Ever wondered how some people are able to swoop in and win an eBay auction at the last second? You can do it too. Here’s how.

Steps

1. Once you have decided to purchase an item, put it in your watch list to keep an eye on until it is time for the auction to end.

2. A few minutes before the item is ready to end, go ahead and go through all of the steps to purchase the item.

3. Once you get to the point where they want you to submit your bid, stop. This is where it gets a little tricky.

4. At the upper right hand side of Internet Explorer, between the (-) sign and the (X), is a box with two little boxes in it. Click on that box to Restore Down the window size. Then click and drag the sides of the window so it takes up half of your screen and you can see your auction item and the icon you need to click on to bid.

5. Open Internet explorer again and do the same thing with the new window that appears.

6. In the new window, go to Ebay again and look for the item you are going to bid on. You can type the item number in the search box and it will bring it up. Don’t sign in to Ebay in this window; you are just going to use it to watch the timing.

7. In the new window, click on the refresh icon every now and then and Ebay will tell you how much time is left. When the Item is down to the last 10 or 15 seconds (depending on your internet speed), go to the other window and click on the Submit Icon to submit your bid.

Tips

* Bid in odd amounts, like $11.33 or $23.03 or .07. You might be just 1 or 2 cents more than the next higher bidder.

* Remember the auction time is in California, so take the time difference into account.

Warnings

* Watch the postage, you can get ripped off on that.

* Only bid what you are willing to pay for the item. You are entering into a legal contract to purchase if you win the bid.

Ever wondered how some people are able to swoop in and win an eBay auction at the last second? You can do it too. Here’s how.

Steps

1. Once you have decided to purchase an item, put it in your watch list to keep an eye on until it is time for the auction to end.

2. A few minutes before the item is ready to end, go ahead and go through all of the steps to purchase the item.

3. Once you get to the point where they want you to submit your bid, stop. This is where it gets a little tricky.

4. At the upper right hand side of Internet Explorer, between the (-) sign and the (X), is a box with two little boxes in it. Click on that box to Restore Down the window size. Then click and drag the sides of the window so it takes up half of your screen and you can see your auction item and the icon you need to click on to bid.

5. Open Internet explorer again and do the same thing with the new window that appears.

6. In the new window, go to Ebay again and look for the item you are going to bid on. You can type the item number in the search box and it will bring it up. Don’t sign in to Ebay in this window; you are just going to use it to watch the timing.

7. In the new window, click on the refresh icon every now and then and Ebay will tell you how much time is left. When the Item is down to the last 10 or 15 seconds (depending on your internet speed), go to the other window and click on the Submit Icon to submit your bid.

Tips

* Bid in odd amounts, like $11.33 or $23.03 or .07. You might be just 1 or 2 cents more than the next higher bidder.

* Remember the auction time is in California, so take the time difference into account.

Warnings

* Watch the postage, you can get ripped off on that.

* Only bid what you are willing to pay for the item. You are entering into a legal contract to purchase if you win the bid.