Things You'll Need:
- Computer with internet secure, and reliable connection.
- Swoopo bid pack.
- Paypal account or credit card.
- Alot of time and patience
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Step 1
First of all you have to create a swoopo account. Which really does not take that much time at all, and as soon as you are done registering it asks you if you would like to buy a bid-pack. And if you are ready to to start bidding then go ahead and purchase one.
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Step 2
Once you have bought a bid-pack go ahead and go check out the auctions, for your first auction i would look in the beginner auctions page because it keeps out people who have already won something from the site from bidding and gives you a better chance to win something.
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Step 3
First of all you need to choose an auction wisely, do not jump in on an auction right when it starts bidding because chances are that you will bid too many times and waste all your bids, and someone will come in when the price gets up there a little, with them starting out fresh when you are already mad because you spent all your bids.
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Step 4
Second, check out the ended auctions, and see what things went for and how much people had invested as far as how many bids. Another thing to check out is what day and time that the auction ended. Check out the category that you are interested in and write down the days and times that things seemed to sell for cheaper, and also the days and times that things sold high so you will know when to not bid on anything. I would not bid at all if it auction is on a very popular day and there are currently 30 or more people that have bid on the auction in the last 15min, and there are probably another 30 or more that are just watching and waiting for the right moment.
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Step 5
Once you find an acution be patient, if you jump the gun and start bidding right away you will never win because there is always someone who will come in at the last second when you are out of bids and win the auction. You need to be the person who comes in at the last min and gets the great deal, you do not want to end up paying more for something then you would have if you would have when to the store itself.
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Step 6
Come in when the auction seems to be slowing down, and make sure that there are not many bid butlers bidding, on the auction, usually if the auction gets down to about 1-5 seconds and a single bidder has not bid, but there are a few bid butlers bidding, they will sometimes all bid at once, and end up extending the auction 15+ minutes. Nail biter auctions are nice because they do not allow bid butlers to bid, which gives you the advantage of not bidding against a computer.
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Step 7
When you find the perfect auction, watch it and be patient, and try and predict what it will sell for by looking at how many people have bid on it, and the people who are currently bidding, and how they are bidding, some people try and scare you by bidding right after anyone and everyone bids, but just wait until they drop out. Then bid when the auction dies down. Try to have the lease bids as possible.
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Step 8
Control your anger! I know that if you do not win an auction you will be angry, but always remember that there are hundreds of other auctions that you will be able to bid on in the future, so be calm and be prepared to give up if the auction is going to crazy. One you win your first auction you will be really happy at the money you saved by bidding smart.
