Would you buy a truck on ebay?
Hopefully pretty soon Ill be in the market for a newer, heavier duty ford pick up. At one time I wouldnt even consider buying one on ebay, now Im thinking "what the Hell" and I pretty sure I would. Im...
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The only stuff I've bought on eBay are things cheap enough that I could take a risk without driving miles to see them first. It might be different if it were a fixed price, but if an auction and I have invested time and money getting the vehicle inspected I suspect I would be more likely to keep on bidding beyond the price where I would stop had I not invested that effort in.
Though I suppose the solution would be to decide on the absolute highest amount you will pay before you start bidding and make a resolution not to bid if it has gone over that, and also maybe leave it until the last 30 seconds to bid, and bid that final amount - so there is no room for you to be tempted to counter bid if someone has put in a higher proxy bid. Of course you are still risking spending time and money inspecting something that you decide is perfect for you only for someone else to outbid you.
Steve.
Though I suppose the solution would be to decide on the absolute highest amount you will pay before you start bidding and make a resolution not to bid if it has gone over that, and also maybe leave it until the last 30 seconds to bid, and bid that final amount - so there is no room for you to be tempted to counter bid if someone has put in a higher proxy bid. Of course you are still risking spending time and money inspecting something that you decide is perfect for you only for someone else to outbid you.
Steve.
