Ebay snipe

[frank_drebin]

Which one of you guys tried to snipe me at the last second? Cost me $20 extra.

Still, no complaints here, I still did ok

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...501801&alt=web

[Bawanna]

Wasn't me. I don't go there too often, I hate snipers. That was a fine score for ya even with the 20 extra bucks.

[WMD]

Definitely a great score. I wish I had a PM45. The politicians in my state won't let m e have one. They say they are too dangerous for me.

[frank_drebin]

Definitely a great score. I wish I had a PM45. The politicians in my state won't let m e have one. They say they are too dangerous for me.

Why do you hate children so much? ??

[Longitude Zero]

Don't do Ebay. Too much like a garage sale and/or Moroccan Bazaar. I don't do any of them.

[frank_drebin]

Don't do Ebay. Too much like a garage sale and/or Moroccan Bazaar. I don't do any of them.

Yeah, I don't really know what that means. What I do know is that I can buy cell phones brand new, gun holsters, magazines, laptops, screen protectors, phone cases, etc. on there all day long for dirt cheap.

[berettabone]

I use them...........................have gotten a lot of nice things, for good prices. I stay out of the politics of Ebay, and the people who hate it..................I can understand their side.

[Bawanna]

I just wish they had some sort of 15 minute bid rule like most gun auctions for one of a kind or not mass produced stuff.

Some of the stuff, there's tons of and you miss one you just go get another.

But once in awhile you stumble on something really special and nobody bids cause you don't want to let anyone else know your interested. I bid early to get my name in the hat, the right thing to do, you watch and 4 seconds before the treasure is yours some moron with a computer sniper program steals it from ya.

Often wondered what happens when two computer sniper morons strike at the same time?

[cloud]

E snipe is cheap and works real well.

[Bawanna]

Not for me. I have scrupples.

[Manzanita]

Sure, it's annoying when you think you're about to win something and someone has outbid you in the last second, but I don't see anything unscrupulous about. It's part of the game. You've already entered the highest amount you're willing to pay, right? If someone is willing to pay more, what does it matter whether or not they make their bid an hour before the auction ends or three seconds?

The only thing it does is keep someone who's watching the auction from being able to decide if they're willing to pay more than their original highest proxy bid.

Although sellers are probably more adversely affected than buyers by sniping, as someone who has occasionally sold on eBay, I've been pretty happy to see something that I was about to let go for a depressingly small amount suddenly go up, sometimes considerably, in the last seconds before ending.

[frank_drebin]

Not for me. I have scrupples.

How exactly does putting a bid in at the last second make one unscrupulous?

[Bawanna]

Your cheating the system plain and simple. By sneaking in at the last second it doesn't allow anyone else to make a bid.

Some logic in that a person enters the highest proxy bid they'll pay but for most poor folks interested in something because it's a reasonable deal, they won't enter a super high proxy.

I've had friends I've never met snipe me more than once. Apparently the definition of scrupples is different for different people.

Doesn't matter what I think anyhow. If I want something bad enough I'll get it one way or another. But I still won't snipe ever.

[frank_drebin]

Your cheating the system plain and simple. By sneaking in at the last second it doesn't allow anyone else to make a bid.

Some logic in that a person enters the highest proxy bid they'll pay but for most poor folks interested in something because it's a reasonable deal, they won't enter a super high proxy.

I've had friends I've never met snipe me more than once. Apparently the definition of scrupples is different for different people.

Doesn't matter what I think anyhow. If I want something bad enough I'll get it one way or another. But I still won't snipe ever.

Calling someone out for having low scruples because they play by the rules of the site they are shopping on is a bit low rent don't you think? I put in my maximum bid of $100 with 3 seconds left and somehow you feel like a better person for not actually playing by the rules?

[cloud]

Unless I use the buy it now feature, esnipe is the only way I bid on an ebay item. I cant tell you how many times my esnipe bid is not high enough .Even using esnipe I only bid the maximum I'm willing to pay. Which a lot of times is lower than someone's high proxy bid. And I don't win the auction.