Claims with ebay as Seller and Buyer - Page 2

miliseconds count yep, but if everything was equal as you wondered, and both bids were too, the bid which got through ebays gates first would win
Being both bids are equal, dollar for dollar and penny for penny, if they both reached ebay server at the same instant, the server would grab whichever it saw as being next and log it. In that case the first bid in would win, the second in line loses, even though they were equal in every other regard
That's just another reason to tag an extra nickel onto your highest offer, never bid an even dollar, bid 1.02

Originally Posted by Ironhunter

So what happens if two people have the same settings on the remote sniping software?

When 2 bids are the same
First bid eBay sees is the winning bid
eBay clock shows seconds but I am sure deals in Nano seconds or even smaller increments

That is why when placing a bid, smart to add a little something
If you think the item is worth $25.00 >> Others may think the same thing
SO Place a bid of $25.01 or $25.52 or I like numbers that run in a row $25.43
I have won more then a couple items by the extra cents I added

Originally Posted by KzScrapper

Almost all of my sales are "Buy it Nows" with an "Instant Payment Requirement" so that they can't click without paying. I start my prices on the high side and whittle them down over time till the item sells.

As much as I dislike ebay, they DO have the exposure. I am going to give this strategy a try.

Originally Posted by IdahoScrapper

As much as I dislike ebay, they DO have the exposure. I am going to give this strategy a try.

Buy it now is a good strategy as long as you have mostly cookie cutter items that a number of people have, and a number of people want, but there are countless times it isn't listed anywhere, in open or closed/completed listings. That's where the buy it now can quickly lose its appeal.
If an item can't be found it's likely in two categories, either nobody wants it, or nobody has it. In either case it can also proceed to a "nobody knows what it is". I know it's rare to have items of extreme interest to an extremely small audience, but it does happen, and that's where the auction format has a definite edge.
I once listed an old full length ISA card that had on it "translator", I had no idea what it was, or even what I started the bidding at, .99 cents maybe, or 9.99, just don't recall. It got a fairly early bid on it, and about midway through I got one simple question, "does it work?" Fortunately I had used the ten day auction, and had a bit of time to not be rushed but I simply said it was untested but presumed to be a working pull from a system upgrade and not a unit failure, and that it had come from NASA". They later said it didn't matter, "if it's broke, we'll fix it." The bidding started going up to 40, 50, 70, 90, and I was surprised but happy. The bid stayed over the weekend and Monday afternoon as it began getting near closing it started up again, 120, 150, I'm like going woah! What's the deal on this, kinda worried really. The last few minutes it started going up again and I just walked away, went outside and walked around awhile, went back in to see and a last minute snipe attempt had pushed it up to 270/290, somewhere in there 287 maybe it was. The guy sent me his company Fedex account number for a prepaid to Vancouver, BC, Canada. I never did know what it was but their feedback said "bid with confidence"
Haha, didn't mean to get so far off on that, but there are scores of things you can't find a price for, or know where to begin outside of an auction

I'm wanting to do a BIN with immediate payment for that F100 I just got. The last time I tried selling a truck a guy made 2 offers. I accepted, then I never heard from him again.

In my research after that, I learned it's quite prevalent for people to bid on vehicles with zero intentions of following through. By the time I got around to possibly doing anything about it, my time for filing an unpaid item dispute had passed.

Also learned something I wasn't aware of at the time of said listing. Bids on vehicle and real estate listings are considered non binding, therefore it seems to me there is not much consequence for those who bid for sport.

Originally Posted by KzScrapper

Gotcha...That would make sense for vehicles.

I wonder if you could make the deposit a buck short of the selling price.

Hadn't thought about that. I probably could. I prefer cash in hand, versus PP taking a cut. Also, I don't know how likely it would be, but someone could pay with PP, take the vehicle, then do a charge back?


Decided to double check something before posting...

"We recommend using PayPal to accept a deposit from buyers. When you list your vehicle, you can choose to have the buyer use PayPal to make a deposit of up to $2,000 until full payment and transfer arrangements are finalized.

Once a deposit has been made, the buyer can then choose a payment method other than PayPal to complete the remaining vehicle payments."

Maybe I should ask for $2,000 deposit. Would basically be half down. Been a while since I've taken a PP payment. I'll have to see what their fees are and if I want to go that route.