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using goofbay snipe tool

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  • kcmatt79
    kcmatt79 Posts: 176 Forumite
    Just done it for the first time - eek! Entered my snipes for tonight.

    Did I need to download the toolbar?

    Is it really safe giving your ebay password out? :confused:
    LB Moment Sep 2007 Debt at highest £19,000 :eek:
    Debt at April 2011 £10,000
  • BritBrat
    BritBrat Posts: 3,764 Forumite
    kcmatt79 wrote: »
    Just done it for the first time - eek! Entered my snipes for tonight.

    Did I need to download the toolbar?

    Is it really safe giving your ebay password out? :confused:

    I think my Goofbay password is not the same as my Ebay password.

    I know you have to put the Ebay one in but it is HTTPS.

    Just checked and they are not the same:

    Ebay - *XXXXXXXXXXX*F

    Goofbay - SXXXXXXXXXXXX5

    The X's are not the password just replacing digits or chars.
  • kcmatt79
    kcmatt79 Posts: 176 Forumite
    No, the passwords for the two accounts are different, but you give them your ebay password for them to snipe for you.
    LB Moment Sep 2007 Debt at highest £19,000 :eek:
    Debt at April 2011 £10,000
  • melliott1963
    melliott1963 Posts: 474 Forumite
    I haven't used Goofbay for sniping, but did the other day use their search for misspellings.

    I've been looking for something for my son and they usually go for £20 - £25, sometimes a lot more. Goofbay misspelling search displayed the item I wanted, and, even better, it was on buy it now for £7.99 (it had only been listed for about 2 hours). Postage was the same as other auctions, so I snapped it up.

    I'd have never found it using the normal ebay search.
  • rosie383
    rosie383 Posts: 4,981 Forumite
    Bumpity bump!!!!!
    I wanted to use goofbay today, but it is asking what my max bid would be, in dollars? All the rest is in pounds so how do I change it?
    Father Ted: Now concentrate this time, Dougal. These
    (he points to some plastic cows on the table) are very small; those (pointing at some cows out of the window) are far away...
    :D:D:D
  • rosie383
    rosie383 Posts: 4,981 Forumite
    Sorry, I did it. When you put the item number and confirm it, it puts your bid in the correct currency automatically..
    Father Ted: Now concentrate this time, Dougal. These
    (he points to some plastic cows on the table) are very small; those (pointing at some cows out of the window) are far away...
    :D:D:D
  • mobile48
    mobile48 Posts: 745 Forumite
    Does goofbay take commission from items you bid on or put another way will I lose my ebay cashback going via goofbay? Thanks.
  • rosie383
    rosie383 Posts: 4,981 Forumite
    Don't think they do. It seems completely free. They certainly didn't ask for any money details IYKWIM. It looks great for finding bargains.
    Father Ted: Now concentrate this time, Dougal. These
    (he points to some plastic cows on the table) are very small; those (pointing at some cows out of the window) are far away...
    :D:D:D
  • mobile48
    mobile48 Posts: 745 Forumite
    edited 15 November 2010 at 8:52PM
    I mean is ebay paying them commission?

    I get the commission ebay normally pays via cashback and avoid any front end sites onto ebay in case they take the cashback from me.

    I had a look at the site and it makes no mention of this and even asks for donations to fund it.

    Nevertheless I cleared all my cookies after visiting the site just in case.
  • mobile48
    mobile48 Posts: 745 Forumite
    edited 16 November 2010 at 12:20AM
    Found some old information on Goofbay revenue here:

    http://www.northeastdigitalawards08.co.uk/view/146/

    I suspect if you use front-end sites to access ebay you need to careful not to loose your cashback.
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