I'm new buyer here. Seller has an item with no reserve...?

[letho2000]

What does No Reserve mean? I looked at the history, and it's been listed for over 1 year. The seller has very good ratings so I am not sure if I make an offer or the listed price is firm? Thanks....

[bimm_corp · Accepted solution]

Here are a couple ideas I use in bidding on eBay auctions.. They have worked well for me for over 20 years.

1) Never bid on an item until the last few seconds. This takes some planning and you must be awake and watching when the item closes. Never show your hand until the item has less than 10 seconds to go.

2} Because of eBay's proxy bidding system, bidding just a bit above the current high bid is useless. When you do bid, if you really want an item, bid at least twice the current high bid. Thrice would be better.

3) There are websites that will (always for a fee) do the last second bidding for you. I don't use them as I don't like giving my eBay login info to a third party.

HTH.