Another approach to auction-style listings is to watch the listing in My eBay, waiting until near the end to place a bid. eBay alerts you when items you are watching are ending soon so you don't miss out.

But when you wait until the last minute it's easy to miss the end of a listing and be too late. It also means having to schedule your bidding around when the listing ends. And there is still no guarantee you won't be outbid by another late bidder. In fact, you could also be outbid by an early bidder who has entered a higher maximum bid than yours.
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