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				|  Posted: Sun May 24, 2020 5:48 am    Post subject: Best optimum time to set bid |   |  
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				| Can you please advise on what is the best optimum time to set an automatic bid; 3, 4, 5, 6 or more seconds. Thank you. |  | 
	
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		| Cupid 
 
  
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				|  Posted: Sun May 24, 2020 6:08 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| It is left as an option for people to set precisely because there is no agreement about what is best. 
 There is a lot of discussion about it on other threads here though.
 
 Different scenarios produce different outcomes for different offsets. Personally I prefer offsets that are a bit longer than the default of 6 seconds as I gain the advantage of the bid increment rule as a result, but the benefits of that are marginal at best.
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				|  Posted: Sat May 30, 2020 7:15 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| I second this, I personally always use 8 seconds. |  | 
	
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