To think that ebay FOMO is the absolute worst

[summerhollydays]

Watching something on ebay last week that I really wanted. I got the notification that it was ending in 14 minutes so got the listing up on my phone. It had no bids, result!

But for some reason that I now can't explain I didn't bid right at that moment but decided a to wait a few more minutes. Put my phone next to my on the arm of the sofa while watching TV so I wouldn't forget to bid before the end.

Fast forward 20 minutes later.... absolute moment of shock horror when I realise I had somehow completely forgotten to bid in those 14 minutes and the item is now ended and re-listed!! FUUUMING!

Just checked the relisted item now and it's up to £25 and counting. If I hadn't forgotten to bid on it last week I could have had it for £6.

I am soooooo pissed off! Please tell me about a time when you have missed out on an absolute bargain and it has kept you awake at night

That has happened to me too. I set an alarm now.

Why don’t you bid when you see it?

I haven't done that but I hate the last 2 mins of the auction waiting with several windows open with different final bids and then still missing out by a fiver! All that emotional energy and you still haven't bought the thing you wanted. I avoid buying from Ebay because of this.
@ForTheLoveOfWine I don't bid till the last day so I don't drive the price up.

@ForTheLoveOfWine

Why don’t you bid when you see it?

If you bid immediately, you risk pushing the price up. Bidding at the last minute gets the best price as you're not getting into a bidding war.

I set a snipe bid to be placed automatically in the last few seconds and forget about it until I get an email telling me if I’ve won or lost

I also use a sniping service. It automatically puts the bid in for you in the last 20 seconds:

myibidder.com/

I have noticed quite a lot that if things don't sell the first time round then they often go for a higher price with multiple bids the next time.

Oh wow I didn't know about sniping tools! Definitely going to look at that, thanks for the tip