Affiliate since: 09/22/2012, Power Rank: 99999999

Good question! It can be a rather daunting task trying to win the bidding war at Pricebenders, but through perseverance, tenacity and patience (and a little strategy) you can become a winner. Remember, you will need TC credits and I recommend at least 200 TCs to start. And, even if you don't win, you will be awarded VP points per bid towards your monthly VPs, so it's not a complete loss if you're not the winning bidder! I hope this helps, and GOOD LUCK!

Affiliate since: 01/06/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ken Brian's 13 other Ask SC answers

If you want to be a true winner of Pricebenders auction, then here is my point of view. Okay, everybody here is giving you pointers on how to win an auction and that's great. But if you want to be a true winner of Pricebenders, then here's how I view it.

YOU NEED TO ADVERTISE PRICEBENDERS! Everybody is winning brand name items for really low prices. And it's only fair that you get your lions share of the whats being won. Everybody will want to bid and hence everybody will need TCredits! Do you see where I'm going with this? The more SFI affiliates / TC members you have, the higher your chance that these guys will buy TCredits! And the more TCredits you are able to sell, the more $ commission you get. That makes you a true Pricebenders winner! And the best part is, you'll be able to practically use your commission money to buy the 200 pack TCredits an probably still have a lot of extra money from commissions. Once you are armed with the 200 pack, that's where all these strategies from everyone here comes into play. Because let's face the facts, all these tips are worth nothing if you don't got TCredits. For those that can afford to invest in the 200 pack TCredits, then you guys got it made. But if budget is a concern, then it all starts with sponsoring and slowly introducing the concept of Pricebenders. You'll be a winner for sure. We're all winners! Have fun bro!
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If you want to be a true winner of Pricebenders auction, then here is my point of view. Okay, everybody here is giving you pointers on how to win an auction and that's great. But if you want to be a true winner of Pricebenders, then here's how I view it.

YOU NEED TO ADVERTISE PRICEBENDERS! Everybody is winning brand name items for really low prices. And it's only fair that you get your lions share of the whats being won. Everybody will want to bid and hence everybody will need TCredits!
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Affiliate since: 12/23/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Zahid's 1 other Ask SC answers

A very good question. In my opinion, Time is one of the criteria you should check for bidding in Auctions. You might have noticed the winning bids time. The Auctions are open to all the tripleclicks members. The members are from all over the world. Almost all the members are bidding in Auctions at one time or another. When it is day time in India, it is night in U.S.A. and other western countries. Most participating members are from India as a lot of Indian members will be active and participating in Auction when Western countries members will be sleeping. So bid in Auctions when there is a possibility of lesser number of active members present in Auction such as early morning Indian Time when the westerners are sleeping and far eastern members from countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Japan, North and South Korea, Malaysia, and others are just waking up from sleep.
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A very good question. In my opinion, Time is one of the criteria you should check for bidding in Auctions. You might have noticed the winning bids time. The Auctions are open to all the tripleclicks members. The members are from all over the world. Almost all the members are bidding in Auctions at one time or another. When it is day time in India, it is night in U.S.A. and other western countries. Most participating members are from India as a lot of Indian members will be active and participating
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Affiliate since: 11/29/2011, Power Rank: 83 | Read Gliceria's 402 other Ask SC answers

In order to win at the PB auction, you’ve got to be in it to win it.

First, make sure you really want the item being auctioned.

Ensure you have enough TCredits to bid with. If possible, buy in bulk TCredits to save. It also means you will not run out gas at the heat of the bidding war.

Before bidding put your entry in Pick The Price if the price is still under $1.

Check the time of the day when there are less bidders.

Check the list of past winners, you’ll know who are the serious bidders and be prepared to outbid them.

Bid wisely. Bid towards the end. Some will be running out of credits but because you have budgeted for it you’ll be the last one standing.

Stick to your budget.

Watch the clock and don’t wait till the last second to bid.

While bidding imagine you already won. Imagine the fantastic feeling of a winner.

If you lost, better luck next time. But you won't go empty handed because you've earned enough MRP to buy TCredits for next time.

BEST OF LUCK TO ALL BIDDERS.

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In order to win at the PB auction, you’ve got to be in it to win it.

First, make sure you really want the item being auctioned.

Ensure you have enough TCredits to bid with. If possible, buy in bulk TCredits to save. It also means you will not run out gas at the heat of the bidding war.

Before bidding put your entry in Pick The Price if the price is still under $1.

Check the time of the day when there are less bidders.

Check the list
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Affiliate since: 11/29/2003, Power Rank: 330 | Read Ronald's 15 other Ask SC answers

Hi,

I just couldnt avoid answering this question cause i know many affiliates have the same in their mind. Having won some of the auctions before, to my downline it looks like its easy! I never got to win these auctions cause of some few factors i will share with you. These are the things that you really need to avoid or do when bidding.

1. Identify the auction that you want to participate. Dont be a random bidder because you wont be confident when bidding in that random auction.
2. Make sure that you have enough tcredit and stick to the budget that you have allocated your self. You might experience network issues when maybe you want to add more tcredit during the auction rather than buying them at once before the auction.
3.Bid strategically! What do i mean by this. Dont bid blindly and ''anyhowly'' if there is a word like that :). Read the mood of the auction, check the profile of your competitors and formulate your own bidding strategy if you need to. In some cases, i back off if i realize or feel i dont have a chance during the auction. One of the strategy i use is wait for the timer to reach 10 seconds then i bid.
4. Dont allow your emotions to control you during bidding. Dont get carried away by trying to prove a point to your other bidders that you have tonnes and tonnes of tcredits by FORCING your way in the auctions by bidding. They will wait till you run out of tcredits and hit back at you when you dont have time to purchase more credit.
5. Identify a day that you are lucky bidding. For me, i know my days and i only share with my downline. It took numerous and numerous days of bidding before i branded a day a lucky one :). Sometimes, it doesnt work though.

These are some of the tips that can really help you in winning your auctions. Hope that helps, let me rush back to one of the auctions i was bidding. :)

Wish you best of luck.

Kind regards,
Mudenyo
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Hi,

I just couldnt avoid answering this question cause i know many affiliates have the same in their mind. Having won some of the auctions before, to my downline it looks like its easy! I never got to win these auctions cause of some few factors i will share with you. These are the things that you really need to avoid or do when bidding.

1. Identify the auction that you want to participate. Dont be a random bidder because you wont be confident when bidding in that random auction.
2.
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Affiliate since: 08/26/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Dr Sudhanshu's 155 other Ask SC answers

Good question but i feel you will not get the exact answer. People who won on a special talent will never sahre this secret here.
Anyway i have some points which you must take care while bidding
1. Fix your budget.
2. Look at the auction of the product first few times to see how people are interested and where its ending.
3.Do not play against autobid if you have less bids in hand.
4.Start bidding when the timer starts going to zero regularly.

In this way you may miss bidding on few which go for low in first few times but its in the safe side still.

See you at top
sudhasnhu
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Good question but i feel you will not get the exact answer. People who won on a special talent will never sahre this secret here.
Anyway i have some points which you must take care while bidding
1. Fix your budget.
2. Look at the auction of the product first few times to see how people are interested and where its ending.
3.Do not play against autobid if you have less bids in hand.
4.Start bidding when the timer starts going to zero regularly.

In this way you may
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Make sure you read the rules first and “Tips for Winning” (http://www.tripleclicks.com/PBTips.php).

There is merit in watching the auctions for at least a month and I would not recommend jumping in without a solid plan and setting a limit on the number of credits you are willing to lose or the price you are willing to pay (it’s a good idea to have 400TC or more at hand); remember to average your cost of TCredits (they are not all free). Have a plan and don't get caught up in the bidding wars. It’s great to play, but be careful not to go overboard and lose all your credits in one shot.

There seems to be always people that will wait till the last second to bid. I think as suggested unless you are at the top already don't let the timer go past 5 seconds and you can save yourself TCredits if you wait at least till its below 7 seconds, when someone else bids it resets the timer and you can wait till the next round. You should set aside time, like an hour or more to play this game. If you should be working on marketing and recruiting doesn’t waste time spending Tcredits or trying to multi-task the auction.

That said, I think your Tcredits are a valuable reward for your MOVERS working hard to build their VersaPoints and their business. It’s more important to see your team grow. They may come in handy when placing an order for promotional materials or your MOVERS using them to reward their team. The auctions can become an expensive hobby and a real strain on your budget. Play smart

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Make sure you read the rules first and “Tips for Winning” (http://www.tripleclicks.com/PBTips.php).

There is merit in watching the auctions for at least a month and I would not recommend jumping in without a solid plan and setting a limit on the number of credits you are willing to lose or the price you are willing to pay (it’s a good idea to have 400TC or more at hand); remember to average your cost of TCredits (they are not all free). Have a plan and don't get caught up in the
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Great question!

Evaluate what the item has sold for in the past note the time and day as you note the price it sold for and then find the average price it sold for on each of the days. That average price would be the price you would expect the item to sell for so begin active bidding only as the price approaches the average and make sure you have decided ahead of time how much many bids you will use and do not go beyond that amount.

See You At The Top!

Todd

Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

First of all, don't waste your tcredits. If you see that people are running up the price, just be patient watch for a while instead of trying to outdo them. Sometimes people are jumpy and try to bid when the clock has just started the countdown. Wait until there are no more than ten seconds left before bidding, and if you have a fast computer you can probably stand to wait until the 5 second count.

Sometimes, it's just a matter of being the only one who has patience enough to hang in there until the end. However, if you see that the price is being pushed up past what it would be worth with tcredits + price, then it would probably not be worth your while to continue.

If you have a lot of tcredits, you can try hitting the button fast and furious at the end of the count, and sometimes this will make you the high bidder at the last few seconds, but not always. It depends on how many are and how many seconds are left. I would not advise doing this when there are more than 60 seconds on the clock down to the last 10 seconds. Most auctions start with 3 minutes so allow it to run for a little bit longer before trying this technique.

And always, if you catch it before the first $1 mark, you can try guessing with the pick a price tool. I just won that and it's nice getting 200 tcredits for free.
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First of all, don't waste your tcredits. If you see that people are running up the price, just be patient watch for a while instead of trying to outdo them. Sometimes people are jumpy and try to bid when the clock has just started the countdown. Wait until there are no more than ten seconds left before bidding, and if you have a fast computer you can probably stand to wait until the 5 second count.

Sometimes, it's just a matter of being the only one who has patience enough to hang in
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Affiliate since: 08/24/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Lali's 68 other Ask SC answers

Very tricky question indeed. The way to win Pricebenders auctions is first of all to have enough TCredits to bid followed by enough time to stay on until the end and finally by patience which will see you through as one bidder after the other falls by the way. After having all these in place, the best tip is to believe in yourself as you keep on bidding. All the best.