eBay Auction Sniping

[Gary H NC]

Re: eBay Auction Sniping

Thats how i got my boat,motor and trailer for 1100 bucks.
The seller ran it once and the winning bidder never paid. He listed it again and forgot to put a reserve price on it.

 

[windsors03cobra]

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I have used ebay for about 7 years and about 100 transactions only buying all my bids have been manual snipes.
Kinda a bummer when the auction ends at a bad time and I have to be at the computer, never knew about a program. I bid my max and don't think I've ever lost one. Most were not "hot items".

I buy almost all the stuff I need online, better selections, better prices and easier in some cases.

 

[cribber]

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I consider sniping unsportsmanlike.

I'm with JB and crew on this one... sniping is unsportsmanlike. If your willing to pay a certain price then bid it or set it as your max price.

 

[jeeperman]

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my ebay pet peeve is with sellers that list and advertise their item "no reserve".
Yet the staring bid is $200, etc.
They don't seem to have a clue that if the bidding has to start at a certain amount,
IT HAS A RESERVE.

 

[Bifflefan]

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The other thing it does is takes the emotional part out of the equation for you. You decide the max you will spend on an item, and it'll do it's best to get it for you. You aren't even there.

That is the point of the auction. to go as high as you want and then get out. The snipers are ones that cant make a decision and stay with it. Any auction site has an auto bid up to the highest amount you want, if you decide and then stick to it there is no need for this program. I used to buy quite a few things at online auctions, but as of late (the last year ish) most things are going for close to new price's. If I wanted to pay that much id just buy it new and get the warranty.

I consider sniping unsportsmanlike.

100% with you on this one.

 

[piper_chuck]

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That is the point of the auction. to go as high as you want and then get out. The snipers are ones that cant make a decision and stay with it. Any auction site has an auto bid up to the highest amount you want, if you decide and then stick to it there is no need for this program.

Your assessment that "snipers cant make a decision and stay with it" is completely wrong. The reasons for sniping have already been posted, I won't repeat them and bore those who took the time to read them.

 

[Bifflefan]

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Your assessment that "snipers cant make a decision and stay with it" is completely wrong. The reasons for sniping have already been posted, I won't repeat them and bore those who took the time to read them.

I didnt say it was a reason for doing it. I said the PEOPLE that do it cant make up their minds. I also said make a choice and stay with it.

Sentance deleted here.

 

[piper_chuck]

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my ebay pet peeve is with sellers that list and advertise their item "no reserve".
Yet the staring bid is $200, etc.
They don't seem to have a clue that if the bidding has to start at a certain amount,
IT HAS A RESERVE.

In both eBay and traditional auctions, the situation you describe is a minimum, or starting bid, not a reserve. Reserve is a minimum price above which the bidding must go for in order to complete the auction. IOW, the "reserve" price is not where the auction has to start, it's a line it must cross.

When eBay sellers say their item has "no reserve", what they're saying is there is no hidden reserve price above which the bidding must pass before the item will be sold. Personally, I find reserve auctions annoying, but I understand the seller's need to protect themselves financially.

 

[piper_chuck]

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I didnt say it was a reason for doing it. I said the PEOPLE that do it cant make up their minds. I also said make a choice and stay with it.

I know that's what you said, and it is wrong! Snipers who use the tool make a choice and rely on the tool to make it happen at the last minute. Those of us who do it manually also make the choice and manually implement it. If we truly couldn't make up our minds, we would enter a bid early enough to raise it if necessary. Bidding in the last seconds prevents a second bid. If it works, it works. If it doesn't work, one doesn't get the item. The ones who "can't make up their minds" are those who enter a maximum and then enter a higher bid later in response to someone outbidding them. Such people are one of many types snipers avoid by entering their bids in the final seconds.

 

[mscher]

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Maybe us snipers should keep our methods on the QT.

Less competition = more auctions won + lower item purchase costs.

 

[mscher]

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my ebay pet peeve is with sellers that list and advertise their item "no reserve".
Yet the staring bid is $200, etc.
They don't seem to have a clue that if the bidding has to start at a certain amount,
IT HAS A RESERVE.

It costs a little extra, to list an auction with a reserve price. They do it to save the .25 or .50 cents extra.

If the item is worth it, it should not matter. If not, no one will bid on it and it will probably be relisted, with a lower starting price.

 

[fishrdan]

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If your willing to pay a certain price then bid it or set it as your max price.

That's exactly what I do,,, right before the auction ends.

I buy and sell on Ebay and have been happy with the way it works. Most of my sale items were significantly bumped up in price the last few minutes of the auction and I can't complain about that. Only a few sold at the price established days before the auction ended, but those had their price ridiculously run up and I can't complain about that either...

 

[j_martin]

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I'm with JB and crew on this one... sniping is unsportsmanlike. If your willing to pay a certain price then bid it or set it as your max price.

Closest I can find to a rasberry

 

[bruceb58]

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I'm with JB and crew on this one... sniping is unsportsmanlike. If your willing to pay a certain price then bid it or set it as your max price.

When you snipe, that's exactly what you are doing(setting your max price).

You make ebay sound like its a game. People who think its a game are the ones that bid things up because they do think its a game. That is why you have to snipe bid. If there weren't so many of these bidders that bid like that, you wouldn't need a snipe program.

 

[alumi numb]

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hey will get pics and stuff tomorrow, right now i'm going to bed.
really stoked about the lesharo, everything works great and the inside is darn nice.
came with a bunch of extras all new stuff, 2 complete sets of belts, water seprator, injector puller, gal of rotella, wiper blades, fitting and copper washers, s.s. cover for stove, just more stuff and wow.
sure could use a paint job however the body is in good shape, 59k miles.
think i'm going to paint it solid black.
there was one on ebay that was black and i thought it looked sexy as heck.
the VW rialta is the same coach.

 

[madgadget]

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Re: the game... Yes ebay can be hahaha I have thought of a new way to have an ebay auction...

How about starts as a normal auction, but once the amount the seller wants has been reached it automatically ends the auction to that bidder.... If the price is never met then it would continue as a normal auction.

Now THAT would be interesting

 

[piper_chuck]

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Re: the game... Yes ebay can be hahaha I have thought of a new way to have an ebay auction...

How about starts as a normal auction, but once the amount the seller wants has been reached it automatically ends the auction to that bidder.... If the price is never met then it would continue as a normal auction.

Now THAT would be interesting

Great idea. Wonder what they would call this new feature? Oh, I know, they could call it "Buy it now"!

 

[madgadget]

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Why you little.... LOL

Well, you miss the point then

I'm just thinking of daft ideas to make it a bit more interesting and get the bids going sooner.

 

[jeeperman]

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In both eBay and traditional auctions, the situation you describe is a minimum, or starting bid, not a reserve. Reserve is a minimum price above which the bidding must go for in order to complete the auction. IOW, the "reserve" price is not where the auction has to start, it's a line it must cross.

When eBay sellers say their item has "no reserve", what they're saying is there is no hidden reserve price above which the bidding must pass before the item will be sold. Personally, I find reserve auctions annoying, but I understand the seller's need to protect themselves financially.

I understand what the traditional meaning of "reserve price" is. I am just sayin that to have a minimum starting bid is in reality another form of a reserve price.

 

[skargo]

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I understand what the traditional meaning of "reserve price" is. I am just sayin that to have a minimum starting bid is in reality another form of a reserve price.

Gotta start somewhere. It's how auctions have worked since auctions started.