Good points here....I will either wait to the last five seconds to put in my max bid, or put in an early bid for what I know its worth, and/or what I am willing to pay. If they want to put in a fake bid, guess what? They will experience a fake win, and have no sale. I will not do the bidding war thing. This approach punishes the seller, as they still have to pay ebay the listing fee, and then they have to re-list it. Bottom line is, the buyers, if they exercise discipline, still have control...if they follow these principles:
1) Decide what an item is worth based on research.
2) Bid only what its worth, and if you don't get it at that price...so what! Another will be fore sale soon.
3) ONLY bid on items from sellers with excellent feedback 99% and up.
4) Never buy anything from overseas (OK, maybe Canada and the UK, but not Asia)
GSP
