I Waited Until The 8 Second Mark To Bid On An Auction And...

Exactly. I feel the same way. If I really, really, want it. I'm going for it. And I did, but lost.

Why thank you!

Better luck next time then...^^

I usually assume I'll lose too, but I went all in because I liked the ring and look what happened? Meh. Maybe I should go back to assuming Ill lose! LOL

Oh, this is on lista, I was thinking ebay..I joined lista and was told each credit is like a dollar in real life, but I am skeptical because how can this a site afford to give me 150 credits, (or dollars) by adding something to auction off? Plus when I went there, I saw a 8 gig flashdrive going into the hundreds and I know that they are not that expensive..The reason I said this is because I have a rocking horse, brand new worth 149.00, so I tried selling it at a garage sale and craigslist, and have went down as far as 75.00 and I only got one call only for the guy to back out. If I put this on lista, I doubt starting it at 75 would get me anything, especially since it is a pick-up only...

Thanks Stephanie, it was someone I signed up under, perhaps she was new herself and didn't realize that..I am so glad you told me. So 1 credit=$5.00???? Still not much, that makes 150 credits worth $30.00, but better than the $1.00 each..

It's hard to say because I went by the page you can buy credits at and they've been having sales on them. So I'm really not sure what the 'norm' i s. Let's just say that a $15 gift card usually runs for about 4000/5000 credits. And most rings go for around 1000/2000 and $5 gift cards go for 1000/2000 credits. Guess you can see a trend going...

Oh. I thought you said the last 8 seconds? That might not have allowed enough time for it to go through. Even one minute is cutting it pretty close.

Same here. Might get lucky or not.

It went through. Just someone bid higher than me. I didn't have enough credits to bid again.

That's your best bet.

Indeed.

That's true. I'll think optimistically about it.

Then use your all credits to bid other things or collect extra credits so that next time you can bid higher than them! You must feel frustrated that someone beat you that time~(^^)

Hehe. We'll see.

Well, I bid all the creidts I had and someone had a higher bid, so waiting wouldn't have helped. Thanks!

Ah. You're smart!

Exactly. I'm a bit nervous to bid again, but I'll go for it if it's something I really want! Thanks for the luck!

Well, I bid all the credits I had, so either way, I would have lost if someone had a higher bid than me.

I'll try again in time. Hopefully I win this time! Sometimes I feel it's rigged too. I was shaking and like 'OMG. HERE WE GO!' And then someone beat me. And I was like 'NOOOOO. DARN!'

Thanks! I don't usually snip. But, I really wanted it and lost a few auctions because people did that at the last second so I thought I'd give it a shot!

Yes. It was indeed frustrating. But I think I'll go back and do it again!

Oh, man. That stinks! Your friend should have listened to it with you!

They can bid without being online?! Whoa. That's weird! How does that work?

If I really want something, I'm willing to put all my credits in. Luckily if I lose, I don't lose any credits. That's the good thing about Listia. I'll log in and out and then they're all back.

I used to do the same thing you do. But I really wanted this ring and thought I'd wait until the last minute. Turns out I lost anyway.

I rarely win auctions. I've only won three, I believe. They were totally worth it though!