?? Isn't that generally how an auction works??
I mean, I usually put in a mid-range bid, see where it goes, and save my absolute max bids for the last couple minutes.
BUT, I mean, if it gets bid high early on, then why bother to keep looking at the item?? Once it's over-priced, just move on to another one.
Why would one continue to bid on an over-priced item, when there are others going for half the price??
The idea, i think is to not allow the aution to overheat, so that the item does not reach an over-priced level too soon...
True. Ya, I know what Access means, but like most should have sense that if it's gotten ridiculous, just find the item being sold by someone else. And I don't understand why people would let it get ridiculous. If you have a comic at auction for $300 and for $500, why stay on the more expensive one? Or even let it get to that?
I'm with you there. I find it strange sometimes how ppl can get into a bidding war for one item, that is listed for cheaper somewhere else.
I think it can be a spur of the moment thing, where you kind of loose your objectivity for a short while. clicking on a higher price is easier than looking for another item \(shrug\)
I've been using Tacos approach myself, but lately I have also found sniping to be very effective.