I am using eBay less and less; in fact, I can't remember the last watch that I seriously pursued on eBay.

Still, I believe that some people bid early, to (a) get the item onto their list of Bids; and (b) inform the seller that the watch has some real value (so that Seller may wish to let the auction run, rather than accepting a low-ball off eBay offer).

Personally, I am a sniper . . . but sometimes I will "mark" a watch, with some sort of bid . . . maybe half way to the real price . . . none of this very scientific, since there has not been much incentive to bid lately.

Jeff

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: Interesting view. I must confess I do not have very much experience
: in the Rolex field. But I do make a bid sometimes on Zenith,
: Seiko, Jaeger,...may be a few other brands as well...

: I tend to agree with your experience/view. The only thing I could
: think about is that a lot of people are "frustrated"
: by auctions that are ended prior to planned end of auction. By
: making a strong bid early in the auction it could prevent the
: seller form ending the auction early...maybe??

: Just my thought/explanation...

: Best,
: abel.