
I could never understand this sort of childish mentality either, tbh.  And in the end it just hurts everyone as sellers become wiser with what they are selling, prices increase, and then no one ever gets a deal.  And for what reason?  Just out of spite / jealousy of the shill bidder, at least that is all I can think of as any sort of "justification", though I am sure our buddy dj5kjlara could offer us more insight.

 

Absolutely agree. 

I don't buy games on ebay, but I do occasionally bid on Christmas lights.  I've never placed a bid I wasn't comfortable paying if it turned out to be the winner.  It blows my mind that anyone would.

]]> "Accidentally" winning auctions http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=128323 2014-06-04T18:23:33 -05.00 AlexKunio 40 "Accidentally http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=128323 2014-06-04T18:00:45 -05.00 AlexKunio 40 Originally posted by: NES_man_83

Originally posted by: dj5kjlara


Hey, no harm no foul.  The seller was actually pretty relieved.  He didn't want it to go that low.  He re-posted a few days later with a starting bid $50 higher than what my final bid was.  I don't remember if it ended up selling or not.

 

I disagree here.  Buy trying to screw the guy who was willing to pay more than you, you cost him the chance to win the auction at a reasonable price and perhaps get a good deal.  It may have helped the seller in the end make more, but it's still a pretty crappy thing to do.  There was harm to the guy who didn't win the auction, and a foul from you.  I don't understand the mentality, "If I can't win the auction, I'll make the other guy pay for it."  Who cares if the other guys willing to spend more than you.  Just move on to the next auction.
  I could never understand this sort of childish mentality either, tbh.  And in the end it just hurts everyone as sellers become wiser with what they are selling, prices increase, and then no one ever gets a deal.  And for what reason?  Just out of spite / jealousy of the shill bidder, at least that is all I can think of as any sort of "justification", though I am sure our buddy dj5kjlara could offer us more insight.


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