> Darin, Are you not using a snipe program? If not, why not? There is
> seldom
> anything I get from eBay, that I want, which is not sniped. I will bid
> on
> stuff without using esnipe.com however if I'm really willing to pay the
> freight, you will see my bid at the last moment using a snipe program.
> It is a
> little like playing poker. I'll never show you my hand and I don't mind
> checking and then raising.
>
No, I haven't been using a sniping program. When I first heard about them I
basically thought of it as cheating. However, my views on this subject are
quickly changing. I've been to esnipe.com before and it looks pretty simple
to use, I just haven't gotten around to trying it yet.
> There are a number of "tricks" to successful sniping. I will share one
> with
> you that has worked for me. Decide what price you feel you are
> comfortable
> paying (less the postage) and then bid an amount which is slightly higher
> than that incremental bid. Let's say there is an item that is currently
> bid at
> $102.50 and you are willing to pay $175.00 for it. You might set you
> snipe
> bid at $175.17 rather than $175.00 as your bid will beat others who have
> bid
> in even increments with a maximum bid of $175.00. You would be surprised
> the
> number of items I've won by very small margins. There are other things
> one
> can do to get started successfully sniping, however this one will get you
> started may be helpful. Bill Barber
>
I've often used this method with my max bid. It works well, when I can
afford to bid a fair price on an item, but most times I'm pretty strapped
and just hoping to slide by with a relatively low bid.
Darin
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