Clay and Devon have got it right.
One of the reasons I leave it to the last minute is, as Clay says, if the
item has gone higher than I want to pay, I haven't wasted my time putting a
bid on early on in the listing. I also wait because another of the same item
might be listed with either a lower starting price or a "buy it now" price
I'm willing to pay. At the moment DH is looking for something and has found
the same item from three sellers at three different starting prices. He'll
wait to see what the first one gets before he decides whether to bid on
either of the others or not. If there's likely to be more than one of the
book you're looking for it's worth doing the same. There are/have been three
copies of at least two different books now/recently. What I can't understand
is that a book has just sold for £1.99 having attracted just one bid and
another seller has just listed the same book with a starting price of
£8.50 - no chance.
The disadvantage of leaving bidding till the end is that I often forget when
the auction is ending and miss the item. No use crying over spilt milk -
there's nothing I can do about it and it's my own fault for choosing to bid
that way.
As Devon says, it's an auction. The highest bidder wins, regardless of when
the bid is made.
Of course, if you suspect shill bidding (deliberately bidding the price up
to get a higher finally price, which is illegal) then you need to report it
to ebay. There's information on how to spot shill bidding:
http://reviews.ebay.co.uk/How-To-Spot-Shill-Bidding-On-eBay_W0QQugidZ10000000004031741
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
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