Snipers

Yannis · 7th December 2005, 05:30 PM

I remember now a very wild sniping few months ago. A fine 16th century sword got more than $10000 dollars the last minute to close in $22000. The buyer is a member of the forum and a profesional dealer. Do you think that he could get it if he had show his intentions? Probably not.

BSMStar · 7th December 2005, 06:53 PM

Interesting thread... and all this time I thought my wife was bribing you guys to snipe me.

Tim Simmons · 7th December 2005, 07:59 PM

What happens if several bidders on one item are all snipers? Does that not counter act any software or am I just really dumb

. Tim

MABAGANI · 7th December 2005, 09:32 PM

I would guess the win still goes to the bidder with the higher maximum bid. So what happens if by coincidence two or more bidders using software happen to place the same maximum bid? Do the software companies offer the fastest nano sec reaction time...and what if its the same software?

Andrew · 7th December 2005, 09:38 PM

Good questions! I don't know the answers, but I've thought about this before.

I always bid in odd increments (e.g. $37.59) to reduce the chances of identical bids.

erlikhan · 7th December 2005, 09:55 PM

And not any one of you are afraid of giving your ebay name and password away to some sites which are officially nothing???

Andrew · 7th December 2005, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by erlikhan

And not any one of you are afraid of giving your ebay name and password away to some sites which are officially nothing???

Nothing's perfect, erlikhan.

However, like any internet-based business, sniping sites won't make any money if they aren't secure and trustworthy. I've used one snipe service for several years without a single problem.

MABAGANI · 7th December 2005, 09:59 PM

The whole snipe software thing is totally non-personal, from now on if you got a beef with any of my snipes blame it on my computer...lolz. It makes sense for ebay to allow it because it forces buyers to put as much as they could afford as opposed to some collectors making contact to keep the price down.

Andrew · 7th December 2005, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MABAGANI

The whole snipe software thing is totally non-personal, from now on if you got a beef with any of my snipes blame it on my computer...lolz.

Exactly!

I usually place snipe bids immediately after I spot something I want. After that, I ignore the auction until I get an email notification. This strategy avoids bidding wars and prevents me from re-evaluating what I'm willing to pay for something.

I do much better spending as little time on eBay as possible.

7th December 2005, 05:30 PM	#1
Yannis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Athens Greece Posts: 479	I remember now a very wild sniping few months ago. A fine 16th century sword got more than $10000 dollars the last minute to close in $22000. The buyer is a member of the forum and a profesional dealer. Do you think that he could get it if he had show his intentions? Probably not.

7th December 2005, 06:53 PM	#2
BSMStar Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kansas City, MO USA Posts: 312	Interesting thread... and all this time I thought my wife was bribing you guys to snipe me.

7th December 2005, 07:59 PM	#3
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,806	What happens if several bidders on one item are all snipers? Does that not counter act any software or am I just really dumb . Tim

7th December 2005, 09:32 PM	#4
MABAGANI Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 221	I would guess the win still goes to the bidder with the higher maximum bid. So what happens if by coincidence two or more bidders using software happen to place the same maximum bid? Do the software companies offer the fastest nano sec reaction time...and what if its the same software?

7th December 2005, 09:38 PM	#5
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	Good questions! I don't know the answers, but I've thought about this before. I always bid in odd increments (e.g. $37.59) to reduce the chances of identical bids.

7th December 2005, 09:55 PM	#6
erlikhan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Istanbul Posts: 452	And not any one of you are afraid of giving your ebay name and password away to some sites which are officially nothing???

7th December 2005, 09:59 PM	#8
MABAGANI Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 221	The whole snipe software thing is totally non-personal, from now on if you got a beef with any of my snipes blame it on my computer...lolz. It makes sense for ebay to allow it because it forces buyers to put as much as they could afford as opposed to some collectors making contact to keep the price down.