which ebay sniper
Discussion
robinessex said:
If a bid hasn't gone higher than I'm prepared to pay, I wait until the last possible moment, and then put my bid in by stabbing the bid button with my finger. And I have got up in the middle of the night to bid as well.
.Some people do like to make things unnecessarily difficult for themselves!
DrDoofenshmirtz said:
I use eSnipe, but you have to pay for it (works out at something like £1 per win, but nothing if you loose).
What's the deal with the free snipers - there must be something in it for them?
a whole pound!? You're being done mate.. Snip.pl costs 0.60 Polish zloty (~0.19 US$, ~0.15 EURO), which you also only pay if you win the auction (and you get some freebies for joining up and more freebies for getting others to join up too) While I'm here: http://www.snip.pl/ref?arpoodleWhat's the deal with the free snipers - there must be something in it for them?
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Cliftonite said:
robinessex said:
If a bid hasn't gone higher than I'm prepared to pay, I wait until the last possible moment, and then put my bid in by stabbing the bid button with my finger. And I have got up in the middle of the night to bid as well.
.Some people do like to make things unnecessarily difficult for themselves!
Rocketsocks said:
I don't understand. How can you 'lose out' just because someone else is using a sniper?
There are three simple rules you should follow for online auctions.
1). Bid once, and once only.
2) Bid the absolute maximum that you're prepared to pay.
3) Bid in the dying seconds of the auction.
If you follow those rules, you cannot 'lose out'. If someone else wins the auction, they've paid too much. Simple as that.
What if you buy a lot of bits on eBay and don't have time, or like me are out on the road with no guarantee of an Internet signal ? A sniper will do this for me, one bid at the last second is all I need but not always possible if stuck in traffic on the M25 or M6 with no wifi!There are three simple rules you should follow for online auctions.
1). Bid once, and once only.
2) Bid the absolute maximum that you're prepared to pay.
3) Bid in the dying seconds of the auction.
If you follow those rules, you cannot 'lose out'. If someone else wins the auction, they've paid too much. Simple as that.
Rocketsocks said:
1). Bid once, and once only.
2) Bid the absolute maximum that you're prepared to pay.
3) Bid in the dying seconds of the auction.
If you follow those rules, you cannot 'lose out'. If someone else wins the auction, they've paid too much. Simple as that.
Rubbish.2) Bid the absolute maximum that you're prepared to pay.
3) Bid in the dying seconds of the auction.
If you follow those rules, you cannot 'lose out'. If someone else wins the auction, they've paid too much. Simple as that.
I have won loads of things by last minute bidding by old fashioned mouse click beating others by as little as £1.
Just because someone places a late bid does not mean they are an expert on what is a good price.
Which is exactly the point I was making!
The OP had suggested that he lost out on an ebay auction because someone else was using sniper software. He didn't lose out because of that of course, he lost out because another bidder bid more! It is often misunderstood by ebay bidders that it isn't the last bid that wins, it's the highest one.
I quite agree that if you can't be available to bid at close of auction then it makes sense to use sniper software, but otherwise just do it manually. Well done on your £1 snipe. I once managed the ultimate manual snipe of winning the auction by one penny with a bid in the last second. I've not managed to repeat it since though.
The OP had suggested that he lost out on an ebay auction because someone else was using sniper software. He didn't lose out because of that of course, he lost out because another bidder bid more! It is often misunderstood by ebay bidders that it isn't the last bid that wins, it's the highest one.
I quite agree that if you can't be available to bid at close of auction then it makes sense to use sniper software, but otherwise just do it manually. Well done on your £1 snipe. I once managed the ultimate manual snipe of winning the auction by one penny with a bid in the last second. I've not managed to repeat it since though.
northwest monkey said:
Rocketsocks said:
I don't understand. How can you 'lose out' just because someone else is using a sniper?
There are three simple rules you should follow for online auctions.
1). Bid once, and once only.
2) Bid the absolute maximum that you're prepared to pay.
3) Bid in the dying seconds of the auction.
If you follow those rules, you cannot 'lose out'. If someone else wins the auction, they've paid too much. Simple as that.
Or just bid whenever you want.There are three simple rules you should follow for online auctions.
1). Bid once, and once only.
2) Bid the absolute maximum that you're prepared to pay.
3) Bid in the dying seconds of the auction.
If you follow those rules, you cannot 'lose out'. If someone else wins the auction, they've paid too much. Simple as that.
Anyone who thinks they are winning by bidding with snipers is a f
king idiot.Mr Gear said:
northwest monkey said:
Rocketsocks said:
I don't understand. How can you 'lose out' just because someone else is using a sniper?
There are three simple rules you should follow for online auctions.
1). Bid once, and once only.
2) Bid the absolute maximum that you're prepared to pay.
3) Bid in the dying seconds of the auction.
If you follow those rules, you cannot 'lose out'. If someone else wins the auction, they've paid too much. Simple as that.
Or just bid whenever you want.There are three simple rules you should follow for online auctions.
1). Bid once, and once only.
2) Bid the absolute maximum that you're prepared to pay.
3) Bid in the dying seconds of the auction.
If you follow those rules, you cannot 'lose out'. If someone else wins the auction, they've paid too much. Simple as that.
Anyone who thinks they are winning by bidding with snipers is a f
king idiot.As for the comment above, if you put your max bid in early you run the risk of shill bidding, which happens a lot. Otherwise, if you leave it until the last minute then why not use a sniping tool, which doesn't leave you at the mercy of the sellers finish time.
To coin a phrase "It's a no brainer"
surveyor said:
I don't think sniping helps you win, but it does help you win at lowest cost.
I find it very easy to decide on maximum price then stay away. If you put your maximum bid in early invariably the price get's bid up.
Even that logic is flawed. If you set your snipe at £70 and I bid £100 days ago, how are you going win at lowest cost?I find it very easy to decide on maximum price then stay away. If you put your maximum bid in early invariably the price get's bid up.
The person using eBay properly is still going to win the price they are happy with.
Mr Gear said:
Exactly. If it sells for £5 and you would have paid £5.50 for it, bid £5.50!
Anyone who thinks they are winning by bidding with snipers is a fking idiot.
You clearly don't understand how eBay bidding works.Anyone who thinks they are winning by bidding with snipers is a f
king idiot.If your maximum price you're prepared to pay is £5.50 then bidding this amount in the last few seconds gives you a much better chance of winning than bidding a few hours before.
If you put that bid in, and then someone bids £4.90 it will go up STRAIGHT AWAY thus giving people more time to put in a higher bid...
Sniper tools help with this by automatically putting in your highest bid at the last minute to help prevent this.
Mr Gear said:
Even that logic is flawed. If you set your snipe at £70 and I bid £100 days ago, how are you going win at lowest cost?
The person using eBay properly is still going to win the price they are happy with.
In this case yes, a sniper is irrelevant because your highest bid is already below what someone else has already bid....The person using eBay properly is still going to win the price they are happy with.
eltax91 said:
Which bit of "steal my ebay/ paypal credentials software" should I use?
Scam auction with you as the seller coming your way soon.
This. Very much this! I looked into using sniper software once. I immediately discounted any 'on-line' services and looked for something that would run entirely locally and not 'phone home' my details to someone else.Scam auction with you as the seller coming your way soon.
Tested many in a sandbox and every single one attempted to despatch my ebay account details to more locations than just ebay.
Sorry, but stupid is as stupid does. Just because you've been OK so far doesn't mean that your security hasn't been compromised by using one of these services.
Edited by r11co on Friday 3rd October 11:57
Mr Gear said:
surveyor said:
I don't think sniping helps you win, but it does help you win at lowest cost.
I find it very easy to decide on maximum price then stay away. If you put your maximum bid in early invariably the price get's bid up.
Even that logic is flawed. If you set your snipe at £70 and I bid £100 days ago, how are you going win at lowest cost?I find it very easy to decide on maximum price then stay away. If you put your maximum bid in early invariably the price get's bid up.
The person using eBay properly is still going to win the price they are happy with.
However if someone bids against you it will push the price up. It probably means I won't win - but also that you will pay more.
surveyor said:
It's selling at more than it's worth to me. It's not meant to be.
However if someone bids against you it will push the price up. It probably means I won't win - but also that you will pay more.
If it is selling for more than it's worth, why would you care if someone else bought it?However if someone bids against you it will push the price up. It probably means I won't win - but also that you will pay more.
Whenever I get outbid on eBay I can always take satisfaction knowing that the person who bought it overpaid for it.
If I don't get outbid, then I am getting it for a price i think is fair.
Why do people not understand this?
Mr Gear said:
If it is selling for more than it's worth, why would you care if someone else bought it?
Whenever I get outbid on eBay I can always take satisfaction knowing that the person who bought it overpaid for it.
If I don't get outbid, then I am getting it for a price i think is fair.
Why do people not understand this?
and if you'd sniped, you may have got it for even less.Whenever I get outbid on eBay I can always take satisfaction knowing that the person who bought it overpaid for it.
If I don't get outbid, then I am getting it for a price i think is fair.
Why do people not understand this?
Mr Gear said:
surveyor said:
It's selling at more than it's worth to me. It's not meant to be.
However if someone bids against you it will push the price up. It probably means I won't win - but also that you will pay more.
If it is selling for more than it's worth, why would you care if someone else bought it?However if someone bids against you it will push the price up. It probably means I won't win - but also that you will pay more.
Whenever I get outbid on eBay I can always take satisfaction knowing that the person who bought it overpaid for it.
If I don't get outbid, then I am getting it for a price i think is fair.
Why do people not understand this?
Mr Gear said:
If it is selling for more than it's worth, why would you care if someone else bought it?
Whenever I get outbid on eBay I can always take satisfaction knowing that the person who bought it overpaid for it.
If I don't get outbid, then I am getting it for a price i think is fair.
Why do people not understand this?
And you believe that you are the arbiter of the value of everything? Interesting.Whenever I get outbid on eBay I can always take satisfaction knowing that the person who bought it overpaid for it.
If I don't get outbid, then I am getting it for a price i think is fair.
Why do people not understand this?
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