This morning I had a new search message from eBay, detailing all of the new items for sale at eBay motors under Saab and Audio. The message had arrived over the weekend but I didn't see it until this morning. One of the items was an OEM head unit from a 1992 Saab 900s, with removal tools, audio manual, and radio code. Pretty much exactly what I'm looking for.
In any case, when I read the message I discovered that there were only about 30 minutes remaining on the auction, and also that no bids had been made. Acting on the info I gleaned from my friend and fellow eBay newbie Amy, I waited until there was less than 1 minute in the auction, and entered the maximum amount I would be wililng to pay, which was $56.78 (non-even numbers per Amy's info). I remained the only bidder, and picked up the radio for its opening bid of $24.95. I"m thrilled. I'll keep you posted on how/whether it works.
OK, in my hunt for the new stereo I was outbid in the last 7 seconds. How does that happen?
You can click on the image to view the screenshot larger, and see that I was outbid by a first-time bidder four seconds after my final bid was placed. How does that work? Any eBay experts want to give me some advice on how to win an auction?
