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  • sweep9
    sweep9 Posts: 407 Forumite
    Well... 10 minutes to go and it's at 99p

    I'll post the ending price in 10 minutes!
  • MoaningMyrtle
    MoaningMyrtle Posts: 1,968 Forumite
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    Once I had an item with 46 watchers, no-one had bid at all, so I added a note to the auction saying 'this item has 46 watchers, if you are really interersted, you might want to get your bid in now' It worked well.
    A minute at the till, a lifetime on the bill.

    Nothing tastes as good as being slim feels.

    one life, live it!
  • funkyfunkymonkey
    funkyfunkymonkey Posts: 2,727 Forumite
    I use goofbay for sniping, it's not let me down so far.
    AMAZON SELLERS CLUB member 0077 come and join us :hello: make some space and get hold of some cash, we're on the ebay and other auctions, car boot and jumble sales board.
  • sweep9
    sweep9 Posts: 407 Forumite
    ... and the final price is...

    (imagines drumroll inside head)


    99 bl**dy P!!
  • Snooze_Control
    Snooze_Control Posts: 483 Forumite
    sweep9 wrote: »
    Well... 10 minutes to go and it's at 99p

    I'll post the ending price in 10 minutes!

    I guess it went for 99p then! :rotfl:

    SC
  • Snooze_Control
    Snooze_Control Posts: 483 Forumite
    sweep9 wrote: »
    ... and the final price is...

    (imagines drumroll inside head)


    99 bl**dy P!!

    :rotfl:

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  • globalds
    globalds Posts: 9,431 Forumite
    funkyfunkymonkey wrote: »
    I use goofbay for sniping, it's not let me down so far.

    Good site ..Just stuck it on my favourites
  • globalds
    globalds Posts: 9,431 Forumite
    sweep9 wrote: »
    ... and the final price is...

    (imagines drumroll inside head)


    99 bl**dy P!!


    So what was you selling ...if it was a Lexus ..then thats bad ...If it was a bar of soap then..pretty good buisness.
  • StaffsSW
    StaffsSW Posts: 5,788 Forumite
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    funkyfunkymonkey wrote: »
    I use goofbay for sniping, it's not let me down so far.

    Has it been working recently? I gave up on it a few months back when it would not place any bids for me. There was loads of discussion in the forums about it, but I'm not sure if it was ever 100% fixed.

    Goofbay used to also have a tool where you could see the number of watchers, but eBay closed the door on that one
    <--- Nothing to see here - move along --->
  • Avoriaz
    Avoriaz Posts: 39,110 Forumite
    globalds wrote: »
    ..and wait ...then kaboom in goes your snipe ...Only to find someone else has set theirs software at 2 seconds and they've won the item ....
    They won not by bidding later than you, but by bidding higher than you.

    If you had both bid the same, your earlier bid would have taken preference.

    I always snipe, usually manually about 5-8 seconds before the end. Sometimes I use Goofbay if I know I will be away from my PC.

    Bid once. Bid your maximum. Bid late.
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