Sniping is common practice because I feel eBay has set things up this way.
Years ago, I suggestedto eBay that they conduct their auctions more like real
life auctions. This could easily be done if eBay wouldextend an auction 5
minutes if any bid came in during the last 5 minutes of an auction (or "x"
number of minutes).This would simulate real auctions by the common practice of
the "going...going....gone" method of selling.Bidders could still bid up to
their maximum and I feel the seller would get the best price this way. Perhaps
if eBayinstituted this method of selling, most of the bids would come in at the
end, but then again many eBay auctionssee a flurry of activity at the end. If
I bid, say $200 (whether on eBay or a live auction) and the next bidder came in
at $201, chances are I would consider bidding $202 (or higher) depending upon
how bad I wanted that item. Attimes, it would be nice to have a second (or
third) chance at something.....on eBay that is.
Lee Rexrode--------------------------------------------------------------
> Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:52:01 -0800
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Sniping software
>
> Sniping used to be highly denigrated, and now it seems everyone uses it. I
> believe eBay bought eSnipe, just like they bought Paypal. eSnipe seems to be
> the most widely used. I think it was the first one.
> I don't see the problem with sniping, because whether you snipe or bid
> publicly, you're only bidding up to the max of what you want to pay. If I bid
> $200 on something and someone snipes me for $201, well, $200 was the limit of
> what I was willing to pay. No use crying because I missed it for a dollar
> more.
> John Robles
>
> --- On Mon, 2/15/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
> Subject: [Phono-L] Sniping software
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Monday, February 15, 2010, 8:01 AM
>
>
>
> What ssiping software does the list recommend to use with ebay? I have not
> utilized sniping software before and I would like to know which software
> phono-Lers recommend. Thanks!
>
> Rick
>
>
>
>
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