eBay auctions starting at 99p
Starting bid 99p lists eBay auctions that nobody has bid on yet and that start at 99p or less, with the ones ending soonest at the top.
What Starting bid 99p finds
BargainTime asks eBay for auctions with no bids whose price is 99p or less. With no bids yet, that price is the seller's starting bid, so every result started at 99p or under. Results are sorted ending soonest first and each one is labelled with its starting bid.
The keyword is optional. Leave it blank to browse, or enter a brand or type of item. Results follow BargainTime's usual defaults: items located in your own country and, on eBay UK, private (individual) sellers only.
About reserve prices
A reserve is a hidden minimum: if bidding does not reach it, the item does not sell. eBay's search results do not include whether an auction has a reserve, and the eBay search service BargainTime uses has no filter for it, so this page does not claim that any result has no reserve. What it can tell you is the starting bid, which comes straight from the listing.
To check a particular auction, open its quick view. BargainTime then asks eBay for that listing's details and shows Reserve met or Reserve not met if the seller set one. On eBay UK sellers pay an extra fee to add a reserve, which is one reason many low-start private auctions do without.
How to use it
- Enter a keyword, or leave it blank to browse auctions ending soon.
- Open the quick view on anything that interests you to see the reserve status and next bid.
- Decide the most you would pay in total, including postage, and bid that on eBay.
Tips
- A low start is where bidding begins, not where it ends. Many auctions get most bids near the end.
- Read the postage line: it is not part of the 99p limit.
- For auctions that already have bids but are still at 99p or less, try Penny auctions.
Frequently asked questions
What does Starting bid 99p show?
eBay auctions that nobody has bid on yet and whose starting bid is 99p or less, ending soonest first. Each result is labelled with its starting bid, for example Starting bid 99p.
Are these no reserve auctions?
BargainTime can't promise that. eBay's search results don't say whether an auction has a reserve, and the eBay search service BargainTime uses has no filter for it. Open the quick view on a result: it asks eBay about that listing and shows Reserve met or Reserve not met when the auction has a reserve.
Why look at low starting bids at all?
A seller who starts an auction at 99p is letting bidders set the price. On eBay UK a reserve also costs the seller an extra fee, so many private sellers who start low do not add one. That is a general pattern, not a rule, so check each listing.
Will the item sell for 99p?
Probably not. The starting bid is only where bidding begins, and BargainTime does not predict final prices. Decide the most you would pay, including postage, before you bid.
Which auctions are included?
Auctions with no bids, items located in your own country and, on eBay UK, private (individual) sellers only. Auctions ending within the next minute are never shown. On other eBay sites the limit is 99 cents or a similar small amount in the local currency.
BargainTime is an independent search site and not part of eBay.
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