Confusion with proxy bids....

Marvo434

highest bider wins.

Patr100

The sniping tool will beat a last minute manual bid but not a higher automatic proxy bid ? Is this correct?

Bubbles

Patr100 wrote:

The sniping tool will beat a last minute manual bid but not a higher automatic proxy bid ? Is this correct?

Basically, sniping software can only beat bids (of any kind) if the bid is for a higher amount. Is that what you meant?

If someone has placed a manual bid which is higher than a bid placed by sniping software then the manual bid will win because it is higher.

That's why I can't understand why people complain about snipers

Also, if someone has placed a manual bid and someone has a sniped bid at the same amount, then the manual bid will win because it was placed first.

But, if 2 people are using the same sniping tools and have placed the same amount, I don't know what would happen then lol. Maybe the one who placed it first would win?

Patr100

What I mean is - If you place a normal proxy bid the ebay system will top up to your max automatically as others bid.. Say if the sniping tool bids in the last two seconds - then the auction is over. I assume the sniping bid will still be beaten by a previous higher max limit - even though the auction is over and your sniping bid was the last to be made during the life of the auction..

skr80

there is also one called auction sentry that is very good as well

http://www.auction-sentry.com/