Survey: What snipe program do you use?

I used to set until the end and by using a count down timer place the bid in
the last 20 sec. but any more I may just fall asleep and miss the whole
thing so I found Hammer Snipe and I never watch over an auction any more. If
I lose it is because it sold for more then I wanted to pay for it to begin
with.

"Alaska Larry" wrote in message
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Not to mention getting caught up in the last minute excitement and over
bidding what you normally would have just to win.
Alaska Larry

Bob Flaminio wrote:
Jorg Lueke wrote:

Jorg Lueke wrote:

I like the manual method of opening two browsers windows, getting
the bid ready in one and the whammo! It's free, fun, and highly
effective ;-)

I agree about the free and fun bits, but highly effective? There's no
comparison with robo-sniping. The advantage of not having to be at a
computer at the auction end time should not be underestimated. I'd
much rather go out and play rather than wait for an auction to end.

You trust technology more than I


What's not to trust? For manually sniped coins, there's been many a time
where the auction end came and went, and I had just forgot about it. My
robo-sniper has only ever missed once, and it was eBay's fault. If we're
scoring manual vs. robo, robo wins hands down.

It might also depend on how badly you want the item.

"Bob Flaminio" wrote in message
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Jorg Lueke wrote:
I like the manual method of opening two browsers windows, getting the
bid ready in one and the whammo! It's free, fun, and highly
effective ;-)

I agree about the free and fun bits, but highly effective? There's no
comparison with robo-sniping. The advantage of not having to be at a
computer at the auction end time should not be underestimated. I'd much
rather go out and play rather than wait for an auction to end.

--
Bob

Oh cut it out, Bob!
Sitting at the PC, heart pounding, watching the clock tick the countdown is more than
half the fun!

I love outsniping the snipers. Got lots of winning bids in with 1-2 seconds to go.

Its all part of the game.

(Unless, of course, I'm on the road or at work.)

Jeff

"A.Gent" wrote in message
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Oh cut it out, Bob!
Sitting at the PC, heart pounding, watching the clock tick the countdown is more
than
half the fun!

I love outsniping the snipers. Got lots of winning bids in with 1-2 seconds to go.

Its all part of the game.

(replying to self...)

Case in point:
http://offer.ebay.com.au/ws3/eBayISA...tem=3901020924

Check out the time remaining.

;-)

Yes, that was fun.
And, I am happy with the price.

Jeff

Hello, Ed Hendricks!
You wrote:

I can only think of one reason to put in a low bid early
if you intend to
snipe the auction. If the auction has a reserve price,
putting in a low
opening bid will keep someone from buying it at the
reserve price before you
get a chance to snipe. So if the opening bid is $0.99 and
has a reserve, go
ahead and bid the 99¢ to do away with the reserve. Wait
for another bidder
to bid, then put your snipe bid on it.

Here's another reason: to prevent the seller from raising
the starting bid. A seller did this to me once after I asked
a question about his auction item.

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