Auction Sniping Services

[Matt16]

I've never tried one of these before, I must have been living in a cave actually as I didn't know they existed

I've added an item to that Gixen that Lord Swift suggested so will see how I do

If it doesn't work I'll have to find the Swift fella

[SwiftDeath]

Originally Posted by Matt16

I've never tried one of these before, I must have been living in a cave actually as I didn't know they existed

I've added an item to that Gixen that Lord Swift suggested so will see how I do

I was aware of them for quite a while before I started looking for them but assumed they'd be overly expensive and pretty much everyone besides gixen tends to nickel and dime you. 1% of total sale + 5 cents a transaction etc.

Regular gixen is free

Mirror (Premium) is $6 a year which is still a great deal although haven't done it yet myself

Originally Posted by Matt16

If it doesn't work I'll have to find the Swift fella

Good luck me

Nah I've never had a problem with gixen that wasn't my own fault

Sometimes I bid too low (but that has its own merits ), sometimes I fail to check if I can actually bid on it in the first place (i.e. US ebayers can bid etc.)

[LyricalOne]

Originally Posted by HIPPEEDUDE

Often theres at least one bidder in the war that doesnt want it anymore but they will make sure as hell the other bidder is going to pay stupid money for it.

Not gonna lie, I still like the fun of the good old manual snipping, it's the thrill of hunt

And I am that bidder who knows won't win the item, but I'll still bid for the hell of making the winner pay more than they bargained for.
I mean there is one way at least that you make sure you don't overbid the top bidder

But with connections messing up at the "right" time and others using sniping, I too have thought about using one (although I haven't yet)

[SwiftDeath]

So a couple of people said they'd try out a sniping service based on this thread

Any thoughts from those who did?

Dislike anything I suggest to be less than helpful

[Matt16]

Originally Posted by SwiftDeath

So a couple of people said they'd try out a sniping service based on this thread

Any thoughts from those who did?

Dislike anything I suggest to be less than helpful

I only used it for item and that was removed before the auction end so didn't get to see the sniper is action

I'll try again on a couple of other things I'm watching

[CanisCanemEdit]

I'm practically an insomniac and when I do sleep, I sleep fairly light. I have always manually sniped my auctions. I knew of these services, but wasn't sure of the reliability.

I have experienced the frustration of trying to buy something and my connection dropping out on me. I tried to bid on an item via my phone while at a theme park and stupid network or interference blocked me. I was so damn pissed off.


Ok, I will try this out and let you know. To echo something mentioned here, if it doesn't work, will have to look for a swift fellow as well.

[SwiftDeath]

Originally Posted by CanisCanemEdit

I'm practically an insomniac and when I do sleep, I sleep fairly light. I have always manually sniped my auctions. I knew of these services, but wasn't sure of the reliability.

I have experienced the frustration of trying to buy something and my connection dropping out on me. I tried to bid on an item via my phone while at a theme park and stupid network or interference blocked me. I was so damn pissed off.

Hmmm I'm starting to think I have an unnatural desire for sleep

I've never had a problem with gixen in at least 300 - 400 snipes (items I used gixen on)

I like gixen for time management to be honest but also because I'll forget about items otherwise

Originally Posted by CanisCanemEdit

Ok, I will try this out and let you know. To echo something mentioned here, if it doesn't work, will have to look for a swift fellow as well.

Um just so everyone knows if someone named Deathswiftly comes on here after a long absence from me, he is my twin brother and also has the exact same collection as me

So yeah totally not the same person