Sniping software advice

[mintacular]

Gixen is good and free but you have to wait 20 seconds before it will let you log in kind of annoying

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by mintacular

Gixen is good and free but you have to wait 20 seconds before it will let you log in kind of annoying

Even on the $6 per year version it has a log in delay?? That would be annoying. Like someone else said, I am sorta intrigued by the "mirror" aspect, especially if it is something you want really bad.

[gregr2]

From their FAQs:

When I log in, I see a countdown timer before I am able to log in. Why do you annoy me?

While a free site, Gixen still depends on Mirror subscriptions in order to continue functioning. Pricing of Gixen Mirror subscription has deliberately been set low to be a bargain with everything that it offers: increased reliability and additional features. Countdown timer is a slight annoyance that allows us to fight advertisement and plea blindness. It raises our revenue. If you subscribe, you will no longer see it and you will help Gixen back. If you don't, please understand why this is needed.

[Scott L.]

Can someone explain what mirror refers to?

[gregr2]

Originally Posted by Scott L.

Can someone explain what mirror refers to?

It sends your snipes from multiple sites to ensure they get through.

[gregr2]

Gixen Mirror Features:

All the Gixen main service features, plus:
Gixen Mirror is a multi-server, fault-tolerant sniping service, unmatched by any other sniping service or sniping software. Your snipes are sent twice, from two different hosting locations.
No ads in the logged-in area.
Contingency group bidding - first failed bid cancels all the others in a group.
New! Multi-win group bidding - define how many items you want to win in a group.
Wider choice of snipe time choices (3,6,8,10,12 and 15 seconds).
Auction end times refreshed hourly, as opposed to daily.
Other small perks provided to Mirror users only, such as CSV export / import.
100% reliable (*). No other sniping service provides this.
Cost of Gixen Mirror is a bargain at $6 a year.

[Scott L.]

Originally Posted by gregr2

It sends your snipes from multiple sites to ensure they get through.

Gotcha......thank you!

[bobbyw8469]

On a side note, I always set my snipes to 4 seconds, and never had an issue. Have any of you ever had the balls to go under 4 seconds, and if so, what is your success rate?

[steve B]

I've done it manually. I don't use sniping software, but probably should at some point. I've done a couple in the 2-4 second range, but don't really feel comfortable trying it every time. For me anything under 10 seconds is fine.