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• Steps
• Tips

Buying and selling on e-bay saves you money. It can also help you make money if you understand how it works.

Steps

1. 1 Find the product you want to bid on and click on (Price: The smallest initial).
2. 2 Check these items to view them on the "My eBay" page.
3. 3 Watch the items you are interested in until the last 5-10 minutes of the auction.
4. 4 Go to the auction page and get ready to use the Proxy Bid. Indicate a low price. In Proxy, do not quote a price higher than what you are willing to pay. REMEMBER that you will also have to pay for shipping if you win the auction. Consider shipping costs as part of your total investment.
5. 5 Once you decide, click Bid.
6. 6 If you fail to win this auction, try again in the next one.
7. 7 If you won, pay for the item on time.
8. 8 Make sure not to enter an incorrect amount.

Tips

• Look for auctions that end early in the morning or late at night.
• Place your bets in the summer or during the holidays, as many are not in front of their computers at this time, which means you have fewer competitors.
• If you pay with PayPal, search Google for Paypal codes. You can often get significant discounts on the final price or even free shipping.
• In your bets, indicate odd values ​​- for example, $ 10.23 is better than $ 10, since most people use whole numbers in bets.
• Keep track of postage. Many sellers compensate for their low prices with high shipping fees.
• If you are unable to be present at the end of the auction, use third-party automatic bidding applications - the so-called auction snipers. These programs also allow you to place your bid at the last minute, which saves you the hassle of playing "auction wars".
• Many auctions end without a single bid because the seller made a mistake in the name of the lot, for example Britney Spears. This is a potential buying opportunity. Try to search for products using other spellings.
• REMEMBER: People buy everything they can, so if you think a product looks outrageous, chances are that someone will also need it.
• Never bid too much on an item that is plentiful - if there is one with the exact same price, bid slightly higher on the first one, and raise bids on them at the same rate until you become the winner of the auction.
• Beware of days with low or no commissions. Usually the next week after that there are many more auctions attracting the same number of participants, which means that there is a great chance of a successful deal.