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Sniped on ebay today!
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Luckydesigns
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Thu, Sep 2, 2004 10:12 PM
I was bidding on a super cool guitar today and coming down to the last minute, I was sniped. That bastard! |
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LAWebChick
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Thu, Sep 2, 2004 10:55 PM
Not free for everything, but it works really well. One of our favorite internet tools :) |
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dogbytes
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Thu, Sep 2, 2004 11:05 PM
i also use esnipe ~ its like ronco "set it and forget it" ~ i put in my maximum bid, and it does the rest. i've only been outbid 1 out of 8 times (and thats fine with me, because the item went for much more than i was willing to pay for it). it helps me not get all wrapped up in the bidding. |
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Tiki-Toa
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Thu, Sep 2, 2004 11:30 PM
Lucky I have learned from many years of ebaying that 1.you can set your max at the start and if you win then you can be happy that you got it at your price. 2. wait and watch then bid at the last 2minutes your max price and if you win great. But in the end always know what you are willing to live with in bidding for something. I also have learned that if you are able, spend some time doing searches on the internet you may find the same item somewhere else for a compairable price. Hope this helps you. |
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Luckydesigns
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Fri, Sep 3, 2004 12:02 AM
Thanks for all of the responses. |
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Doctor Z
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Fri, Sep 3, 2004 12:43 AM
Spike, m'friend, I gotta tell ya: sniping service or no sniping service, the way you win eBay auctions is to bid more than anyone else! That's it. Whether you bid in the last 2 seconds or a week in advance, the person who bids the most wins. Period. (Oh, and if you ARE going to use a sniping service, I recommend AuctionSniper.com... :wink:) |
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Luckydesigns
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Fri, Sep 3, 2004 9:49 AM
I thought that a sniping program throws the next highest bid in right at the last second. I didn't think that with sniping, it's still 'highest bid wins'. |
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Traderpup
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Fri, Sep 3, 2004 1:57 PM
Spike... try practicing your sniping techniques here: Ebay sniping practice auctions for Spike hehehe! |
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LAWebChick
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Fri, Sep 3, 2004 3:53 PM
eSnipe (I don't know about the others) behaves exactly as a regular eBay bid. You tell eSnipe your highest offer, and it submits it to eBay 6 (or so, your choice) seconds before the end of the auction, just as if you had hit the eBay "bid" button and filled out the form yourself. So highest bid still wins, but because you're bidding so close to the end of the auction those watching it at the end don't have time to manually bid higher. If your max amount is less than someone else's max amount, you'll still get outbid, which is why you have to enter the highest price you're willing to pay. eSnipe also has "bid groups" so if there is more than one seller of something you are interested in, you can group them together, and the minute you win one, it cancels the rest. Yes, I'm a fan :) |
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Luckydesigns
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Fri, Sep 3, 2004 11:32 PM
Thanks for clearing that up for me, everyone. |
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Island Savage
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Sun, Sep 12, 2004 6:35 PM
Spike, [ Edited by: freaky*tiki on 2004-09-30 08:11 ] |
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