7 Tips to Save Money on eBay Leave a comment

You see the item you searched for, place a bid, someone outbids you which makes you place another bid all to end up with you winning but not happy with the price you paid for it. Sucks right?

We decided to bring 7 helpful tips with the goal of helping you save money when shopping on eBay (because who wouldn’t want to save money?) Enjoy!

Watch out for postage hikes

Some sellers will raise the shipping price but decrease the buying price to make it seem as if the item they’re selling is low priced, when really its not.

Don’t bid on eBay auctions too early

Doing this will create a bidding war that will increase the price of the item much higher than it should be. 

Aim for last-minute bidding

Waiting till the end decreases the chances of a biding war and the price rising really high. Jump in at the last seconds and make your bid.

Watch out for postage hikes

Some sellers will raise the shipping price but decrease the buying price to make it seem as if the item they’re selling is low priced, when really its not.

Look for auctions ending at night

When an action ends at night that means there will be less bidders and when there is less bidders you get the product at a lower price.

Use automatic bidding 

So if a auction is going to end at a time your not available. Set up automatic bidding with your max bidding price. It will do the bidding for you and will not go over your set amount.

Back out from high auction prices

If the item you plan on buying from an auction is getting too high in price, the best option is to blackout from the auction. Its not worth over paying for but guess what? You will probably find the same item being sold by a different seller at a lower price.