Why the last second bid....................

Tabe · #1 05-18-2011, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by John V

I've used Gavelsnipe without a problem. I'm curious, why use a fee-based service?

I can't speak for Gavelsnipe but I know with Justsnipe (the one I use), the free version bids with 8 seconds left but the fee-based version bids with about 2-3 seconds left. In other words, the fee-based ones reduce your chances of getting outbid by another sniper.

Tabe

T206Collector · #2 05-18-2011, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tabe

I know with Justsnipe (the one I use), the free version bids with 8 seconds left but the fee-based version bids with about 2-3 seconds left. In other words, the fee-based ones reduce your chances of getting outbid by another sniper.

I seriously doubt that a snipe with 8 seconds left leaves someone with enough time to put in a manual response in those final seconds. There is no added advantage to sniping any earlier than 8 seconds, because all of the sniping beyond that point will have been pre-set regardless of the snipe with 8 seconds to go.

glchen · #3 05-18-2011, 05:07 PM

Quicksnipe, which is free, allows you to snipe with 3 seconds left (although they recommend 5 or greater). What's the fewest that Gavel snipe allows?

slidekellyslide · #4 05-18-2011, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by glchen

Quicksnipe, which is free, allows you to snipe with 3 seconds left (although they recommend 5 or greater). What's the fewest that Gavel snipe allows?

I've watched auctions end that I have a snipe set with gavelsnipe and it always bids at right about 10 to 8 seconds left.

glchen · #5 05-18-2011, 06:32 PM

The only problem that I've had with Quicksnipe is that there was one time where the snipe did not fire, and the reason was something like "Unknown System Error." I would have won the auction if not for the misfire. I have placed hundreds if not thousands of snipes, and this has only happened once, so it's not a big deal. However, if there is an auction that I really, really want, I try to make sure to place a bid manually also at around 5-8 seconds just in case. I also remember reading in a thread about a user who changed his ebay password, and forgot to correspondingly change this on this snipe account, and therefore lost an auction that way.

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