There's another way that automated sniping can fail. Ebay frequently
makes minor changes to it's website. These are generally transparent to
most users but often will necessitate modifications by sniping websites or
updates to sniping software running on your home computer. If these
coding revisions aren't done in a timely manner, your bids may fail. And
for some reason, ebay frequently seems to make these changes on Tuesdays;
yes, you guessed it, typically just hours before Hershenson's auctions
end.
Randy
<quote who="Kirby McDaniel">
> Just a note to the members about sniping --- and I do this because I
> have posted
> here before that if you really want something, you should snipe to
> get it.
>
> Using a sniping service like e-snipe is often a good method, and I
> use it
> quite often, but it is not infallible. Last week I wanted an item -
> actually two
> items - in Bruce Hershenson's weekly ebay auction. So I set a bid
> with e-snipe.
>
> But if you recall recent postings to mopo, you will remember that
> some concerns
> were raised about ebay and passwords. So -- I changed my ebay password.
>
> I also changed my e-snipe LOG-IN password. But I forgot to reflect
> the change of
> ebay password within the e-snipe account settings.
>
> You can guess the result. My bids were rejected by ebay for security
> reasons and
> I quite likely lost the item because of this.
>
> Now you may say, and quite rightly, that this was human error, and it
> was.
>
> But my point is this. I should have backed up my sniping, in this
> instance, with
> a regular bid, because this was an important item for me. It would
> not have cost
> me anything - you can't bid against yourself - and I would have
> probably won this
> item.
>
>
> Kirby McDaniel
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