Whose Bidding?

Why does anyone bid on an eBay item before the last minute? What are they hoping to achieve? The auction doesn't end for another 6 days and you're not going to get it any earlier no matter how much you bid. The one thing bidding will most certainly do is drive up the price and make other potential buyers bid irrationally. Good for the seller and for eBay, sure, but not so good for the buyer. Pro move is to always wait until the last possible second, because economics.


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