Why do eBayers drive prices.

[lhurgoyf]

Originally Posted by Mike1888

Just watched an MGS3 Subsistence LE get bid on a good 20 times by a guy in the last 10 seconds until he eventually bested my bid by a cent.

Is this guy using a sniper? If so, I hate them.

If they end up making multiple bids then that sounds more like someone did it in person. I assume with a sniping service you provide a max bid and it will bid that at the last second... all or nothing approach. If your max bid is greater than the current max bid, then you only see 1 bid in the log. If your bid is lower than the current person's max bid, the log will show your bid + I believe the current max bidder's bid moved up to whatever you bid + increment (or they add a new bid for the max bidder, I don't remember which). Could still be someone using a sniping service, but having it attempt multiple bids instead of 1 max bid seems kind of odd.

[Mike1888]

Originally Posted by lhurgoyf

If they end up making multiple bids then that sounds more like someone did it in person. I assume with a sniping service you provide a max bid and it will bid that at the last second... all or nothing approach. If your max bid is greater than the current max bid, then you only see 1 bid in the log. If your bid is lower than the current person's max bid, the log will show your bid + I believe the current max bidder's bid moved up to whatever you bid + increment (or they add a new bid for the max bidder, I don't remember which). Could still be someone using a sniping service, but having it attempt multiple bids instead of 1 max bid seems kind of odd.

Thats what I figured, but it seemed SO automated going up $10 every half a second and it started with like 10 seconds left. Like I can understand reentering a max bid 3 or 4 times, but over 10? Anyways I lost the auction Time to move on!

[twistedsymphony]

Definitely not a sniper, nor ebay's automatic Max bid mechanism... that was done manually by the person bidding, and obviously someone who doesn't understand how eBay bidding works.

had YOU used a sniper, that wouldn't have happened