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Monday, 21 December 2009

Patience - Strategy to win on Penny auction

Penny auction sites are more than just gambling. Winning is very likely in Penny Auctions with the right choice of site and strategy. Penny auction sites generally put up items for auction for zero pound/dollar and every time a bidder bids the price goes up by one penny. So you end up getting things which are above $500 also for few dollars!! A Penny Auction is where an auction item's bid price goes up by one penny each time someone bids. So for example, if a big screen T.V. is up for auction, it starts at $0.00. The first person to bid makes the bid price $0.01. The next person to bid can only raise the price by one cent so it goes up to $0.02, and so on...

So how does this work? How can we really buy items for pennies? Well, if you are aware of Penny auction sites you need to own a bid first to place a bid! That's right...you buy bids and then place bids on the item of your choice. Like any auction penny auctions are also time-bound. But the duration for Penny auction is in minutes unlike the normal auctions. It would generally be five minutes or so. Once a bid is placed the countdown begins and the clock is reset for every new bid. That way the newcomer has a chance to bid. But if none bids then the bid is won at a good deal!!

So now, here comes the strategy. In penny auction if you would like to win instead of placing a bid, waiting is the best strategy is Patience!! Yes, you need to first monitor the items you like. After sometime you will be able to judge the dynamic on the sites. For e.g.: if the site is having less interest on your favourite item then you should bid. Then you have a high chance of winning a great deal. On the contrary if you see more activity then it maybe difficult to win unless you want to end up spending more money.

Strategies to win on Penny Auction

Self help

Penny auction is a new concept which has intrigued me for a while now, I have followed this concept quite closely and I want to be one of the thought leader in this business.

This was my first post I want to think of Penny Auctions akin Stock Trading -

Penny auction is in many ways similar to say trading on stocks:

- You need to take the risks to earn the return - Users who buy more bids have the staying power. They wear out the competitors and win the product. You have to be very lucky to win a product with your first 5-10 bids.

- It pays to adopt a different strategy - You can fairly guess at what points during the day the traffic on the website will be high or which products are more likely to attract more bidders. Not following crowd always helps.

- You should know when to hold and when to fold - Cutting your losses is the key to trading on stocks. Same applies here, if you see that you are being carried away by a strong bidder, you can't let your emotions get in the way. You have to be aware of your exit points. You obviously don't want to spend 100 pounds on bids to secure an ipod worth the same price!

In the next post I will be talking about various Penny auction websites in the UK.