The robot bids on eBay lots for you: how it works, when the money is charged and what happens after a win
In the «eBay auctions» section the robot bids for you, and this service is free. Manual bids stay part of the «Shopping assistance» service: the lot is handled by an operator, the commission is 10% of the lot value but not less than $10, plus $2 for taking part in the auction.
You find a lot on eBay and set the highest price you are willing to pay, and our robot bids for you. It waits until the end and places your bid 3 seconds before the auction closes.
If the bid goes in earlier, other bidders see it and start outbidding you, and the price grows. The robot bids at the very end, when there is no time left to outbid it, so you get the lot cheaper more often.
The robot is free, there is nothing extra to pay. You pay for the lot, the shipping and the duties, if there are any.
In this section only the robot places bids. You set your maximum, change it or withdraw the lot. If you want an operator to handle the bidding, place an order through the «Shopping assistance» service.
The lot card shows the robot's bid and the time we last checked it. If the bid is not confirmed, we will write to you.
Raise your maximum above the current price, otherwise the lot goes to another bidder. While the auction runs, you can change your maximum as many times as you like.
Avoid round numbers. $52 works better than $50, and $101 better than $100, this way your bid beats someone else's round one.
We charge the lot price from your balance as soon as the robot places the bid. Seller's shipping above 20 dollars is charged at the same time, together with the bid. Shipping under 20 dollars is charged after the win.
After a win we charge the seller's shipping under 20 dollars, and for lots outside the US the duties as well. Your balance can go negative at that moment, so keep some funds on it if you can.
The money goes back to your balance.
You pay the price the lot closed at, and we return the difference to your balance.
For shipping from the seller to our warehouse, for shipping to your country, and for duties if the item comes from outside the US.
Yes. Keep in mind that such lots add the seller's shipping, the shipping to your country and the import duties. We learn the amounts after the win and charge them from your balance.
As soon as you win a lot, we buy it out immediately. That is why the buyout can no longer be cancelled and the lot cannot be returned.
It appears as a purchased order in the «Orders in progress» section. Once the lot arrives at the warehouse and you create a parcel, its number shows up in the auctions archive.
No, this is not allowed when using our robot. We pay for every lot you win right away, and the seller ships the lots separately.
You choose the seller. Look at the reviews, the fewer there are, the higher the share of positive ones must be. Under 50 reviews, take only sellers with 100 percent positive. From 50 to 200, 98 is enough. Above 200, 95 is enough. Reviews and seller rating are on the lot page on eBay, we do not show them in your account.
We will not buy items prohibited for shipping. We check every link automatically, and lots we are unsure about, for example those with shipping restricted to a particular country, go to a manual check.
We are checking whether this item can be shipped. It usually takes up to 2 hours. While the check runs, we do not place the bid and keep the money reserved. If the item cannot be shipped, the money comes back.
Our automatic check catches almost everything, but it is not a 100 percent guarantee. We will not ship a prohibited item, even if it has already arrived at our warehouse. If a bid on such a lot wins, we will try to arrange a return to the seller, but this service is paid and costs 20 dollars per attempt. And if the item cannot be returned, we will not ship it and the money for the lot will not be refunded.
We switch auctions off for any breach of the rules, right from the first time. After that our operators will place bids for you manually and for a separate fee.
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