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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;tenacious, post: 1382399, member: 14553&quot;]The difference is by bidding early you allow time to let other bidder&#039;s emotions get involved. </p><p><br /></p><p>You place $100 early.</p><p>Person X bids $70 early. (His original maximum.)</p><p>He&#039;s disappointed so he tries again, $75</p><p>He tries again $80</p><p>He tries again $85</p><p>Now he&#039;s really annoyed and he keeps bidding until he beats you.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you had bid at the last few seconds he wouldn&#039;t have time to do so. And even if you end up winning he has run up the final price. Your ideas about bidding work if <i>everyone</i> had a limit and stuck to it. But we&#039;re people and emotions get involved. And giving other bidders more time let&#039;s them rethink their maximum bid.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t understand why anyone would bid early on eBay. You just allow time to let someone chip away at your maximum.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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