Monday, September 1, 2014

Tips On Different Auction Sales

By Mattie MacDonald


When you are bidding on items at an auction it is easy to get caught up in the moment and end up spending way too much money. There are many different kinds of auction sales. You have the auctions that sale just about anything, you have cattle auctions, used car auctions, and ebay auctions.

What you should do is set a price limit on an item your bidding on and if you get out bid and have reached your limit that you set for that item then just let it go, let someone else win that item. If you continue to bid pass the amount you set for yourself you will end up paying a lot more than the item is even worth.

The used car auctions are great because you can get a used car for a good price, the only problem is they are all sold as is. You have to be careful that you are not bidding on a car that doesn't run. You would probably be pretty upset if you paid a few thousands dollars on a nice car only to find out that it doesn't work.

You also have to watch out for people at the auctions that try get your bid up more than you want it to be. These are people that have went to auctions for many years and know how to get people to over bid on items. Certainly don't let these people get in your head because you have to think clearly if you are going to get a good deal on something you want.

This is exactly why you want to set a price and not go over the price you set. If you bid on an item on ebay, you need to go ahead and enter the highest price you are willing to pay for the item you are bidding on. If you are out bid by even the smallest amount you should just let that person win the bid, never go over your max bid.

If you go over your amount so that you can beat the person that out bid you by a quarter then it will keep going back and forth and before you know it, you have bid ten dollars more than you intended to pay for the item. If you do not have much self control then the best thing to do is to bid the top amount you are willing to pay for the item and then do not go back and look at it until after the bidding is over.

There are auctions that have I all kinds of items from things like food to collectibles. Most of these auctions do not let you see what you are going to be bidding on. They just tell you what it is and you bid. This is not a problem when bidding on things like food but if you are trying to bid on a collectible it can be a problem. For example if you are bidding on a comic book the price depends on the condition the comic is in.

You do not want to bid a lot on an item you are not able to see because the comic book in mint condition could be worth five hundred dollars but in bad condition it may only be worth ten dollars so you are taking a big chance bidding on a collectible that you can not see.




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