How to schedule a bid

After you enter the item number and click the "BidWizard" button, eSnipe displays the BidWizard page. You use this page to tell BidWizard how much you want to bid, and when.

The essential part of BidWizard looks something like this:

eSnipe BidWizard - Place new eBay Bid   Auction Description: Beautiful Classical Guitar   eBay Auction ID: 1231194 (eBayStandard) Link to eBay: 1231194  (new Window)   Start: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 11:51:48 PST (eBay time)   End: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 11:51:48 PST (eBay time)   Auction Currency: Auction currency is U.S. dollars ( US $ ) unless otherwise noted.   Current Minimum Bid: $130.00 (UD) Bid Checkup: minutes before bid time. Buffer Time: seconds before end of auction. Maximum Bid Amount: Which folder: --Active Bids-- Baseball Cards SGI Stuff Part of BidGroup? - Not part of a BidGroup - - Create New BidGroup - Flatscreen TVs SGI Stuff        Stop Bid Entry and return to Bid Listing

To place a bid, you must:

1. Enter your maximum bid. Enter just the amount, with no dollar sign or other currency symbol. (The first part of this tutorial discusses proxy bidding and how to choose your maximum bid.)
2. Enter the quantity you want to bid on. (This option appears only for a Dutch auction.) For an ordinary auction the quantity is 1, and cannot be changed.)
3. Enter the buffer value, that is, how many seconds before the close of the auction when you want eSnipe to submit your bid. (Until you get some experience with sniping, we recommend using the default value. A later part of this tutorial discusses how to choose a buffer value.)
4. Click the "Place eBay Bid with eSnipe!" button. The BidWizard will schedule your bid.