Absolute Beginner’s Guide to eBay®, Fifth Edition

Chapter 6. Using Bid Assistant and Other Bidding Tools

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Bidding on Similar Items with Bid Assistant

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Searching for Deals with the Deal Finder

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Want It Now? Then Ask for It!

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Don’t Like the Price? Then Make an Offer!

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You don’t have to place your eBay auction bids manually. eBay offers a variety of tools to help you find the items you want and place the right bid. We’ll talk about four such tools in this chapter: Bid Assistant, Deal Finder, Want It Now, and Best Offer.

Bidding on Similar Items with Bid Assistant

Here’s a common situation. You find an item you want, you place your bid, but you get outbid ...