What eBay sniping site/program do you guys use?

[Ns1]

Think its time to get back into the eBay sniping game. Rather have something web-based rather than on my computer. Anybody here subscribe to one?

 

[jEct2]

Excuse my ignorance, but for the last time, is this legal?

Someone clarify.

 

[imported_LoKe]

And what is it?

 

[RossMAN]

We use AuctionStealer.com and JustSnipe.com

 

[Jmman]

My index finger....it seems to work real well....

 

[konichiwa]

Why, what with the "max bid" feature of eBay now, would you ever really need to "snipe?"

 

[BrokenVisage]

Fatfingers

 

[cjgallen]

Originally posted by: konichiwa
Why, what with the "max bid" feature of eBay now, would you ever really need to "snipe?"

That's what I use. I set a max bid of the maximum amount I want to pay, and if bids go over that price, I don't win the auction. It's magic!

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: konichiwa
Why, what with the "max bid" feature of eBay now, would you ever really need to "snipe?"

Because it's stupid, it will just artificially increase the price for the buyers.

Think about it.

$50 item

Buyer 1 - sets max bid at $70
Buyer 2 - sets max bid at $90

If neither bidders had set a maximum, they might have been able to snag it for $51 using an auction sniper.

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: jEct2
Excuse my ignorance, but for the last time, is this legal?

Someone clarify.

Yes. absolutely and perfectly legal

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: konichiwa
Why, what with the "max bid" feature of eBay now, would you ever really need to "snipe?"

Because it's stupid, it will just artificially increase the price for the buyers.

Think about it.

$50 item

Buyer 1 - sets max bid at $70
Buyer 2 - sets max bid at $90

If neither bidders had set a maximum, they might have been able to snag it for $51 using an auction sniper.

But it prevents them from bidding against each other faithfully, which is what bidding is all about: beating the other guy.

 

[dartworth]

www.auction-sentry.com

 

[rh71]

I actually manually snipe... I wait till the last 30 seconds and put my bid in... which usually gives me 2 chances. I've won about 7 of 7 so far like that...

and what Rossman said about raising the prices is true... I don't want to jack it up just so they can do the same again... I wait so they have their highest bid in there already and I have 2 chances to beat it at the end.

Yup, it defeats the "bidding" purpose, but at the end of the day, if I get it cheaper than I would've otherwise, my mission is complete.

 

[Yossarian]

snipe or die

 

[gpgofast]

www.auctionsniper.com

I've been using it for about 2.5 years. I use it mostly on higher dollar items that I don't want to get bid up.

 

[Hossenfeffer]

I've used esnipe before. It's been awhile though

 

[Quasmo]

yeah I manually snipe I go in for the kill with about 8 to 10 seconds left. Never lost.

 

[Kodiak]

Originally posted by: Quasmo
yeah I manually snipe I go in for the kill with about 8 to 10 seconds left. Never lost.

 

[mobobuff]

I sniped my last auction, but to be fair it wasn't a want, it was a need. I needed to have it for a client who had already paid me, and I couldn't find another one without having to lose profit.

I actually waited until the last 5 seconds, it was so close! Intense. :Q

 

[chuckywang]

Yet another reason why eBay should add time after every bid...

 

[Eli]

I use my fingers.

Yes, sniping is perfectly "legal".

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: konichiwa
Why, what with the "max bid" feature of eBay now, would you ever really need to "snipe?"

Because, contrary to popular belief, many people that shop on eBay are smart.

It is counterproductive to bid on something when there are still multiple days, sometimes even hours left. All it does is rack up the price.

90% of the bidding happens in the last few minutes for a reason.

 

[helpme]

Originally posted by: gpgofast
www.auctionsniper.com

I've been using it for about 2.5 years. I use it mostly on higher dollar items that I don't want to get bid up.

 

[LongCoolMother]

www.snipestation.com seems to have unlimited snipes. i dont trust it that much though, it has missed snipes for me before.

www.justsnipe.com and www.auctionstealer.com seem to be good free ones. justsnipe has less delay time though.

 

[cubby1223]

Two open browsers, one ready to place the bid with a single click, the second I keep refreshing until down to < 10 seconds.