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<p>[QUOTE="ddddd, post: 24675312, member: 22377"]Like eBay, you are often better off waiting until the end because if you bid too early you give other people a chance to chip away at your lead. Also, while not always true, a coin with a higher starting bid and no bids seems to attract less attention than one that has a bid. It's anecdotal but I think more people skip over a coin with no bids (figure it's overpriced or something is wrong) than one that has a bid.</p><p><br /></p><p>One other thing to know, GC does not have a countdown clock at the end like eBay. You have to refresh the screen to see how much time is left. When you place a bid, there is another screen where you have to confirm your bid (see screenshot below). So you want to time your bid early enough to not run out of time while clicking (about 20 to 40 seconds before the end).</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>First screen:</u></b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1573926[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Second (confirm) screen:</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1573925[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ddddd, post: 24675312, member: 22377"]Like eBay, you are often better off waiting until the end because if you bid too early you give other people a chance to chip away at your lead. Also, while not always true, a coin with a higher starting bid and no bids seems to attract less attention than one that has a bid. It's anecdotal but I think more people skip over a coin with no bids (figure it's overpriced or something is wrong) than one that has a bid. One other thing to know, GC does not have a countdown clock at the end like eBay. You have to refresh the screen to see how much time is left. When you place a bid, there is another screen where you have to confirm your bid (see screenshot below). So you want to time your bid early enough to not run out of time while clicking (about 20 to 40 seconds before the end). [B][U]First screen:[/U][/B] [ATTACH=full]1573926[/ATTACH] [B][U]Second (confirm) screen:[/U][/B] [ATTACH=full]1573925[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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