stickboy72 wrote:Thank you for that info. I was going to ask how to search for Quantity in the auctions.
You're welcome.
Summarizing, here's the recipe for success winning ultra-cheap stuff:
1. Choose only high-quantity* auctions (sort lists of auctions by "Quantity" in descending order using the list controls).
2. Place a bid as soon as humanly possible after the auction opens (minutes after is good, seconds after is better!)
3. Set initial bid (ideally $1 if you got there early enough), the max autobid you're willing to pay, and if applicable, how many units you want.
4. Once the bid is placed, DO NOT EVER MODIFY it. It is CARVED IN STONE. Hands off. This preserves your priority/seniority at any given price.
5. To help you achieve #4, remember there is NEVER ANY urgency, all items will be put up for auction again soon anyway, continually, so if you lose, just try again next time. Never modify your bid due to FOMO ("fear of missing out").
You may end up winning the number of units you asked for, or fewer units, or zero units. Que sera, sera. Whatever happens, happens. If you win, great, if not, just try again soon.
Follow these steps and, with patience, you'll get stuff super ultra dirt cheap.
(* = High-quantity auctions are desirable because if you get your bid in very early, then at any given price point, many people have to beat your bid before you lose all units. For example if the auction is quantity 1 and you set a max bid of $20, it only takes ONE GUY bidding $20.50 or greater to eliminate you. But if the auction is quantity 10 and you set a max bid of $20, it takes TEN GUYS bidding $20.50 or greater to eliminate you. It's far more likely for one guy to come along and do that, than for ten guys to do it. Pretty big advantage!)
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