Auction Sniping Services

[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....

[SwiftDeath]

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]

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]

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

[Redmagster]

Originally Posted by SwiftDeath

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

Usually let the snipe service do its work

Lazy arse.....

[SwiftDeath]

Originally Posted by Redmagster

Lazy arse.....

Pretty much

Ebay makes you press like 3 buttons

Way too much work

[HIPPEEDUDE]

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....

The flipside to this is you will also be forever wondering if i did enter those few extra cents would i have won. So unfortuately you have to remind yourself of this as well. Fleabay is like a legalized gambling service,you roll the dice & hope your number comes up. Occassionally it does & occassionally it doesnt but either way the house still wins,lol

[Lemur]

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?

I haven't had any unpaid cases so far. All won at prices I'm willing to pay

Originally Posted by SwiftDeath

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

I wonder if he bids $10000.93

I bid more than that!

Originally Posted by HIPPEEDUDE

The flipside to this is you will also be forever wondering if i did enter those few extra cents would i have won. So unfortuately you have to remind yourself of this as well.

That's precisely the shitty feeling I hate. So my method ensures that if I lose the item, it's because I did not want to pay for it. My call.