Wow I see you aren't having much luck getting an answer, the last several answers I rated for your question either started with the person saying they have never won an action before they explained what they were doing which hasn't won them an auction, or they tell you to save up a ton of credits and put them all on autobid for something you like.
Fact is the people who win auctions the most will not share their secrets because when the secret is out their advantage disappears.
There are however some critical things to keep in mind so you don't lose a ton of money trying to win. The most critical of them is that every bid cost you a minimum of 29 cents if you bought the credits you are using. So you have to figure that 100 bids to win an auction will mean you paid $29 just in bids plus the item price, so if it's something like a Movie or $20 gift card you may actually lose money despite winning. So keep the following rules in mind to curb cost and increase your chances of winning.
1. Look to win credit auctions when you first start bidding. If you can spend 100 t-credits to get 300 t-credits your next auction will only cost you around 10 cents a bid instead of 29 cents a bid.
2. If you prefer lower risk to higher return play Eager Zebra Games instead to build up your T-credits. Playing these games regularly will result in you eventually winning often enough to build double or more t-credits from what you purchase in a month. Some games a single t-credit can bring you 100+ T-credits as a prize if you win.
3. Set a budget for each auction, a maximum you can stand to lose if you must walk away. Don't think about the prize you're going for, think about the risk you are willing to take to get it.
4. Watch the auction and look for it to slow down to a couple bidders. Trying to jump in at the start of an auction is usually suicide as there will typically be a dozen or more people who will put 20-150 t-credits into the auction each before the price becomes unattractive to potential winners.
5. Be sure to read the item details. I don't know how many times I have seen people come away with a exchange for t-credits because they didn't read before the bid that the item was not available in their country. This seldom benefits the winner and it cuts out people who could have enjoyed the prize but couldn't out bid you.
6. Don't fear auto-bidder. I see people all the time claiming AB cost them 200 t-credits in just a few minutes. Never add all your t-credits at once. Don't start it until you would normally start manually bidding, and don't forget to check it to see if you need to add more t-credits. Remember rule 1, don't go over budget and this tool will only be your friend. The benefit of using it is that you will never bid too late, if you lose connection it will bid for you, and it is intimidating to other players when they see you rebid so quick after they bid. Aggressive wins.
7. Don't wait for the words going twice to bid. People do this to try and get other people to bid for them and push auto-bidders to run out of t-credits, but what happens is 10 people all hit bid at going twice and the latency of the server spikes from the over load of bids and none of the bids are recorded in time. When that happens the person you are trying to beat out wins because their bid is already registered. If you plan to win, be dominant and make your every bid count.
And just so you know I have won Price Benders auctions and others on the web using these time tested tactics, so this long page is not one from someone who has never won an auction, or never even bought a t-credit. It's not a guess it's what I have gained by watching countless auction goers and getting tidbits of information from heavy hitters. I also study what people who lose auctions say which is why I can say set a budget, stick to it, play smart, don't be in a hurry, and keep trying.
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Wow I see you aren't having much luck getting an answer, the last several answers I rated for your question either started with the person saying they have never won an action before they explained what they were doing which hasn't won them an auction, or they tell you to save up a ton of credits and put them all on autobid for something you like.
Fact is the people who win auctions the most will not share their secrets because when the secret is out their advantage disappears.
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