I want to give you some helpful hints in playing the auctions!

I want to give you some helpful hints in playing the auctions. Most people, when they start playing the auctions, bid to keep someone else from winning.(bidding when you see "going once" "going twice") You will most likely never win doing this. The person that you stopped from winning will bid again and start the cycle over. The best chance you have to win is to be the person that everyone else is trying to stop. Bid at the top of the clock, not at the bottom. Most of the time when you bid on "going once" 3 or 4 other people will bid at the same time, making your bid a waste.(it only takes one bid to start the clock over) Eventually, the people bidding at the bottom of the clock will asume the other bidders will bid. Then no one bids and the auction is over. 
I recommend going into the auction with the intent to bid every Tcredit you have to win.(pick what you want to win and make it all or nothing) If you have very few Tcredits, dont bid on the apple I-pad or 200 csa's. These items have much more bidders, reducing your chance to win. If you dont have alot of Tcredits, check times of when the big named items are being auctioned and see what else is being auctioned at the same time. For example: my dad won a $130 watch for $.78, very few people were in this auction because an apple I-pad was being auctioned at the same time. 
In my observation there are certin times of the day, week, and month to bid or avoid. I avoid the 10th, 20th, and 30th of each month. On these three days standing orders go through. Most people buy Tcredits with their standing order and play on the same day. The 10th of the month is also commission payout day, which people will use to buy additional Tcredits. The 30th is the end of the month which means people are bidding to get versa points so they can get to the next level, which drives up the prices. Fridays nights are not good nights either. For most people in the U.S. this is payday from their job and the first night of the weekend. The highest prices in the auctions, I have noticed tend to come on Friday nights. 
The best times that I have found tend to be around 2am - 4am (sfi time) and 2pm - 5pm during the week. You can also look at the latest winners to see if there is a trend taking place. You can see what is going for the least and the most and at what times. 
I hope this helps, good luck to you all!
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