overbids
Offers too much
Overbids is the plural of overbid and the third-person singular verb form.
To overbid is to bid more than something is worth or more than necessary to win: She overbids on houses and regrets it later.
In card games like bridge, to overbid is to bid higher than your hand warrants.
An overbid is such an excessive bid: The auction was full of emotional overbids.
Spending beyond fair value
- overspendingExceeding one's budget
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- wastefulnessCareless use of resources
- premiumAdded cost for better
markup · overvaluation · overestimate · miscalculation · regret · loss
Tool for striking nails
- gavelSmall ceremonial hammer
- reserveSupply kept back
- paddleFlat-bladed water tool
- auctioneerConducts public sales
bidder · lot · appraisal · estimate · valuation · provenance · collectibles · antiques
Ongoing contest between opponents
- opponentsThose who compete against
- contendersThose seeking to win
- outmaneuveringDefeating through superior tactics
- one-upmanshipQuest to surpass others
escalation · brinkmanship · showdown · vying · jockeying · challengers · adversaries · heated
Deceiving about one's position
- psychologyStudy of mind, behavior
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- riskPossibility of harm
leverage · positioning · counterplay · anticipation · deception · maneuvering · signaling · intimidation
overpaying
Spending beyond fair value
- overspendingExceeding one's budget
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- wastefulnessCareless use of resources
premium · markup · overvaluation · overestimate · miscalculation · regret · loss
hammer
Tool for striking nails
auctioneer · bidder · lot · appraisal · estimate · valuation · provenance · collectibles · antiques
rivalry
Ongoing contest between opponents
- opponentsThose who compete against
- contendersThose seeking to win
- outmaneuveringDefeating through superior tactics
one-upmanship · escalation · brinkmanship · showdown · vying · jockeying · challengers · adversaries · heated · frenzy
bluffing
Deceiving about one's position
- psychologyStudy of mind, behavior
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
risk · leverage · positioning · counterplay · anticipation · deception · maneuvering · signaling · intimidation · calculated
overbidsunderbids
Bids below others
lowballs · undervalues · underprices · underestimates · shortchanges