persia
newbie
Since I'm still working, I have to use a sniping service to guarantee that it will be placed at the end of the auction.
I guess I just like the feel of placing my own bid, there's no advantage of course, high bid wins....
Since I'm still working, I have to use a sniping service to guarantee that it will be placed at the end of the auction.
I put in bid increments. That way if someone bids higher than my maximum bid, and they then have the highest bid, then the sniping service will bid up to my max bid increment. This is done of course in the correct increments for that auction, so if the auction calls for $50 increments it will unbid by $50.
I tried to grab a quick and cheap unit tonight on EBay. Fortunately I didn't particulary care either way if I won or not. I put a low number in SwipeSnipe and if that amount won it for me then great. If not great, too!
What I learned was SwipeSnipe didn't work because I had never bid on the item. EBay only allows those last second bids - like the type that SnipeSwipe does - if you have at least 1 prior bid during regular bidding hours.
The winning bid was less than my max bid so I thought I won. But then realized what happened. It also means I would have won for my max price if I had bid earlier. Oh well. As I said, I could have gone either way. I think it's a good lesson because next time I might have actually had more emotion/hope invested in the auction item and would have been pissed if a dumb mistake cost me the win.
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The winning bid was less than my max bid so I thought I won. But then realized what happened. It also means I would have won for my max price if I had bid earlier....:
I'm not familiar with SwipeSnipe but I suspect something else happened to your bid to cause it to not register.
eBay doesn't care when you bid and even though they say to put in your maximum bid, they want you to bid often and high.
I use Esnipe for everything I buy on eBay and have never lost an auction because the bid wasn't accepted
Now if eBay changed their rules very recently I may be wrong but I have a hard time believing eBay won't take my higher bid at the end of an auction
I think this was the problem - see paste from EBay below. I had not bid on the item before and I'm guessing - since SwipeSnipe bids with something like 3 seconds left - that SwipeSnipe has to use the 1-click mechanism otherwise they couldn't get the bid in and registered before the auction ended.
Here is what I copied from the EBay bidding "rules" -
Using 1-click bidding
To help you avoid being outbid, we offer 1-click bidding during the final 60 minutes of a listing. When you use 1-click bidding, we automatically raise your bid by one increment. To use 1-click bidding, you need to be signed in to eBay and have at least one previous bid on the item.
How many seconds before the bid did you have it set for? I know some people say that they use 3 seconds, but I think that is cutting it too close, I'd go with 4 or 5 seconds.I tried to grab a quick and cheap unit tonight on EBay. Fortunately I didn't particulary care either way if I won or not. I put a low number in SwipeSnipe and if that amount won it for me then great. If not great, too!
What I learned was SwipeSnipe didn't work because I had never bid on the item. EBay only allows those last second bids - like the type that SnipeSwipe does - if you have at least 1 prior bid during regular bidding hours.
The winning bid was less than my max bid so I thought I won. But then realized what happened. It also means I would have won for my max price if I had bid earlier. Oh well. As I said, I could have gone either way. I think it's a good lesson because next time I might have actually had more emotion/hope invested in the auction item and would have been pissed if a dumb mistake cost me the win.
How many seconds before the bid did you have it set for? I know some people say that they use 3 seconds, but I think that is cutting it too close, I'd go with 4 or 5 seconds.
Like others have stated, I use eSnipe and have never encountered a problem with my bids.
Wow, 1 second.I use eSnipe as well and have always except twice used only 1 second. I have never missed a bid but I do realize that 1 second increases that possibility.
The 1-click feature is not a requirement. It is just a bid tool within ebay. A snipe service wouldn't be using the 1-click feature.
How many seconds before the bid did you have it set for? I know some people say that they use 3 seconds, but I think that is cutting it too close, I'd go with 4 or 5 seconds.
Like others have stated, I use eSnipe and have never encountered a problem with my bids.
Wow, 1 second.
I use eSnipe as well and have always except twice used only 1 second. I have never missed a bid but I do realize that 1 second increases that possibility.
If you...
... enjoy auctions
... can afford to lose (eg the ts offered is not rare)
... want to know for certain you couldn't have gotten it for less
Then bid. Snipe for the lowest price.
However, if you want the ts at a reasonable price you can simply view the listing as a "for sale" sign and make an offer directly to the seller. Do not place a bid, simply email an offer. That's what I did for my favorite timeshare. We got it at a fair price before anyone even had a chance to snipe it.
Some examples of activities that aren't allowed include:
- Using member contact information obtained from eBay or using any eBay system to offer to sell any listed item outside of eBay
- Canceling a listing to sell to a buyer who found the item on eBay
- Ending a listing early to sell the item to the winning bidder a price higher than the current bid
- Including contact information or an offer to buy or sell an item outside of eBay within a Best Offer
- Offering to sell an item to a non-winning bidder without using Second Chance Offer
Sumday and others have a disclaimer in their listings that says something loke this: offered locally and on our website. This auction my end at any time.
or
Make your deal with the seller before they get a bid. The seller can add a buy now price (the price you negotiate with them) and you buy it. and the purchace is done through ebay...no problem
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