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T thejab Grand Member (1 year) Tradewinds Apartments, Alameda, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2992	T thejab Posted posted on Fri, Jun 28, 2002 10:46 AM Snipers really piss me off. There is really nothing one can do because they often use sniping services. Usually I just enter a low maximum in hopes of getting a bargain and I lose much more frequently than I win. Ebay has considered stopping automatic sniping by extending the auction by a few seconds beyond the official end time but I don't think they've implemeted it yet. The only consolation I can offer is that the winning bidder may have won by a dollar more but their maximum might have been much more than yours. If they bid $100 on an item and you bid $50 they get it for $51 (if the bid increment is $1).

Snipers really piss me off. There is really nothing one can do because they often use sniping services. Usually I just enter a low maximum in hopes of getting a bargain and I lose much more frequently than I win.

Ebay has considered stopping automatic sniping by extending the auction by a few seconds beyond the official end time but I don't think they've implemeted it yet.

The only consolation I can offer is that the winning bidder may have won by a dollar more but their maximum might have been much more than yours. If they bid $100 on an item and you bid $50 they get it for $51 (if the bid increment is $1).

Post #2989 by thejab on Fri, Jun 28, 2002 10:46 AM