To all buyers:

I previous posted this review for buyers and I will add to it with my additional comments below for sellers:

Have you ever waited to the last minute to bid on an item and found that someone else kept pushing the price higher?  Later you found out that that someone else has feedbacks of "0-5"!  This is what I call "pushing the price" to its maximum by a cheated seller.  Sometimes the buyer really wants the item and I they continue to bid on the item even though the price keeps getting higher.  This is a bad way of approaching an auction on ebay.  Buyers need to know their limit of where to stop bidding.  I would recommend that all buyers should do a lot of research on an item before they decide to bid on the items.  Set a maximum amount of that item that you really want to obtain and wait till the last minute to bid on the item.  Some people call this method "snipping" because they are trying to get the best deal.  However, buyers need to check back often to see who is bidding against them by pressing the refresh button on the screen.  If the other buyer who bids against you has less than 5 feedbacks then you need to be careful not to bid too high.  The other buyer might be the seller who uses another account.  Ebay usually catches these cheaters but it always reoccur.  In addition, some sellers go as far as recruiting their friends to bid on their auction.  Here are some helpful tips:

1. Do not bid on items that are over priced than usual unless it is an extremely high demand item   

2. Do check often to see who is bidding against you and beware of buyers who have low feedbacks

3. Do not allow yourself to bid without a limit

4. Do a lot of research on an item and set a reasonable amount on the item

5. Have fun

Additional Comments:

I noticed that some buyers with 0-5 feedbacks who bid on an auction early on.  They make other buyers think that they are the same people who posted the auction.  Some buyers will hesitate to bid against these buyers and they pass over a great auction.  My advice to sellers is that you need to watch out for these buyers.  These buyers will post as 0 feedback buyer and bid on your auction to avoid others from bidding.  They might increase the price to your auction little by little to make it seems as though they try to push the price.  I usually don't bid very high against these buyers.  The following is what I think sellers should do to avoid these situations:

1. Place a message on your auction saying that bidders with 0-5 feedbacks need to e-mail to you first prior to bidding. 

2. Avoid if possible any bidders with 0 feedback to be the first person to bid on your auction.  This is very unattractive for your auction.  I would never bid on an auction with a buyer who has zero feedback.  You can ask the buyer to wait and bid later or just simply get rid of the bid.

3. Pay attention to your auction and know how much is the minimum amount that you want to sell your auction for. 

4. Ebay gives seller a chance to "end the auction" without selling the item within 12 hours before the auction ended so use it when you need to avoid selling your item to those buyers.

5. Don't take the risk selling your items to a 0-feedback buyers who might not pay you.  They have nothing to loose because they don't have a reputation on ebay but they can leave nasty feedbacks on your auction. 

6. Again, do the research about your item prior to selling it.  Have fun and good luck.