Sneaky last second bidders

pug_in_a_bed

I always set mine at 5 seconds and I've never lost one yet;).

Snipers are really useful for overseas auctions that maybe end in the middle of the night or something like that.

seabiscuit_2

i enjoy the manual sniping technique too
and i only loose items that go overpriced

and id rather do it that way than pay some lousey program to take the fun away

Thefunkygibbons

I love my sniper

I bid for collectables by Dream Theater, and it is a small world of collectots

Bid and people will know your MO

Whereas with a sniper no-one knows whether you are in the game or not

Also really helps with my overseas auctions which is where most of my stuff comes from

I am another fan of https://www.auctionsniper.com

Moneyfornothing_2

pgilc1 wrote:

personally i decide what the absolute max i want to bid is and put the bid on and then just leave it and see what happens. sitting watching and bidding at the last few seconds only increases the possibility of paying more than you really want for an item.

Putting in your maximum bid when the auction has a long time to run invites 'proxy bids' to push the price up though.

Each to their own though.

HOLsale

donstermonster wrote:

I USE WWW.AUCTIONSNIPER.COM ,

Why are snipes so good - beacuse they prevent the price from artificially being bid up ,

PGILC1 says i bid the max an dwait and see - YES but that encourages people to bid more - its a bit lik eplaying cards you wouldnt show your hand until you had to so why bother with an auction when it is your money

SECOND REASON - it prevents you from paying more than you wanted - if you manually bid you may be tempted to bid more than you really want to if you are outbid
and there is no need - with millions of items being added every day what you want is going to come up for sale again anyway

Best of luck snopers !!!!

good points!

i also use auction sniper for things i really want and it's always done the trick

freebie_junkie

buyers hate it- but sellers love it!

fairylights_2

I'd completely forgotten that I'd signed up for auctionsniper last year when trying to buy baby things. There's an auction for something I REALLY want which finishes at 4pm and I could collect as the seller's in my own little town, saving nearly £25 on post ... might have to try it as my first few bids are not good enough ... fingers crossed!

Mr_Proctalgia

I have used this on my last 3 buying sprees :- http://bidnobble.com/ it is all local on your own machine so less security issues, it is a work in progress but is OK with me so far. It is also free!!!

fairylights_2

HAHA! I AM a sneaky last second bidder - and a good job too - I've saved a packet on delivery fees, and can pay cash, leaving the paypal money for our holiday!

I'm best chuffed thanks all for reminding me about auctionsniper!

nightswimmer

fairylights wrote:

HAHA! I AM a sneaky last second bidder - and a good job too - I've saved a packet on delivery fees, and can pay cash, leaving the paypal money for our holiday!

Result! Congrats. :T