Please help me with tactics (buying) - auction closes in 2 hours. What to do?

[unclefluffy]

I'm new to this and need help! I have my eye on a dress. The auction closes in two hours. There are two bids on the dress right now, one of which was last night and one about an hour ago. Should I bid now? Or wait until the end? And how close to the end? Never done this before and feeling a bit clueless!

no don't bid now - I bid in the last 10 seconds or less, bid once your highest amount and make it odd, so instead of bidding say £10 go at £10.37.

Use a sniping service and then forget about it until it is over.

I use www.gixen.com/index.php.

I think sniping may be for next time - it does sound handy, though. I'm going to go with fergoose's excellent sounding plan. It's low tech, so it might just work for me! Thanks so much, chaps.

did you win it?

Yes I did! Used the fergoose method and snapped up a bargain for £2.25! Thanks again for the help for a useless newbie.

so glad it worked and what a bargain too :) And you are not a useless newbie

Only because of this handy nest of vipers!

Thanks to the advice on this thread, I've just won a much-wanted item in a last minute bidding flurry. I also used the fergoose method and it was brilliant

Also, the seller says cash on collection is better, but how do I 'not pay'?

you just need to mark it as paid in your ebay.

Thanks, that's a relief to know, I thought it would be forever on there.