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Re: [OT] Ebay Sniping software



I have used Auctionsniper www.auctionsniper.com since someone used it
to win an item I was selling. It has never failed to win an item for
me that had not gone above my price limit. It saves me having to stay
up late and stops me getting excited and over paying. The problem as
a buyer with using the auto bid is it pushes the price up, why even
show your hand until 5 seconds before the auction closes?

The main problem on Ebay is the stupid prices some people are happy
to pay for things ( ok its good when I am selling, I often see people
pay far more that the going shop price for items.

just my 2cents worth!

Ian


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Pete Shew" <ukha_d@s...> wrote:
> ADSL does help :-)
>
> *********** REPLY SEPARATOR  ***********
>
> On 21/03/2004 at 11:03 Dean Barrett wrote:
>
> >Pete
> >
> >I've done it the manual way before - main problems are.
> >
> >1. Only Dial up at home at present - ADSL comes in April :)
> >2. Auctions end at bloody stupid times - midnight, during work
etc.
> >3. I do the two window refresh thing, last auctions the refresh
took to
> >long, and i missed by about 1 sec.
> >
> >
> >
> >Dean.
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Pete Shew [mailto:ukha_d@s...]
> >Sent: 21 March 2004 10:49
> >To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Ebay Sniping software
> >
> >
> >I don't quite understand sniping, unless it's to phych out the
other
> >bidders. But can that still work after a bit of experience?
> >
> >I have two ways of bidding and both rely on me working out the max
I'm
> >prepared to bid. First I put in that bid, let the automatic
bidding take
> >control and wait and see.
> >
> >Secondly, I take charge of the sniping myself - make sure my clock
is
> >synchronised - set up the bid in one window and the item in
another. Keep
> >refreshing the item and then bid with a few seconds to go. A bit
more
> >exciting, and you can cut it really fine if you keep your nerve..
> >
> >Pete
> >
> >
> >*********** REPLY SEPARATOR  ***********
> >
> >On 21/03/2004 at 10:21 Dean Barrett wrote:
> >
> >>I know this way off topic - but i am bidding for stuff for
Node
0...
> >>
> >>Having bid and lost on quite a few Auctions i have now
discovered
Sniping
> >>as
> >>a way to win.
> >>
> >>There seems to be quite a few companies offering the facility,
but all
> >>obviously require username & password.
> >>
> >>Is anyone using one the can recommend ??
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Thanks
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Dean.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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