homework Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 What is your outlook on eBay snipers? - Are you for it? - Are you against it? - Are you a victim of eBay snipers? - Do you snipe yourself? / Do you use robots? This question was brought upon myself when I was bidding on an item I've been waiting for to be listed on eBay. Towards the end of the auction, I was defeated due to eBay wanted to refresh and not enter my bid, and SoftBank lack thereof. I was snipped with an offer I could have easily beat. I personally snipe myself, but the fact that my internet did not want to refresh before defeat resulted in the breaking of my phone. If you're from Japan and you have SoftBank, you may feel the pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 i'm more partial to eBay drones myself BobbyHill, BuzzersonKillwell, thomasj182 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xen0m0rph Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 i use myibidder don't see reason to don't use it lot of sellers are from us, so auctions finished about 3-5 am in russian time, so best way it's too snipe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptrsev Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 I always snipe. From a buyers perspective, it's the only sensible thing to do.If sniping pisses you off, chances are you're going about your ebaying wrong. Let's say an auction has two bids and you're the top bidder. The price has stayed at $16 for several days and your max bid is $20. You're pretty sure the record is yours. Unfortunately for you, someone snipes the record for $21 in the last second. This upsets you, because you would definitely have paid more than that, at least $22. Maybe even $25. See, that's why sniping pays off, because some people can't let someone else win an auction by "just a measly dollar". They don't understand the concept of max bidding. Your max bid should be the absolute max you're willing to pay. Someone gets the item for a dollar more, well so be it, that's more than you were willing to pay. And it's not like they bid only that measly dollar more than you. The dude that got the record for $21 in the made-up example may have put in a max bid of $50 or even $100. There's no way for you to know, except by going in and constantly bidding up the price. Which, as said, is exactly what a sniper wants to avoid. homework 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannonball Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Everyone always snipes! I always do it too! And everytime I sell something ...there are very few bids in the auction untill the last few minutes. That's why I do 3 day auctions now. And I hate when people do those 10 day auctions..It just wastes the potential buyers time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isavedlatin54 Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 even after reading these few things...what the hell is a an ebay sniper? I assume I am familiar with the practice, just not the name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruckis Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 I don't understand why people don't do it. It pisses me off when I'm watching something on eBay and there are a bunch of idiots raising the price and bidding when the auction has 4 days left. All bidding should be done in the last 5 seconds. kriss 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruckis Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Everyone always snipes! I always do it too! And everytime I sell something ...there are very few bids in the auction untill the last few minutes. That's why I do 3 day auctions now. And I hate when people do those 10 day auctions..It just wastes the potential buyers time! 10 day auction is dumb. But I do see the point of a 7 day auction. Not everyone has the chance to check eBay every day or even every other day. So having it up for a week will hopefully give everyone a chance to see it and start watching it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruckis Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 even after reading these few things...what the hell is a an ebay sniper? I assume I am familiar with the practice, just not the name. Someone who bids at the very last second of an auction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isavedlatin54 Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Someone who bids at the very last second of an auction. oh, yea there is nothing with that....isnt that a normal practice? seems like a good idea if you really want the item... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youspinmeround Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 When I find something I want, on the last day I set the highest amount I will pay. If I get beat, so be it. I didnt want to pay anymore for it somethingvinyl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyacrash Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 I always snipe. If you don't you're stupid. Real talk. danaisalright and ruckis 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruckis Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 I always snipe. If you don't you're stupid. Real talk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 All snipes. All the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 And none of that auto-snipe garbage. Real men do that shit legit. It's about the thrill of the kill. THE THRILL. TheMoosen, kriss, scottheisel and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattisr1984 Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 bidding up an auction anytime except for in the last 15-30 seconds is just about the dumbest thing you can do on ebay. as someone who has sold stuff on ebay before though, im all for the stupidity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipsterasfolk Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 isn't the premise of eBay to snipe, I know that's what all my peeps do. I'm more of a BIN kind of guy though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kforkevin777 Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Agreed. I hardly buy stuff off of eBay anymore, but I always waited until the last ten seconds, if not five. There's nothing wrong with that. For buyers, it's the best way to get something for a good price. I don't see why people bid before the last hour. It just makes you have to pay more if you really wanna win it. I don't the using those sniping programs is good. That's cheating. But doing it yourself if just common sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjb2k1 Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 why the hell WOULDN'T you do this. people who bid shit up early piss me off. kriss 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jase Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Whenever I buy things on eBay, regardless of how many days left. I put in what I'm willing to pay. I'm usually too busy to check eBay even once a week. So, call me stupid for bidding on something I want. It's the same as bidding on it with 5 seconds left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 why the hell WOULDN'T you do this. people who bid shit up early piss me off. Seriously. "Sniping" is the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterrod Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 I think we can all agree with the "if you don't snipe, you're stupid" comments. It helps you win an item, while saving you money. No downside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imkylejackson Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 I didn't realize that people didn't do this. TheMoosen and kyacrash 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Yeah, I agree with the people who are saying that it's the only way to go about ebay. It really bugs me when people drive up the price with the item having 5 days left or something. kriss 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFP Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 I snipe all the time and like Derek said it kind of is like a thrill haha. I also like to put in a bid to "watch" the item and snipe later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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