a day of ebay cheer

[Red Laser]

Having got the Cobra characters I wanted which was the High Command and the Dreadnoks I have no idea where to go now with my collection, I look on e-bay but don't know what I want.

[Sundance]

vipers, eels, crimson guards, snow serpents. troopers too. mebbe a few tele-vipers and a techno-viper or two...

[gung-hoeddie]

Having got the Cobra characters I wanted which was the High Command and the Dreadnoks I have no idea where to go now with my collection, I look on e-bay but don't know what I want.

My next step is to start my red shadow army. 'Step aside johnigoe the sheriffs back in town'

[Chopper]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooo

[gung-hoeddie]

mwah hah hah hah

[The Baron]

Gogeddim, Ed!

[gung-hoeddie]

here's a link to the auction I won yesterday:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0401949599

[The Baron]

So, let me get this straight...

http://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dl ... 0401949599

Two days before close of auction bidding was at £38.90, you then slapped down a proxy bid of £90.11.

Over the next two days Bidder 2 went bid-happy and banged the price up to £82.00.

Fifteen minutes to go, you slapped down a second proxy bid of £102.01 (or higher).

One minute before close of auction Bidder 2 has a last ditch stab with £87 but is outbid.

40 seconds to go Bidder 7 appears and slaps down £91 but is outbid.

20 seconds to go Bidder 7 bids again and bumps it up to £100.01 before running out of time.

Winning bid: £102.01

Eddie, Eddie, Eddie.

That is NOT how to ebay.

I only ever bid at 7 seconds remaining. All you had to do was wait, there's no need to be top bidder for the duration of the auction.

Had you done it this way, it would have most likely played out like this:

Two days before end of auction, bidding is at £38.90. Bookmark the auction, and set your alarm for five minutes before closing.

Let Bidder 2 walk around thinking he is in the lead. Keep your sniper scope trained on his forehead.

Five minutes before end of auction, alarm goes off. Switch on your PC.

Four minutes to go. Put the kettle on.

Three minutes to go. Open up the auction screen on two separate windows. Enter your £90.11 proxy bid in the right hand window, click submit and let the confirmation page load. Left screen displays the countdown, right screen displays the Confirm bid button. Place your cursor icon over the button.

Two minutes to go. Make a brew.

One minute to go. Bidder 7 makes his move, upping the price to £40.90. Too soon, mate, too soon.

30 seconds to go. Put your finger on the trigger.

7 seconds.

2 seconds. Bidder 7 frantically tries to enter another bid. There is no time. Even if by luck he squeezes a round off, he is still outbid by the proxy.

0 seconds to go. Drink your brew of victory. Winning bid £42.90. No anxiety required.

Now obviously we don't know if Bidders 2 and 7 would have got into it on their own, or if the drastically rising price that occurred was off-putting to other bidders, but essentially by slapping down a massive proxy bid with 2 days to go and leaving Bidder 2 free to chip away at it, you upped the price by an unnecessary £60.

Still a good haul though.

[Ross SC]

So, let me get this straight...

http://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dl ... 0401949599

Two days before close of auction bidding was at £38.90, you then slapped down a proxy bid of £90.11.

Over the next two days Bidder 2 went bid-happy and banged the price up to £82.00.

Fifteen minutes to go, you slapped down a second proxy bid of £102.01 (or higher).

One minute before close of auction Bidder 2 has a last ditch stab with £87 but is outbid.

40 seconds to go Bidder 7 appears and slaps down £91 but is outbid.

20 seconds to go Bidder 7 bids again and bumps it up to £100.01 before running out of time.

Winning bid: £102.01

Eddie, Eddie, Eddie.

That is NOT how to ebay.

I only ever bid at 7 seconds remaining. All you had to do was wait, there's no need to be top bidder for the duration of the auction.

Had you done it this way, it would have most likely played out like this:

Two days before end of auction, bidding is at £38.90. Bookmark the auction, and set your alarm for five minutes before closing.

Let Bidder 2 walk around thinking he is in the lead. Keep your sniper scope trained on his forehead.

Five minutes before end of auction, alarm goes off. Switch on your PC.

Four minutes to go. Put the kettle on.

Three minutes to go. Open up the auction screen on two separate windows. Enter your £90.11 proxy bid in the right hand window, click submit and let the confirmation page load. Left screen displays the countdown, right screen displays the Confirm bid button. Place your cursor icon over the button.

Two minutes to go. Make a brew.

One minute to go. Bidder 7 makes his move, upping the price to £40.90. Too soon, mate, too soon.

30 seconds to go. Put your finger on the trigger.

7 seconds.

2 seconds. Bidder 7 frantically tries to enter another bid. There is no time. Even if by luck he squeezes a round off, he is still outbid by the proxy.

0 seconds to go. Drink your brew of victory. Winning bid £42.90. No anxiety required.

Now obviously we don't know if Bidders 2 and 7 would have got into it on their own, or if the drastically rising price that occurred was off-putting to other bidders, but essentially by slapping down a massive proxy bid with 2 days to go and leaving Bidder 2 free to chip away at it, you upped the price by an unnecessary £60.

Still a good haul though.

baron, you sound like an expert, ive never heard anyone make bidding on ebay sound like an action/suspense movie!

[The Baron]

My life is just one big adventure, Ross.