When I first discovered the site, I needed to use old library books and lots of trial and error to learn Swoopo techniques. Soon, the first Swoopo guide appeared on the market. It was called “Beat Swoopo” and it was a 7-page PDF with some research on a few thousand auctions. It left purchasers very “underwhelmed” to put it kindly.

A second guide appeared right as I was getting ready to launch the Swoopo Manual. This guide was called “Win Swoopo” and offered more advice and tips than it’s predecessor. One of the strategies it advocated was the “1 Second Rule” which stated that if you’re casting single bids, you should wait until 1 second is shown on the Swoopo clock.

Did It Work?

This advice was logical and mildly effective. If you cast bids at 7, 10, or even 20 seconds on the clock, you have little chance of remaining the high bidder when the clock reaches 1. I included the 1 second rule in my own Swoopo Manual upon launch, and practiced it regularly on Swoopo.

But it wasn’t too long before other Swoopo bidders and I began to notice the flaws in the 1 Second Rule. For one, Swoopo sometimes has issues with “lag” which make the 1 Second Rule nearly impossible to execute consistently. Secondly, the best bidders on Swoopo use BidButler to their advantage to bid and win. Casting single bids at the last second seems a bit like bringing a knife to a gun fight.

Is the 1 Second Rule Still Relevant?

I don’t have a good answer to this question, so I’m opening it up to you in the comments and in the forums (if you’re a Swoopers dot org member). Do you think the 1 Second Rule still makes sense for Swoopo bidders? Are you using it with any success?

Do you have any other tips about the best time to bid on Swoopo?