I had not used the snipeing software so I put a bid on to try it out,
but I don't want to tread on toes so if any one wants to outbid me I set
my max at 81 euro's - however I think it will go for a bit more than
that anyway.
IanW
Andreas Pirner wrote:
> Simon Worby wrote:
>
>>Jim Timpe wrote:
>>
>>>You ever consider sniping it?
>>
>>Yes, I always snipe (www.auctionstealer.co.uk).
>>
>>Basically it turns eBay into a strange sort of sealed bid auction
>>(strange because you don't necessarily pay your "maximum" price
>>if you win the action, whereas you would in a true sealed bid system).
>>It stinks, but so does eBay generally, and it's as a direct
>>result of eBay's systems that this habit of "sniping" has
>>developed. I don't like doing it, but basically it's the only way.
>>Unfortunately, if you don't snipe you put yourself at a huge disadvantage.
>
>
> Either sniping is not too popular yet among
> German eBay auctions, or I just do not recognize
> it correctly. If I am after an item, I actually
> wait till the last 5 seconds to manually place
> my maximum bid. Seldomly a sniper cuts into that.
> Most program their snipers for 10 or more seconds
> before final. If a sniper still makes it, it is
> at a higher price that I was not willing to pay.
> More often an earlier bidder overbids me because
> he is willing to spend more and has set his max
> accordingly. Since I do my stats on eBay sales here
> in Germany, I seldomly max-bid much more than the
> average minus standard derivation, giving me some
> leeway to resell, if the item just does not suit me.
> Then taking care for the usual miss-spelling,
> wrong categories, odd final times on unpopular
> days helps too to shoot cheaply.
>
> Andreas
>
> PS: Sorry Simon if I raised the price too since
> I did bid for that macro too (nick: espian). I
> just do that for getting the results for my stats.
> I shot my 50 3.5 at 77 EURO.
>
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