![]() ![]() The sniper programs don't need any "time to set their snipe program(s) for another bid", rebidding is automatic and takes only fractions of a second. Even if you put your bid in at the last few seconds, you are still sniping, just not automatically. Sniping is always better in my mind as you put in your highest bid, and are done without exposing yourself to people who will push your bid up. The psychology here is that if someone else is willing to pay that much, then it is ok for me, the person inching the bid up, to pay $5 more than the current high bid. When people put in bids below you and then get notified that they have been outbid, the tendency is to push it up- because it tells the other bidder that it is worth more. Problem with putting a bid in and hoping to win is this, people will keep increasing their bids slowly until they hit or pass your high bid. You can put in your high right off the bat, and E-bay will reject lower bids, while pushing yours up towards your high. If someone snipped my existing bid in the last few seconds wouldn't Ebay's automatic bidding intervene if I had set a higher automatic bid? I've read about using a sniping service for Ebay bids but I'd like to know if there is really an advantage gained over just using Ebay's automatic bidding system. Last edited by Vin Tageman on Jul 10:00 pm, edited 1 time in total. The listings are of the same duration, in the same categories, both listed as same condition (used or for parts) and a simple search would reveal both listings equally well. ![]() The fact that so few bid on the one I won would seem to indicate that the reason the later item sold for much more is not due to regret from bidders that they didn't win the one I purchased — i.e., if they wanted that model, they had a week to bid on the one I won. I feel lucky about my purchase, of course, but it's just strange. What I find perplexing is when I win an item that few people bid on, say a piece of test gear, at a super bargain price, sometimes including test leads and OEM manuals, then a day or two later somebody lists another one, same model but incomplete and in worse condition than the one I purchased, and THAT one ends up getting tons of bids and sells for far more than what I paid. Of course, I've also lost items doing this.įor me, being there LIVE is more entertaining than just setting a program and going off to play poker, watch a movie or whatever while a bot does the work for me. I've also used the 1-click incremental bid at the last second, and have won this way. I'm not sure if they 1) don't realize it's an unreasonable amount, or 2) are utterly desperate for that item RIGHT NOW, or 3) do it solely to win a bid war.Įdits: above italicized text was added for clarification, for those who need it. I've yielded to snipers who went nuts and bid way way above a reasonable amount. Ultimately, though, no matter what method is used, whoever is determined to pay more for an item is usually gonna win it snipers who use bots will just preset their bids really high. It probably grates on their nerves to be just barely outbid on an item they really want and thought they had won, especially those who pay for a sniping service. I've probably defeated many snipers who use bots this way. I'll bump my bid up just past the last snipe bot bid, leaving no time to set their snipe program(s) for another bid. Most snipers who use bots have their program send the bid in the last 3-5 seconds or so, in order to ensure that server lag doesn't lose them the item. I'll revisit the item just prior to auction end and put the kibosh on sniper bots. ![]() Sometimes I'll play along and outbid someone else a time or two when there isn't a bidding frenzy, especially when there hasn't been a new bid in a while — this can sometimes help keep the item up when a seller might have otherwise removed the listing due to lack of interest, lowballs or an enticing offline offer (it happens). I typically will put in an early bid just to get myself in the game, and if I'm watching the item, I can go ahead and remove it from my watch list. I'm more forgiving of automated sniping and automatic bids in certain cases, such as when the bidder knows they're going to be AFK during the auction time frame and has a good reason for it (vacation where there's no internet access, family emergency, surgery, etc.). But then, eBay has no auctioneer, either, so. I suppose I'm old-fashioned, but when I think of an auction, I think of a room of people putting in live bids (even if only via taking phone-in orders from rich snobs ). Any automated bidding kinda ruins the "auction" feel for me. ![]()
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