| #1 Free Bids | | | | cards, it might be time to bid on the digital camera! |
| Take advantage of using free bids. Sites like One Cent | | | | #4 Bid Near the End |
| City offer free bids for pre-registering. | | | | Unlucky folks sometimes think they are gonna win, but |
| #2 Size-up the Competition | | | | right when the clock is about to get down to zero, |
| You are more likely to win when you size-up the | | | | someone else bids instead. So, bid as close as possible |
| competition. Winning is easier when there are less | | | | to when the clock gets down to zero, and beat the |
| people competing. Observe what items are bid on the | | | | competition! It's like in football when the game goes into |
| most and the least. For instance, oftentimes people bid | | | | overtime: A team is up 4 points, but the underdog |
| on luxury items, so there will be less competition for a | | | | scores a touchdown out of nowhere in the last few |
| Wal-Mart gift card then a Sony plasma TV. Also, | | | | seconds to win it! |
| oftentimes there is less competition around breakfast | | | | #5 Bid When you're the 3rd Person |
| time when people are getting ready for work or | | | | When there's only 2 people left bidding on an auction, |
| school. | | | | come out of nowhere and surprise them by bidding at |
| #3 Spread it Around | | | | the last minute. Sometimes they get so stressed out |
| No single method will necessarily help you win all the | | | | they will give up and you will win. |
| time. Eventually, more people will discover the easiest | | | | #6 Always Remember to Use "Risk Free" Sites |
| times of day to bid and easiest items to win, so try | | | | Sometimes you're lucky enough to find a risk free site. |
| different items and different times. The more methods | | | | These sites have a policy that, even if you don't win |
| you use, the more likely you are to win. For example, | | | | the auction you were bidding on, you can still buy the |
| many people may decide to bid on less expensive | | | | item for the normal price it would be in a store. The |
| items, since they assume everyone will bid on the | | | | money you already bid in the auction counts towards |
| luxury items. So if everyone starts going for the gift | | | | part of it, and you simply pay whatever's left. |