Win almost every Ebay Item

For those of you who don’t know, I am doing a series of posts sharing my secret tips and tricks on how to get the most out of Ebay.  You can read all of the Ebay-related posts here.

For today’s post, I am going to show you how to win almost every Ebay item you bid on.  If you have never bid on an Ebay item before, the bidding process is easy to understand.  Whoever bids the highest amount, the earliest, wins the auction.  To avoid getting into a bidding war with other Ebay buyers, I prefer to be the last bidder on an item.  To avoid having to stay up until 2AM to bid on an item, there are software and websites designed to place the bid for you, automatically from their computer servers.  The term “snipe” comes from the word sniper, and refers to winning an auction without being seen until it is too late (and you won the item).  Some companies charge a monthly fee or a per use fee for every snipe.

The company I use, does not cost anything.  

Myibidder to the Rescue

I use the website www.myibidder.com as my personal sniper.  If you have an Ebay account, just use your Ebay username and password to log into the site.  The site stores your account information and places bids on your behalf. Here is my account with Myibidder.  The green boxes represent items I have won with a snipe and the red box represents items i did not win (price was higher than my snipe bid). I was able to purchase a $400 Starbucks gift card for $326.25 ($5.00 shipping included).  That represents a savings of more than 18%.  Combine that with Get 8% Cash Back on every Ebay Item you Buy and I got a 26% discount on the gift card.

 

Create a Snipe

Anyways, the easiest way to set up a snipe is to enter the Ebay item number and you max bid into the 2 boxes, then click Add Item.  Ignore the group drop down menu for now. The item will be added to your snipe list and show the current price, the shipping cost, the time left, and your current bid amount. That’s it, now you can sit back and relax.  Hopefully your bid was high enough to win.

 

Bid on Many Auctions, but Win Only Once

Let’s say you want to win tickets to a sporting event.  There might be 10+ auctions for game tickets to the game you want.  By using the group drop down menu, you can set snipes on multiple items.  As soon as you win 1 auction, the rest of your snipes will be cancelled.  That way you don’t end up winning more than 1 auction.  To create a group, click the Groups pic. Type the name of the group and the number of items you want to win.  You can type any number from 1-100, or type ALL to try to win all items. You can click the View Items button to see all items in your group.

 

Google Chrome Extension makes your Life Easier

If you use Google Chrome for your browser (you should be since it is better than Firefox and Internet Explorer), there is an extension from Myibidder here. Once installed, you will see the red and black icon on several Ebay pages. To use the tool, go to any Ebay auction and click the icon. A pop-up window will show up with the details of the Ebay auction.  Enter your max bid in the box, then click Add.  Do not change the seconds; 7 seconds is the perfect amount of time. Your snipe has been set.  Verify the details and click close.  To make changes, click change. You can see the current snipe amount and group (if you chose a group). You can also see all of your current snipes at www.myibidder.com. You should be ready to go and start winning “almost every Ebay item” you bid on.  If you have any questions, please leave a comment below.