Sniping on Internet Auction sites
Feb 13, 2017 11:12:52 #
Most of you know of Sniping using an internet software to bid on an auction site. You pay a small fee and the site bids up to your specified amount at the very last second so you don't have to moniter the auction at closing time. What is your favorite Sniper and are you concerned with security since you have to give them your user id and password to bid. I have used them in the past to get old Goldwing parts which are no longer in production (painted in the exact color). Maybe you can pass on some bidding techniques you have learned if you don't dare to use a sniper. Which snipers don't work well or their software is too complicated?
Feb 13, 2017 11:31:56 #
stevetl wrote:
Most of you know of Sniping using an internet soft... (show quote)
I use EZSniper
I have used them for 12 years with zero issues.
Feb 13, 2017 11:36:06 #
On eBay, you don't need it. If you bid your top price, it only bids the lowest winning amount, and stops at your limit.
stevetl wrote:
Most of you know of Sniping using an internet soft... (show quote)
Feb 13, 2017 11:40:14 #
Charles 46277 wrote:
On eBay, you don't need it. If you bid your top price, it only bids the lowest winning amount, and stops at your limit.
Feb 13, 2017 11:40:59 #
I don't use them - this article pretty much sums it up for me...
https://www.thebalance.com/sniping-on-ebay-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-1139904
https://www.thebalance.com/sniping-on-ebay-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-1139904
Feb 13, 2017 11:43:45 #
Feb 13, 2017 11:47:16 #
Shellback wrote:
I don't use them - this article pretty much sums it up for me...
https://www.thebalance.com/sniping-on-ebay-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-1139904
https://www.thebalance.com/sniping-on-ebay-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-1139904
Good article.
I use the max price I will pay and ebay wins it for me every time it does not got over my max then I don't care anymore.
Feb 14, 2017 08:02:45 #
berchman
Loc: South Central PA
Shellback wrote:
I don't use them - this article pretty much sums it up for me...
https://www.thebalance.com/sniping-on-ebay-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-1139904
https://www.thebalance.com/sniping-on-ebay-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-1139904
What the article fails to say is that using eBay's proxy bid, other bidders will see your bid outbidding them every time the final bid you gave eBay exceeds what they are bidding. This can lead to a bidding war. A snipe bid stays hidden until the very last, thus not encouraging a bidding war. I snipe every time.
Feb 14, 2017 08:34:32 #
Architect1776 wrote:
Good article.
I use the max price I will pay and ebay wins it for me every time it does not got over my max then I don't care anymore.
I use the max price I will pay and ebay wins it for me every time it does not got over my max then I don't care anymore.
Right. I decide on my top price and just let it ride. Some people get carried away and bid too high. I've seen several articles about sellers who got lucky because buyers got into a bidding war and bid way above market value.
Feb 14, 2017 08:43:00 #
No neeed to pay somebody else, just decide your top bid and hit the button with five seconds to go. That way you don't get carried away. My hit rate exceeds 90% according to eBay.
Feb 14, 2017 09:56:10 #
magnetoman wrote:
No neeed to pay somebody else, just decide your top bid and hit the button with five seconds to go. That way you don't get carried away. My hit rate exceeds 90% according to eBay.
That's what I did on Shopgoodwill.com for a used Yamaha subwoofer I wanted. Waited till last 30 seconds and put in a safe maximum and my bid was increased to $1.00 above previous high bid, and I won a $90 compact subwoofer for $21.00 with 14.00 shipping and handling chg. saving $55. I had my phone next to me with a screen counting down in seconds to know exact time.
Feb 14, 2017 11:36:52 #
A local auction house has an auction each week. If a bidder places a bid when an auction is about to end it will extend the auction for another two minutes thereby thwarting the snipers. Maybe Ebay and others should try this. Or not if you're a sniper.
Feb 14, 2017 12:05:12 #
stevetl wrote:
That's what I did on Shopgoodwill.com for a used Yamaha subwoofer I wanted. Waited till last 30 seconds and put in a safe maximum and my bid was increased to $1.00 above previous high bid, and I won a $90 compact subwoofer for $21.00 with 14.00 shipping and handling chg. saving $55. I had my phone next to me with a screen counting down in seconds to know exact time.
You don't need a stopwatch now on eBay, the final 'confirm bid' screen has seconds counting-down at the top!
Feb 14, 2017 12:06:25 #
EdJ0307 wrote:
A local auction house has an auction each week. If a bidder places a bid when an auction is about to end it will extend the auction for another two minutes thereby thwarting the snipers. Maybe Ebay and others should try this. Or not if you're a sniper.
Definitely 'not'! That would make the whole thing a nightmare for me!
Feb 14, 2017 12:18:51 #
magnetoman wrote:
It could keep people bidding on an item causing the price to rise. Good for the seller and auction house, bad for bidders who come in at the last few seconds. Of course, if the high bidder had placed a bid higher than what the sniper bids, then the sniper probably wouldn't have time to place a higher bid.Definitely 'not'! That would make the whole thing a nightmare for me!
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