EbayBuying

Auction Sleuth incorporates eBay snipe tools, Yahoo snipe tools, Overstock.com snipe tools and auction search tools for the major auction sites eBay, eBay Motors, Yahoo and Overstock.com auctions

This site uses news feeds from around the World and the Internet to give you up to date news on all that is happening on EBay.

AP source: Ex-eBay CEO to run for Calif. governor (Park Hills Daily Journal)
7 Jan 2009 at 8:39am
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ? Former eBay Inc. chief executive Meg Whitman plans to run for governor of California, a person with knowledge of her political aspirations said Monday.

Ex-eBay CEO largely unknown amid Calif. gov.’s bid (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
7 Jan 2009 at 7:55am
Former eBay executive Meg Whitman brings intrigue and a big bank account to California’s beleaguered Republican Party. And her likely entry into the 2010 governor’s race gives the party a candidate…

eBay to Retire Old Version of My eBay (AuctionBytes)
7 Jan 2009 at 7:53am
eBay will retire the old version of My eBay on January 20, 2009. My eBay is an area where registered users can track and manage their eBay buying, selling, messaging, account information and prefer…

Former eBay CEO prepares run for California governor (North County Times)
7 Jan 2009 at 2:35am
SACRAMENTO — Meg Whitman, the former eBay executive who stepped onto the political landscape last year as an adviser to John McCain, is preparing to run for California governor in 2010, adding ano…

EBay?s Whitman Plans Run for California Governor, People Say (Bloomberg via Y…
6 Jan 2009 at 11:01pm
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) — Meg Whitman, the former chief executive officer of EBay Inc., plans to run for governor of California and may announce her candidacy as early as next month, according to peopl…

Ex-eBay CEO largely unknown amid Calif. gov.’s bid (AP via Yahoo! News)
6 Jan 2009 at 8:22pm
Former eBay executive Meg Whitman brings intrigue and a big bank account to California’s beleaguered Republican Party.

Ex-eBay CEO largely unknown amid Calif. gov.’s bid (San Francisco Chronicle)
6 Jan 2009 at 7:06pm
Former eBay executive Meg Whitman brings intrigue and a big bank account to California’s beleaguered Republican Party. And her likely entry into the 2010 governor’s race gives the party a candidate…

Ex-eBay CEO largely unknown amid Calif. gov.’s bid (The Charlotte Observer)
6 Jan 2009 at 6:45pm
(By JULIET WILLIAMS, Associated Press Writer) Former eBay executive Meg Whitman brings intrigue and a big bank account to California’s beleaguered Republican Party. And her likely entry into the 20…

Hold EBAY Ahead of Earnings (Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance)
6 Jan 2009 at 2:43pm
We maintain our Hold rating on eBay, which should report fourth quarter earnings during the week of January 19.

Degas dancer tipped to fetch £12m
6 Jan 2009 at 10:15am
A sculpture by Degas of a young ballet dancer is expected to fetch up to £12m when it goes up for auction.

Ex-eBay CEO Whitman To Run for California Governor (Wired News)
6 Jan 2009 at 9:10am
Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman plans to run for governor of California, a person with knowledge of her political aspirations tells the AP.

If you are looking for the best auction software, auction tools, software for sniping, eBay tools for eBay, Yahoo and Overstock.com with integrated snipe bidding, then look no further.

Bidding is the act of making an offer for an item that is up for auction. Bidding on eBay however is slightly different, and does not work in exactly the same way as normal auctions, at least in theory. Bidding on eBay is meant to be fun, but remember that all bids on eBay are binding, except in the sales of real estate or businesses and the sales of items that are prohibited by law or by eBay’s user agreement.

On eBay, you enter the maximum amount for the item you are willing to pay, and then eBay’s bidding system bids for the items on your behalf. Meaning supposing you are willing to pay $100.00 for an item, you can end up paying only $30.00 for the item, if that was the highest maximum bid anyone else placed.

Bidding on eBay can be very addictive, so its a good idea to have a pre - determined amount you are willing to spend for an item and not exceed it regardless of loosing out on the auction. A good strategy here is to use eBay’s proxy bidding system to automatically bid on your behalf. This means you don’t have to keep coming back to re-bid every time someone places a higher bid.

An Example of how eBay’s Proxy Bidding Process Works

* Search for an item you want to bid on.

* You determine how much you are willing to pay for it, in this example $30.00.

* The current minimum bid on the item is $18.00.

* Enter your maximum bid of $30.00.

* If there are no other bids on the item, eBay’s proxy server will bid for the item at the minimum of $18.00.

* If someone bids $22.00 for the item, eBay’s proxy server will automatically increase your bid to $23.00, which is what it is currently bidding for plus the minimum increment.

* EBay then emails the other bidder to inform them that they have been outbid.

* If there is another bidder with a higher maximum, you will obviously be outbid. But if no other bidder has a higher maximum, you win the auction, and the item is yours and this saves you the time and effort of having to sit around to bid again anytime you are outbid.

And because the proxy bidding system bids using your pre - determined maximum amount, there is no tendency for you to overbid, which significantly saves you some money. Of course you will not always win if someone bids a higher maximum value, but then it will not make you over spend, and because it’s eBay you can always come back again and bid on a similar item from a different seller.

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