| eBay isnt just an auction and a
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| | descriptions, trustworthy sellers and all
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| marketplace: often it can feel quite a
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| | the rest. If youre brave, why not take a
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| lot like a game. Like any game, you can
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| | risk and do the exact opposite?
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| get ahead if you think strategically,
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| | Many buyers wont want that item from the
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| using your head to outwit the other
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| | seller with a feedback rating of 5, no
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| buyers and get the best price. Here are a
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| | picture and a one-line description. If
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| few things you can try.
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| | you take a calculated risk and bid
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| Shop in the Summer.
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| | anyway, you might be able to make a tiny
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| This is simple, but effective. Summer is
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| | bid and win by default. There are people
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| the quiet season on eBay almost
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| | on eBay who make their living from
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| everything sells for less. While everyone
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| | winning auctions like these, taking good
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| else is out enjoying the sun, invest a
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| | pictures of the item, writing a good
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| little time to find some real bargains.
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| | description and then reselling it at a
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| Beat Them by a Few Cents.
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| | huge profit. Be careful, though: do this
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| Outbid people by a few cents instead of a
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| | for long enough, and you will inevitably
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| few dollars if they dont check back
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| | lose your money at some point. Its
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| before the auction ends, then you will be
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| | especially unwise to try it with very
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| the winner. To avoid people using this
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| | high-value items.
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| tactic on you, though, always bid
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| | Avoid Bidding Wars.
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| strange, hard-to-guess amounts instead of
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| | There are few things on eBay that are so
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| round numbers.
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| | rare that youll only see them once and
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| Play Dirty.
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| | never again. There are usually quite a
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| If you know when the auction ends, you
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| | few sellers who have an item. Whats more,
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| can get in there at the very last second
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| | they will generally have more than one to
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| and outbid your rivals. The chances are
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| | sell, even if they havent listed them all
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| that they wont have the time to sit in
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| | at once. Always check your sellers
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| front of the auction waiting for it to
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| | history to see whether they sell your
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| end as a rule, he who stays wins. If
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| | item all the time and if they do, then
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| someone else does retaliate at the end of
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| | wait for the next one instead of bidding
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| the auction, though, try not to get
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| | to the skies.
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| carried away in those last few seconds
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| | Now, there may come a time in your eBay
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| and end up paying too much!
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| | life when you realise that youve screwed
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| Take Risks.
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| | up your bid, and you wish there was an
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| This is a strategy for the braver eBay
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| | undo button. Heres the good news for you:
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| buyer. All of the advice you will see for
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| | there is! The next email will be all
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| eBay beginners tells you to buy items
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| | about withdrawing your eBay bids.
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| that have good pictures, clear
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