Did I Get Shilled????

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by philliesfan

I think you just got sniped. I don't use a snipe service but I do place bids in the last seconds. Win some, Lose some. And I always bid odd amounts like $38.62 or 27.27. Just don't know why I do that.
Bob

I also manually place last second bids with an odd amount of cents because I know others do the same thing. I think it's just one of those things that happens and nothing nefarious.

[Harliduck]

Originally Posted by jayshum

I also manually place last second bids with an odd amount of cents because I know others do the same thing. I think it's just one of those things that happens and nothing nefarious.

Ha...I do to...I always end with .79...I guess now I have to end with .89 as I am sure I have competed with a few of you guys!

[jchcollins]

Would agree while frustrating, I don't smell anything definitely fishy. I don't wait out a lot of auctions anymore, but when I used to that kind of things happened to me all the time. I will end most as others have indicated with weird high bid amounts in the cents..($0.01, $0.99...) but sometimes I will still get barely beat out. Just depends on how popular whatever it is remains going down to the wire...

[Gorditadogg]

Originally Posted by Harliduck

Ha...I do to...I always end with .79...I guess now I have to end with .89 as I am sure I have competed with a few of you guys!

Haha so does Darren. He says "Who would bid an oddball amount like $46.89?" at the same time he's bidding $47.88.

Like I understand someone bidding 47.88 but 46.89? That's crazy!



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[mikemb]

Originally Posted by Harliduck

Ha...I do to...I always end with .79...I guess now I have to end with .89 as I am sure I have competed with a few of you guys!

I bid odd amounts too. I usually end in .57.

Mike

[Dead-Ball-Hitter]

looks like I'll have to randomize my snipe amounts... I'm the .13 cents guy.

Yeah agree here, it was a snipe, not a shill. BTW, what's a good sniping service to use??

[JustinD]

On a hidden proxy the highest amount wins in a snipe like this. Your hidden cap was less than the dollar needed so it placed your max bid in it's place.

This the exact reason people add those extra cents. Win I win by a penny, I am pleased in the most evil of ways, lol.

[D. Bergin]

HaHa

.25 or .26 for me.

My reasoning is, if I'm willing to go to 50 bucks on an item, I certainly should be willing to go to $50.26 cents on an item if I really want it, and want to top out the guy who bid an even 50 clams for it.

More often then not, somebody else was willing to go much higher then me.......rendering the whole thing moot.

[scmavl]

I'm .71

[nat]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

HaHa

.25 or .26 for me.

My reasoning is, if I'm willing to go to 50 bucks on an item, I certainly should be willing to go to $50.26 cents on an item if I really want it,

...and if you're willing to go 50.26 you really should be willing to go 50.52, and if you're willing to go 50.52 you really should be willing to go 50.74... oh dear...