I just got outbid on Fleabay =(

[RossMAN]

Sniping > Proxy bidding

 

[Rogodin2]

I've never sniped, is it fun?


Rogo

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: Rogodin2
I've never sniped, is it fun?


Rogo

If you win - it is.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: Rogodin2
I've never sniped, is it fun?


Rogo

If you win - it is.

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[alkemyst]

Once you understand auctions, all you'd ever do it snipe. The only time you want to avoid it is if you absolutely know someone is going to pull the listing if no bids happen.

Almost anytime outside of that you are only hurting yourself bidding early. Many would rather bid on an item with traffic already than one sitting with no bids.

Now the only way to be successful as a sniper is to set your absolute maximum bid one time and at the latest possible bid time. Pick a sort of random dollar/cents amount so the chances of a match are less.

Then you are only outbid by those bidding more than you.

AFAIK sniping is not illegal although many will say it violates ebay's TOS.

 

[halik]

Sniping is by far the best strategy you can employ on ebay, even compared to "bid what you want to pay". You can still bid your maximum, but if you snipe that amount, you're reducing the change of the previous high bidder countering.

Also more often than not, inexperienced bidders would try to stay highest the whole time of the auction, which tends to exceed your 'what you want to pay' price. If you snipe, you're not giving someone a reason to bid over.

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: novasatori
as said already
proxy bidding

And, as already said, go ahead and proxy bid if you want to pay more than necessary for the item.

It's irrelevant if you're WILLING to pay say, 20 bucks for something. Wouldn't you rather get it cheaper?

You often can if you snipe.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb

Originally posted by: novasatori
as said already
proxy bidding

And, as already said, go ahead and proxy bid if you want to pay more than necessary for the item.

It's irrelevant if you're WILLING to pay say, 20 bucks for something. Wouldn't you rather get it cheaper?

You often can if you snipe.

Why do people have such a hard time understanding that?

Proxy bidding will INFLATE the auction price when it isn't necessary.

Auction is currently at $20, you place a proxy bid of $50, someone else proxy bids at $45. Now the auctions current price is $45.

With sniping the auction could have ended at $21 with a last second snipe, assuming no other proxy bids were entered.

Sellers hate sniping.
Buyers love sniping.

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb

Originally posted by: novasatori
as said already
proxy bidding

And, as already said, go ahead and proxy bid if you want to pay more than necessary for the item.

It's irrelevant if you're WILLING to pay say, 20 bucks for something. Wouldn't you rather get it cheaper?

You often can if you snipe.

Why do people have such a hard time understanding that?

Proxy bidding will INFLATE the auction price when it isn't necessary.

Auction is currently at $20, you place a proxy bid of $50, someone else proxy bids at $45. Now the auctions current price is $45.

With sniping the auction could have ended at $21 with a last second snipe, assuming no other proxy bids were entered.

Sellers hate sniping.
Buyers love sniping.

Slightly flawed example, it should go like this:

Auction is at $20, you put in proxy bid at $50. Then another guy comes and bids 25, 35, 45 and maybe 55. you may win at $50 or lose at $55

Auction is at $20 you put in snipe for $50. Another guy comes, bids $25 and is the highest. You kill him in the last few seconds, winning at $30

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: halik

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb

Originally posted by: novasatori
as said already
proxy bidding

And, as already said, go ahead and proxy bid if you want to pay more than necessary for the item.

It's irrelevant if you're WILLING to pay say, 20 bucks for something. Wouldn't you rather get it cheaper?

You often can if you snipe.

Why do people have such a hard time understanding that?

Proxy bidding will INFLATE the auction price when it isn't necessary.

Auction is currently at $20, you place a proxy bid of $50, someone else proxy bids at $45. Now the auctions current price is $45.

With sniping the auction could have ended at $21 with a last second snipe, assuming no other proxy bids were entered.

Sellers hate sniping.
Buyers love sniping.

Slightly flawed example, it should go like this:

Auction is at $20, you put in proxy bid at $50. Then another guy comes and bids 25, 35, 45 and maybe 55. you may win at $50 or lose at $55

Auction is at $20 you put in snipe for $50. Another guy comes, bids $25 and is the highest. You kill him in the last few seconds, winning at $30

Yeah that's what I meant thanks!