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BidRobot.com - win more auctions, pay less for what you win.
How can I win more auctions and pay less
for items I win?
Various magazines, books and on-line auction experts have
acknowledged that you can win more auctions and pay less for the
items you win simply by bidding only in the final moments of an
auction. Last-minute-bidding hides your interest in an item until
the final moments of an auction. It is impossible for another
bidder to keep raising the price of an item when he doesn't even
know you have an interest in it! Your last minute bid will
suprise other bidders who have been watching the item for days
and will prevent them from making larger counter bids before the
auction ends.
How can you prove that last-minute-bidding wins more
auctions?
Look at the bid history of any popular item and you will
likely see that the winning bidder submitted the winning bid in
the final moments of the auction. Then, look at the bidding
history of the winning bidder. You will notice that he has won a
very high percent of his auctions and generally paid less for the
items he has won. Consistantly winning bidders continue to bid in
the final moments because their wins reinforce the fact that
their last-minute-bidding wins more auctions.
What is BidRobot and what does it do?
BidRobot(tm) is the name for a group of programs running on
multiple high-performance servers that do nothing but place bids
on eBay at the time you specify, check the status of the bid, and
email you with the results. BidRobot uses proprietary BidRobot
technology to deal with slow server performance, BidRobot and
eBay network bottlenecks, peak bid placement periods, and the
many other real-time performance issues that threaten the
integrity of your bid. BidRobot is constantly being tuned and
improved to distribute its load over multiple processes on
multiple computers, running on multiple Internet backbones, on
several different databases.
Of course it's not always convenient to place
last-minute-bids when many auctions end at all times of the day
and night! Before BidRobot was available, overseas and east coast
people would need to stay up in the middle of the night to place
last-minute bids.
Instead of placing your bids directly with
eBay, you place them at the BidRobot site. BidRobot will store
your bid information and then automatically submit it to eBay, on
your behalf, in the final moments of the auction. eBay cannot
tell the difference between a bid that you placed manually and a
bid that is submitted for you by BidRobot so all the standard
eBay bidding rules apply. BidRobot can submit bids more reliably
and consistantly that any other last-minute-bidding method.
What are BidRobot's benefits to bidders of Collectables?
BidRobot protects your privacy and promotes secrecy of
your intended bids. Collectors often watch what other collectors
are bidding on. Collectors can avoid creating interest in an item
by waiting until the final moments to bid on a collectable.
Are there any other BidRobot benefits?
eBay terms of agreement consider any
bid you place at eBay as a contract to buy. So, if you cancel a
bid you place at eBay you could be penalized or suspended.
However, if you place your bid at BidRobot you may cancel it
anytime up until 5 minutes before the end of the auction with
absolutely no penalty or consequences.
What is Sniping? How long has sniping been around?
To insiders, the practice of last-minute-bidding is known as
"sniping." Manual sniping has been widely practiced for
about as long has online auctions have existed. In the early days
bidders would watch auctions expirations with a stopwatch in one
hand and the mousebutton in the other. Of course the smarter way
is to get BidRobot to automatically do your last minute bidding
for you.
Do sellers hate last-minute-bidding?
Many do. For one thing, sellers are unable to gauge the interest
in ongoing auctions because last-minute bidders are delaying
their bids until the flurry of bids at very last moment. For
another thing, last minute bidding often forces sellers to sell
items for less than what they would like. There is nothing a
seller likes more than to see a several day long bidding war at
the expense of several bidders. In the early days, sellers
unsuccessfully lobbied eBay to prohibit last minute bidding. Some
sellers understand that while BidRobot may keep the prices of
items down, it also attracts last-minute bidders who might not
otherwise bid for an item. Whether sellers like it or not, last
minute bidding wins more auctions and is here to stay.
Will BidRobot work with my computer?
BidRobot is a web site, not a computer application. BidRobot will
work on any computer than can connect to the internet including
Macintosh and WebTV.
Do I have to leave my computer on for BidRobot to place a bid?
No, once you have placed your bid at BidRobot you can switch off
your computer and let the BidRobot service place your last minute
bid for you.
Can I use BidRobot when I am away from home?
Yes. All of your bids are stored at the BidRobot website not on
your personal computer. So, you can log in and use BidRobot from
any computer that has internet access. It doesn't matter if the
computer is at your home, a relatives home, at the library, or at
the airport. Simply go to BidRobot.com then log in to access your
account and place or review your bids.