Ebay bid snipers?

[Porkypine]

Myibidder works well on the odd occasion i want to do this, set to bid at 3 seconds.
I always think its so stupid when people keep bidding while the listing is running, they're just pushing the price up with no advantage.
even when bidding live you're better doing just one in the last few seconds

 

[Robotstar5]

I think I'll stick with manual bidding, I put my max bid in with a few seconds to spare, the main reason is if I'm outbid I don't get the chance to up my bid and pay more than I wanted to.

 

[ajlelectronics]

I think I'll stick with manual bidding, I put my max bid in with a few seconds to spare, the main reason is if I'm outbid I don't get the chance to up my bid and pay more than I wanted to.

My technique too.

 

[JOEPRO]

I think I'll stick with manual bidding, I put my max bid in with a few seconds to spare, the main reason is if I'm outbid I don't get the chance to up my bid and pay more than I wanted to.

Yes I prefer that too. But when away from home on 2x important auctions lately my phone ebay app looked like I could bid and was counting down live then when I tried to bid it doesn't let me due to poor signal and the precious last seconds run out and gone

 

[Farside]

We all like getting a bargain but I see using a bid sniper as cheating. Place the maximum you want to pay on an item and let the software bid for you.

That's all I do with a snipe. Just set and forget, if I don't get it, it went for more than it was worth in my eyes.
Where snipes are really handy is when some item is finishing when I'd be asleep, and usually other interest is low too.

 

[fizzy]

I still use auction sniper, they try to get you to use the paid service, but its still free,
never had one not work,

I always use auction sniper and it always works for me. There is a setting to increase the last bid a few times.

Auction Sniper: eBay Sniper and eBay Bidding snipe, bid sniping for eBay

Auction Sniper is a free ebay sniper that automates the process of placing your bid at the auction closing. Place eBay auction bidding snipe automatically.

auctionsniper.com

You do have to pay a small amount - all depends on the sale price but a $5 top up lasts a good while.

 

[rtcosic]

That's all I do with a snipe. Just set and forget, if I don't get it, it went for more than it was worth in my eyes.
Where snipes are really handy is when some item is finishing when I'd be asleep, and usually other interest is low too.

The other advantage of the one I used to use was that if there were multiple auctions for the same item, I could set up one snipe at a single price, and once it won, it wouldn't bid on the subsequent ones.

 

[Farside]

The other advantage of the one I used to use was that if there were multiple auctions for the same item, I could set up one snipe at a single price, and once it won, it wouldn't bid on the subsequent ones.

I've done that with snip.pl - I can cascade snipes if/and/or

 

[Robotstar5]

Where snipes are really handy is when some item is finishing when I'd be asleep, and usually other interest is low too.

I found nightshift good for bargains when others are asleep, I once bagged a Villiers book for a quid that would normally go for about £20.

 

[Morrisman]

Closed bids would make it interesting. It seems quite popular when selling house’s nowadays. Whether you should have to pay what you offer, or just a certain percentage more than the next highest bid, I’m not sure.

 

[Dozzer]

There must be something wrong with me, have never seen anything i want that badly i wanted to snipe it!!
Put on what im happy to pay, if i win, good, if i lose, so be it, its only stuff to clutter up our workshops

 

[northwest]

I am going to suggest we have an auction section instead of a for sale section, might liven things up a bit! :-)

 

[minimutly]

Did anyone suggest kidnapper? Used it a lot once upon a time.

 

[Robotstar5]

I am going to suggest we have an auction section instead of a for sale section, might liven things up a bit! :-)

Then we would have folks running sniping software on the "post reply" button

 

[Martin Hocking]

If you need to use a sniper it’s already too late.

If you want to eBay like a true a rascal you have to start way earlier.

When you come across an item of interest, view it once, screen grab all of it. And don’t go back until the last hour. Never EVER add anything you actually want to your watch list.

If you really must check and see how the items doing, do a broader search that the item can come up in if possible, make sure you click on something else, and draw the algorithm in that direction. If not just check the item is still there and move on, again do not actually visit the listing.

If you’re looking for weird and obscure stuff, which lets face it if your on the forum you probably are, this works very well.

I’m sure eBay’s one and zeros will get cleverer and start to recognise this behaviour but for now I find it works quite well, because if you’re looking at it it will show it to someone it thinks is like you, and you don’t want that do you…

I sometimes wonder how many auctions the forum has wrecked for savvy bidders with the eBay etc. bit in the for sale section!

 

[minimutly]

Did anyone suggest kidnapper? Used it a lot once upon a time.

BIDnapper, bloody autokomplete
And sorry @Martin Hocking , I don't agree.

 

[cheb]

If you need to use a sniper it’s already too late.

If you want to eBay like a true a rascal you have to start way earlier.

When you come across an item of interest, view it once, screen grab all of it. And don’t go back until the last hour. Never EVER add anything you actually want to your watch list.

If you really must check and see how the items doing, do a broader search that the item can come up in if possible, make sure you click on something else, and draw the algorithm in that direction. If not just check the item is still there and move on, again do not actually visit the listing.

If you’re looking for weird and obscure stuff, which lets face it if your on the forum you probably are, this works very well.

I’m sure eBay’s one and zeros will get cleverer and start to recognise this behaviour but for now I find it works quite well, because if you’re looking at it it will show it to someone it thinks is like you, and you don’t want that do you…

I sometimes wonder how many auctions the forum has wrecked for savvy bidders with the eBay etc. bit in the for sale section!

Why does that rule out a bidsniper? All a sniper does is bid very late for you without you having to be there. There's no magic. Decide if you want the item, set the sniper to bid the maximum you'll pay and wander off.

I'll not worry too much about the algorithims yet, Ebay et al still try to sell me things similar to those I've just bought, or more pointlessly, things I've just sold.

 

[8ob]

When you come across an item of interest, view it once, screen grab all of it. And don’t go back until the last hour. Never EVER add anything you actually want to your watch list.

I have never used a sniper Martin, I have had a a lot of success adding items to my watch list though, invariably get an offer because I have shown an interest, I normally counter offer. Works well for me.

Bob

 

[Martin Hocking]

Sorry chaps that’s me being facetious as usual, I didn’t mean my opening statement to be taken too seriously.

I’ve been sniped before and they do of course work. As a finger in the wind observation I wouldn’t be surprised if they aren’t used as widely as they used to be, maybe that’s just me, it might even be because eBay is a bit of different beast these days.

The semi serious point I was trying to make was that, as Cheb points out the eBay algorithm is pretty basic but it does try quite hard.

And if you’ve found a listing for a pile of bits that happen to include something a bit spicy like that gear for the planetary grinding head you’ve needed for a decade or a half nut for your worn out ainjest attachment. The last thing you want is eBay flagging it up to one of the only other people in the world who’d recognise it!

To be honest it probably just makes me feel better, but I reckon there’s something in it!

 

[arther dailey]

often ask seller a question and then add to sniper , only bid by sniper ,put my max on and get on with life/chores , find out by message some time if it was a win . just saves sitting at the laptop counting down , or missing it because I was busy .