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I just did somesniping on ebay...wish me luck guys

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Semidevil

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:beer:

I hope I get it....

to make this not *compeltly* pointless. has anyone ever sniped and won something for a really good price?
 
Originally posted by: Semidevil
:beer:

I hope I get it....

to make this not *compeltly* pointless. has anyone ever sniped and won something for a really good price?
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Actually I have been on both ends on that behavior..lol
I've won a few auctions with snipes for alot less than they were worth. I have also lost alot that way too. The worst is when you proxy bid & they bid you up to your proxy bid & then quit bidding though.
 
Originally posted by: Toastedlightly
Sniping use useless if the person is using proxy bidding like they are supposed to
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proxy bidding has plenty of flaws, especially when dealing with a system that is so open to manipulation.
 
Originally posted by: Toastedlightly
Sniping use useless if the person is using proxy bidding like they are supposed to
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the bonus is that you don't draw attention to the auction by bidding early, which keeps the price down.
 
Originally posted by: Tom
Originally posted by: Toastedlightly
Sniping use useless if the person is using proxy bidding like they are supposed to
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proxy bidding has plenty of flaws, especially when dealing with a system that is so open to manipulation.
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Like? I'm curious as to how it's flawed.
 
Originally posted by: Yossarian
the bonus is that you don't draw attention to the auction by bidding early, which keeps the price down.
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I think it'd be the exact opposite: an item that has a high price early on keeps curious people away due to sticker shock, especially if it's something in plentiful supply... buyers really need to just learn how to use the system better. If you've ever been sniped, it simply means you were lying to yourself about how much you were willing to pay. Nobody to blame but yourself. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Originally posted by: Tom
Originally posted by: Toastedlightly
Sniping use useless if the person is using proxy bidding like they are supposed to
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proxy bidding has plenty of flaws, especially when dealing with a system that is so open to manipulation.
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Like? I'm curious as to how it's flawed.
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with bid retractions the seller can find out what someone's proxy bid is using another account to artificially drive up the bid
 
Originally posted by: Semidevil
:beer:

I hope I get it....

to make this not *compeltly* pointless. has anyone ever sniped and won something for a really good price?
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To answer the question, I got a rare vintage Sun Field Engineer's Handbook set from 1990 for $26.02 (I collect old Sun equipment and it has some info you can't find anywhere else). I figured that shipping from Canada was $15 and most bidders--like the "Dumb Fcking Americans (TM)" we are--like working with good, round number totals. Thus I was expecting a max bid of $25 from the high bidder, since $25 + $15 s/h = $40. I also figured from his feedback that he had been around the eBay block before, and would bid $26 instead of $25. I also figured, from the fact that he had bid on some other old Sun stuff I had, that he'd try to be extra crafty and bid one cent over that, thinking he'd outsmart a $26 sniper.

I sniped $26.02 exactly and got it for that. The bid list confirmed my assumptions, he had bid $26.01. 😀:beer:
 
Originally posted by: mchammer187
with bid retractions the seller can find out what someone's proxy bid is using another account to artificially drive up the bid
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You could easily get banned for that. You can get someone you know to bid on your auction to drive up the cost but then again, that person could end up winning your auction. Hence, you'll lose out on the insertion fee and the final value fee but if you look on the bright side (if you can even call it that), you can give each other a positive rating.

So how is proxy bidding flawed again? I don't see how proxy bidding is flawed since it works as designed.
 
Originally posted by: AStar617
To answer the question, I got a rare vintage Sun Field Engineer's Handbook set from 1990 for $26.02 (I collect old Sun equipment and it has some info you can't find anywhere else). I figured that shipping from Canada was $15 and most bidders--like the "Dumb Fcking Americans (TM)" we are--like working with good, round number totals. Thus I was expecting a max bid of $25 from the high bidder, since $25 + $15 s/h = $40. I also figured from his feedback that he had been around the eBay block before, and would bid $26 instead of $25. I also figured, from the fact that he had bid on some other old Sun stuff I had, that he'd try to be extra crafty and bid one cent over that, thinking he'd outsmart a $26 sniper.

I sniped $26.02 exactly and got it for that. The bid list confirmed my assumptions, he had bid $26.01. 😀:beer:
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LOL, he must have been pissed. What a mind game this is ... 😀
 
Originally posted by: mchammer187
Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Originally posted by: Tom
Originally posted by: Toastedlightly
Sniping use useless if the person is using proxy bidding like they are supposed to
Click to expand...


proxy bidding has plenty of flaws, especially when dealing with a system that is so open to manipulation.
Click to expand...

Like? I'm curious as to how it's flawed.
Click to expand...

with bid retractions the seller can find out what someone's proxy bid is using another account to artificially drive up the bid
Click to expand...

So what's your eBay handle again?

- M4H
 
I always "snipe." I look at the auction, decide the most I'm going to pay, and enter that amount with seconds to spare. Sometimes I lose to somebody else who already put in a higher bid, and sometimes I win for a lot less than the bid I entered.
 
Originally posted by: Ranger X
Originally posted by: mchammer187
with bid retractions the seller can find out what someone's proxy bid is using another account to artificially drive up the bid
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You could easily get banned for that. You can get someone you know to bid on your auction to drive up the cost but then again, that person could end up winning your auction. Hence, you'll lose out on the insertion fee and the final value fee but if you look on the bright side (if you can even call it that), you can give each other a positive rating.

So how is proxy bidding flawed again? I don't see how proxy bidding is flawed since it works as designed.
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yes but since you can retract bids as well you meet these conditions http://pages.ebay.com/help/buy/questions/retract-bid.html

i never said it was ethical just agreed that the proxy bidding system was flawed
 
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