Auction Sniping Services

[HIPPEEDUDE]

Originally Posted by SwiftDeath

Right and that's called inflating an auction

Dangerous game though if you end up the highest bidder

This is why I think my third pro (point) for sniping is valid

Placing a snipe forces you to evaluate how much that item is to you

Helps you keep things in perspective better imo

Not really,theres still a possibilty of someone using said snipe service & still entering a silly amount in an effort to win. Still wont work you say,well what if the current highest bidder also put in a stupid amount. You enter your snipe at say $500 believing it wont go near that & your safe but assured of a win. However the current highest bidder unbeknown to you has entered $420 or something like that. Bingo,stupid price payable & item still sold for stupid price. It can & has probably happened more times than anyone realises me thinks. I think its called infinite probability

[SwiftDeath]

Originally Posted by HIPPEEDUDE

Not really,theres still a possibilty of someone using said snipe service & still entering a silly amount in an effort to win. Still wont work you say,well what if the current highest bidder also put in a stupid amount. You enter your snipe at say $500 believing it wont go near that & your safe but assured of a win. However the current highest bidder unbeknown to you has entered $420 or something like that. Bingo,stupid price payable & item still sold for stupid price. It can & has probably happened more times than anyone realises me thinks. I think its called infinite probability

I suppose this is appropriate

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

[HIPPEEDUDE]

Originally Posted by SwiftDeath

I suppose this is appropriate

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

I raise your Douglas Adam with an Albert Einstein

"Every day, man is making bigger and better fool-proof things, and every day, nature is making bigger and better fools. So far, I think nature is winning."

[SwiftDeath]

Originally Posted by HIPPEEDUDE

I raise your Douglas Adam with an Albert Einstein

"Every day, man is making bigger and better fool-proof things, and every day, nature is making bigger and better fools. So far, I think nature is winning."

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

[HIPPEEDUDE]

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