Re: [OT] Ebay Diddle?

["David Buckley" <db@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, ian.bird@c... wrote:
> > I make no apologies for using a sniping tool - without it I just
kept
> losing
> > auctions to the other snipers.
>
> So, which wins in snipe vs. snipe. Is it then to the highest bid
> in the sniping tool?  Also, which wins in proxy bid vs. sniping
> tool. Is it the same i.e. the highest bid?

Ultimately, it is the highest bid that will win that is submitted by
the deadline.

Sniping or not, real physical auction or ebay, there is a simple rule
- if you lose an auction it is because you were not prepared to pay
enough for the item.  end of story.

I tend to always always win ebay auctions I bother bidding on, because
I want the item, and thus am prepared to pay for it, and I put in a
serious bid close to the deadline.  You may snipe, but if you're mean,
I will trounce you every time.

On the other hand, at real auctions, I often lose but thats part of
the fun...  But then I often lose auctions for things that I either
dont really need, or I guess ther'll be another one along next week.