Originally Posted by quiltsRfun
don't forget to Factor in the cost of shipping before placing your maximum bid. Also, know what you want to spend and don't get caught up in a bidding war.
heh heh... some of my earliest ebay lessons...
was so thrilled to get something for like, $5,then saw that shipping and handling was $15. AFTER I won the bid. UGH.
As for bidding wars: I wait them out, come in at the very last moment and put in my bid. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.