Re: Re: [OT] Ebay Diddle?

["Mal Lansell" <mlansell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You've just shown why sniping works.  It's because people don't stick to
their maximum bid - if they get outbid they get tempted to set a new
maximum.  Sniping stops this by waiting until the last few seconds, so that
people don't get time to increase their maximum again.

I make no apologies for using a sniping tool - without it I just kept
losing
auctions to the other snipers.

Mal


--- Original Message -----
From: <ian.bird@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 1:07 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: [OT] Ebay Diddle?


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> In short, the diff between "sniping" and using eBay proxy
bid is that it's
> possible with the latter for someone to drive up the price to your
maximum
> (via the proxy). By using a "snipe" you can effectively
conceal your
> maximum
> until the very last minute.
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> I thought the automatic bidding at ebay simply went a smidge above the
> opposing bid until it hit your maximum. If I read it correctly this is
> what sniping software does. A friend said ebay introduced this a while
> back to counter sniping. I am no expert as this is only the second
item I
> have bought and the other was a buy it now sale.
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> If the above is true then the only difference is the ebay software
places
> the bid there and then not in the last ten seconds. If however sniping
> placed a bid in the last ten seconds then there should be enough time
for
> the ebay bidding tool to counter.
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> As mentioned later in the thread though the ebay tool can be driven up
to
> your maximum at any time. I got round this by setting my maximum at
what I
> was prepared to bid at the time. I then went up gently over a few days
and
> held the highest bid for the last three days or whatever it was and
won.
> This was not a high demand item either so interest was low.
>
> Ian
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