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Bidding Wars on Ebay

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By *inaTitz OP   TV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

Inspired by Angel's thread, what's the daftest bidding war on ebay you've been involved in?

I've only had the one, as I tend to buy it now. However, it was for a rare book I wanted to complete a collection. When it got to £143, I called it a night, as the other guy obviously wanted it more than I.

The book was a Howard Baker facsimile copy of issues of the Magnet, the only one out of the one hundred I don't have. I've never seen it anywhere else, before or since. I'm now awaiting the winning bidder dying and it coming on the market again.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In a moment of d*unken stupidity, I bid around £12,000 for a Ford Mustang. Thankfully it went for a lot more!

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By *hole Lotta RosieWoman
over a year ago

Deviant City

Its rare that I bid, I tend to stick to buy it now.

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

A couple of years ago there was a bidding war on a gold blue Peter badge.

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By *luezuluMan
over a year ago

Suffolk

If we are going to war on eBay, it's Tony Blairs fault

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By *eMontresMan
over a year ago

Halesowen

I use ebay a lot. My philosophy is that there will always be another one along soon, though I accept for a rare item it might be a long wait.

I don't get into bidding wars, I decide what the max is that I would pay for an item and put that amount in with about 5 seconds to go. This gives other bidders no chance to counter bid, unless they're using sniping software. If I win it, great (obv it only bids up to the amount needed to win, not necessarily the max amount I've entered), if not, wait for the next one to come up.

Bidding wars just push the price up, great for the seller though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Funny I just was thinking about ebaying my arse virginity!

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland

Was in a bidding war for a Star Wars poster with George Lucas, David Prowes, Carrie fisher, Harrison Ford, Kenny Baker, Anthony Daniels, Ralph McCurie, Ray Parks, Nattily Portman, Ahmed Best, All photo verified..

Was up well passed £230 when I pulled out

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By *eMontresMan
over a year ago

Halesowen


"Was in a bidding war for a Star Wars poster with George Lucas, David Prowes, Carrie fisher, Harrison Ford, Kenny Baker, Anthony Daniels, Ralph McCurie, Ray Parks, Nattily Portman, Ahmed Best, All photo verified..

Was up well passed £230 when I pulled out "

Do you know which one of them won it?

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland


"Was in a bidding war for a Star Wars poster with George Lucas, David Prowes, Carrie fisher, Harrison Ford, Kenny Baker, Anthony Daniels, Ralph McCurie, Ray Parks, Nattily Portman, Ahmed Best, All photo verified..

Was up well passed £230 when I pulled out

Do you know which one of them won it?"

Ok bad punctuation...

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By *luezuluMan
over a year ago

Suffolk


"Was in a bidding war for a Star Wars poster with George Lucas, David Prowes, Carrie fisher, Harrison Ford, Kenny Baker, Anthony Daniels, Ralph McCurie, Ray Parks, Nattily Portman, Ahmed Best, All photo verified..

Was up well passed £230 when I pulled out

Do you know which one of them won it?"
That made me chuckle

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Was in a bidding war for a Star Wars poster with George Lucas, David Prowes, Carrie fisher, Harrison Ford, Kenny Baker, Anthony Daniels, Ralph McCurie, Ray Parks, Nattily Portman, Ahmed Best, All photo verified..

Was up well passed £230 when I pulled out

Do you know which one of them won it? That made me chuckle "

+1

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland


"Was in a bidding war for a Star Wars poster with George Lucas, David Prowes, Carrie fisher, Harrison Ford, Kenny Baker, Anthony Daniels, Ralph McCurie, Ray Parks, Nattily Portman, Ahmed Best, All photo verified..

Was up well passed £230 when I pulled out "

What was missing was the word Signature..

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

I set a limit on things I bid on, I was after a pair of Oakley M frames with red irridium lens. It got to £110 and I stopped you can get them for a little more than that new.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have been known to go past my limit to make the winner pay more cruel but they annoyed me by having more money than I

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

I can't remember ever getting into a bidding war on eBay.

I usually use a sniper site, set my maximum and then forget about it until after the auction. That way I never get carried away.

I also don't get involved in driving the price up.

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

I want Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn Barbie dolls at the moment but they're quite rare and I won't pay what sellers are asking.

I'm quite disciplined when I buy on eBay.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

eBay can be dangerous !!

I buy quite a lot of stuff mostly retro Nintendo gear, signed stuff by my favourite bands and precious metals

I avoid paying VAT on silver by using eBay, but you've gotta get your max bid in very very early

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've created a bidding war! I sold a certain CD for £430 a couple of years ago, which had over 200 bidders from all round the world. Sold it to a guy in Hawaii.

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By *layingkitty69Woman
over a year ago

DONCASTER

I always set a limit just won 5 pairs of boots never thought o would win all 5 lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can get caught up in the occasional bidding war, I usually buy the exact same items so I know my price ranges well now though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I've created a bidding war! I sold a certain CD for £430 a couple of years ago, which had over 200 bidders from all round the world. Sold it to a guy in Hawaii."

Bloody hell. What was it?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Funny I just was thinking about ebaying my arse virginity!"

£2.36

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By *ebecca stensonCouple
over a year ago

Birmingham

It is mad what people do on ebay i was bidding on a scooby doo dvd boxset it went for £56 and it was used but you could buy brand new with free postage for £45 i pulled out at £30 but some people just dont research or know when to stop makes me laugh

I also sold an old door handle from a land rover for nearly 50 because 2 people got in a bidding war it was worth about half that

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By *ebecca stensonCouple
over a year ago

Birmingham

The scooby doo boxset was for the kids not me. Honest!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Glad I inspire

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Glad I inspire

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I've created a bidding war! I sold a certain CD for £430 a couple of years ago, which had over 200 bidders from all round the world. Sold it to a guy in Hawaii.

Bloody hell. What was it?"

I'm not telling I'm still searching every charity shop and boot fair in the vain hope of a repeat find - it only cost me 50p to buy.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It has been well documented on here of the time I got back from the pub after a few beers and got into a bidding war for a fucking six foot tall plastic palm tree.

I won the fucker too.

When I sobered up it, and after it was delivered, it was too big to hide from Kate and I've been subjected to ridicule on many occasions since.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It has been well documented on here of the time I got back from the pub after a few beers and got into a bidding war for a fucking six foot tall plastic palm tree.

I won the fucker too.

When I sobered up it, and after it was delivered, it was too big to hide from Kate and I've been subjected to ridicule on many occasions since. "

. Pics?!

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville


"It has been well documented on here of the time I got back from the pub after a few beers and got into a bidding war for a fucking six foot tall plastic palm tree.

I won the fucker too.

When I sobered up it, and after it was delivered, it was too big to hide from Kate and I've been subjected to ridicule on many occasions since. "
Hahahaha, I remember that! Have you still got it?

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk


"It has been well documented on here of the time I got back from the pub after a few beers and got into a bidding war for a fucking six foot tall plastic palm tree.

I won the fucker too.

When I sobered up it, and after it was delivered, it was too big to hide from Kate and I've been subjected to ridicule on many occasions since. "

Brilliant!

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By *ozzy87Man
over a year ago

Crawley

After being burned a couple of times I now just put in the max I'm willing to pay and hope!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Inspired by Angel's thread, what's the daftest bidding war on ebay you've been involved in?

I've only had the one, as I tend to buy it now. However, it was for a rare book I wanted to complete a collection. When it got to £143, I called it a night, as the other guy obviously wanted it more than I.

The book was a Howard Baker facsimile copy of issues of the Magnet, the only one out of the one hundred I don't have. I've never seen it anywhere else, before or since. I'm now awaiting the winning bidder dying and it coming on the market again. "

sticking poisoned pins in an effigy and thinking up all manner of horrible deaths probably won't speed up the process ... I think you might be in for a long wait

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Recently bid 1.2 million on action comics issue 1 just for the hell of it - would have been in some serious shit if I'd won lol!

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By *cottybhoyMan
over a year ago

falkirk

I once got into a bidding war for a pub sign and was all smug that I had won

All thoughts of victory quickly disappeared when it turned out to be a laminated doll's house sign the size of a fucking stamp!

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