Auction Sniping Services - Page 5

HIPPEEDUDE · #41 07-02-2013, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by SwiftDeath

Touche good sir

I still say sniping helps control what you're willing to pay if even just by stopping you from getting into a bidding war

Well,i will admit at times it doesnt control me,lol. If its something i really really want i have two ebay windows open. In one i bid my utmost top dollar i would pay & in the other a stupid amount i would pay if i have to or if i get out bid. I snipe with my top dollar first & if i get out bid,i just snipe with my stupid amount

Hate loosing an auction over what so far has been a few cents or at most 2 or 3 dollars. Just waiting for the time its really going to bite me on the arse hard

Lemur · #42 07-02-2013, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Twistedsymphony

unless you've got $10,000 in the bank that could be dangerous, you could get screwed over by shill bids or by someone else employing the same strategy as hippie said.

I can see if you really want something "no matter the cost" but I still wouldn't bid more than I could actually pay.

...unless of course you're actually good for $10K in which case I'd like to point out that I have a good many CEs for sale right now

i) Bid $10,000 -> win at $5,000 -> I think "Do I wanna pay $5,000?" If I'm not willing to pay at least I had the chance to let it go.

ii) Snipe $500 -> item sells to someone else at $520 -> Bang head on wall

In (i) I have the option whether to pay the final price, in (ii) the choice is no longer in my hands.

SwiftDeath · #43 07-02-2013, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Lemur

i) Bid $10,000 -> win at $5,000 -> I think "Do I wanna pay $5,000?" If I'm not willing to pay at least I had the chance to let it go.

ii) Snipe $500 -> item sells to someone else at $520 -> Bang head on wall

In (i) I have the option whether to pay the final price, in (ii) the choice is no longer in my hands.

Right but with unpaid cases and the like don't you worry you might screw up that ebay account if you don't pay enough?

HIPPEEDUDE · #44 07-02-2013, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by SwiftDeath

Right but with unpaid cases and the like don't you worry you might screw up that ebay account if you don't pay enough?

Easy fix-have more than one account

I think its like 4 or 5 times you can cancel for whatever reason then its a ban hammer or something. I think its also recorded down for all to see as well

Redmagster · #45 07-02-2013, 05:56 PM

Whenever I lose an auction over what seems like 2 or 3 cents (or pence if you're from the good old UK!!) it does me good to remind myself that the winning bid may well not have been the limit the winner set...

Put it this way - you might have been up against Lemur...

So no amount of extra pence would have helped you then....

SwiftDeath · #46 07-02-2013, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Redmagster

Whenever I lose an auction over what seems like 2 or 3 cents (or pence if you're from the good old UK!!) it does me good to remind myself that the winning bid may well not have been the limit the winner set...

Put it this way - you might have been up against Lemur...

So no amount of extra pence would have helped you then....

You know what my first thought was when Lemur said his bit?

I wonder if he bids $10000.93

Redmagster · #47 07-02-2013, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by SwiftDeath

You know what my first thought was when Lemur said his bit?

I wonder if he bids $10000.93

Sometimes I like to wait out an auction and bid the good old fashioned way... Bit like washing up when you have a dishwasher - feels like a treat occasionally...!!! Finger twitching over the submit bid button, panicking and changing your max with 10 seconds to go hoping the signal doesn't drop out....

SwiftDeath · #48 07-02-2013, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Redmagster

Sometimes I like to wait out an auction and bid the good old fashioned way... Bit like washing up when you have a dishwasher - feels like a treat occasionally...!!! Finger twitching over the submit bid button, panicking and changing your max with 10 seconds to go hoping the signal doesn't drop out....

I occassionally watch auctions end assuming it's practical but rarely bid on them myself

Usually let the snipe service do its work