eBay trying to remove sniping

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

I think the idea stinks in no small part because eBay has not concerned itself in the slightest with shill bidding. I snipe everything because of the potential for shill bidding given eBay's total lack of enforcement and safeguards.

On the contrary, I would say they are doing this, in part, to increase shill bidding.

[mannequin1]

Originally Posted by Tabe

On the contrary, I would say they are doing this, in part, to increase shill bidding.

For at least the last 2 years ebay has already had extended bidding for a period of 2-3 minutes, so they already have extended bidding. Doing away with sniping is inconvenient to to mist bidders as not only do you have to remember when the auction ends but you physically have to be there, when you could be doing other things.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by mannequin1

For at least the last 2 years ebay has already had extended bidding for a period of 2-3 minutes, so they already have extended bidding. Doing away with sniping is inconvenient to to mist bidders as not only do you have to remember when the auction ends but you physically have to be there, when you could be doing other things.

I have never seen extended bidding on eBay for sports cards. Have they had it for other categories in the past 2 years?

[Vintagedeputy]

I love being able to snipe on eBay. Works like a charm every time.

[darwinbulldog]

Originally Posted by Vintagedeputy

I love being able to snipe on eBay. Works like a charm every time.

Out of curiosity, how would you know if it didn't?

[bnorth]

I had a new one happen last night. I also snipe but do it manually. When I went to put in my bid I got a popup saying I needed to set up payment details IF I won. It had 2 options, one was eBay automatically charging you 1 hour after the auction or 7 days after the auction. Luckily I had time to click on it and still bid. I won the auction and then it gave me the option for eBay to charge me in the 1 hour option I chose or pay now. It was the first time I have seen this. I only see items I HAVE to have once every year or two and this was one of those items I HAD to have and would have paid several times comps to own so I was extremely frustrated for a few seconds.

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by bnorth

I had a new one happen last night. I also snipe but do it manually. When I went to put in my bid I got a popup saying I needed to set up payment details IF I won. It had 2 options, one was eBay automatically charging you 1 hour after the auction or 7 days after the auction. Luckily I had time to click on it and still bid. I won the auction and then it gave me the option for eBay to charge me in the 1 hour option I chose or pay now. It was the first time I have seen this. I only see items I HAVE to have once every year or two and this was one of those items I HAD to have and would have paid several times comps to own so I was extremely frustrated for a few seconds.

I got that a few months ago. I think as they roll out their automatic payment settings, everyone will eventually get that message and have to choose their setting. I haven't gotten that message since setting it up the first time.

[Vintagedeputy]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

Out of curiosity, how would you know if it didn't?

Well, I’ve never lost one but I assume that if someone put in a higher bid I’d still see that my bid fired off correctly. I won’t win in that case, but the snipe would have still worked.

[Vintagedeputy]

What eBay really needs to work on is requiring buyers to leave feedback.