View Full Version : How do people outbid you on ebay with 10 seconds left
slidecage
10-09-2004, 06:59 PM
some dude made 3 bids in a matter of 10 seconds. I have lost 4 items in the last 2 days this way
nmon3447
10-09-2004, 07:00 PM
one word... e-snipe.
smalien1
10-09-2004, 07:01 PM
EVERYONE IN THE ENTIRE WORLD KNOWS THAT!
Next time try asking for some more obscure knowledge, like how to breath.
evilmojo12542
10-09-2004, 07:02 PM
rigged I have lost many this way to, wonder if they have another computer and outbid just so they do not have to sell it at a cheap price
slidecage
10-09-2004, 07:31 PM
rigged I have lost many this way to, wonder if they have another computer and outbid just so they do not have to sell it at a cheap price
that is what im thinking cause 2 of the 4 auctions i lost the Dude had 0 feedback and if it is the snipe thing. Ebay should ban it.
CrimsonGeist
10-09-2004, 07:38 PM
3 bids in 10 seconds. Holy shaq fu, thats like doing a bid every three seconds. Amazing considering, you have to look at the bid, make sure you want to bid higher, write your offer, then send it. You need like a super robot for that! What items, were you buying anyway? Robot parts? :robot: Never thought I'd use that smiley :)
slidecage
10-09-2004, 07:41 PM
one was NHL 2004 rivels or something like that with 20 seconds left had high bid 1.04 then with 10 seconds left bid look like this
1,50
2.00
2.26
(my high bid was 2,01) so they are trying to say they put in those 3 bids in 10 seconds
Ebay does try to fight sniping by changing their login protocols for bidding and various other methods but the sniping programs update to adjust to those changes.
smalien1
10-09-2004, 07:46 PM
sniping is cool when it's on your side, sucks when it's used against you.
hiccupleftovers
10-09-2004, 07:49 PM
was it made by the same person? or different people? It could just be that in the last 20 seconds he sent a maximum bid higher then yours so everytime you were bidding with your maximum bid, it was beating you out.
zionoverfire
10-09-2004, 07:53 PM
You can just decide what the maximum you'll pay for an item is that the type it in, if they snipe you they need to snipe for a larger amount then they expect. That's what I do, if the most I'm going to spend it $20 then I type in $20 and I don't check again until the auction is over.
epobirs
10-09-2004, 07:58 PM
It is impossible for eBay to ban such techniques. On the Internet nobody knows you're software. Unless you want to answer a little Turing Test every time you bid and slow things down to a crawl.
Plus it doesn't really matter. If you wanted the item all that badly you would have bid higher than the sniper was willing to go. The world doesn't owe you bargains. Especially not in an open market.
hiccupleftovers
10-09-2004, 08:04 PM
It is impossible for eBay to ban such techniques. On the Internet nobody knows you're software. Unless you want to answer a little Turing Test every time you bid and slow things down to a crawl.
Plus it doesn't really matter. If you wanted the item all that badly you would have bid higher than the sniper was willing to go. The world doesn't owe you bargains. Especially not in an open market.
Good point.
coolcps
10-09-2004, 08:10 PM
If you had 3 browsers open ready to go it would be easy to bid 3 times in 10 seconds, ive never used any programs though.
Why should eBay ban sniping? There is a certain alotted time for each auction for a reason.
cyberlian
10-09-2004, 08:27 PM
If you had 3 browsers open ready to go it would be easy to bid 3 times in 10 seconds, ive never used any programs though.
That is what I did before I started using snipers
Ugamer_X
10-09-2004, 08:35 PM
This wouldn't be a problem at all if Ebay would just alter their system for auctions. i.e., auction gets extended 5 mintues after every bid that occurs with one minute left.
deathcabforcutie
10-09-2004, 08:43 PM
yeah and that would also DEFEAT the entire purpose of ebay and ruin any chance of ever catching a bargain..
Forest Mercenary
10-09-2004, 08:43 PM
>_>
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Where exactly can you find snipers?
deathcabforcutie
10-09-2004, 08:44 PM
>_>
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Where exactly can you find snipers?
www.justsnipe.com is free (5 snipes per week) and snipes with 8 or less seconds left.. www.auctionsniper.com is a little more effective, but cost .25 for all auctions won (less than 25 bucks), and 1% for all other auctions...
tyky2004
10-09-2004, 08:46 PM
i always win auctions this way..open several screens of the same auction, put different bids in each screen.......always works
Legolas813
10-09-2004, 09:07 PM
i didn't even know these sniper things existed......this is news to me
suko_32
10-09-2004, 09:13 PM
was it made by the same person? or different people? It could just be that in the last 20 seconds he sent a maximum bid higher then yours so everytime you were bidding with your maximum bid, it was beating you out.
Maybe there's a guy stalking the OP on ebay..
ElwoodCuse
10-10-2004, 02:43 PM
PROTIP: make your first bid the maximum amount you will pay for the item (this is why eBay uses proxy bidding in the first place) and you will NEVER EVER get sniped. It's very simple.
It sucks to try and bid at the last second when you are on a slow dial-up connection. Glad I have broadband.
thatstoobad
10-10-2004, 04:43 PM
it seems to me that a lot of people really don't understand the whole ebay bidding process, thinking that if they type in a bid of $20, they will automatically pay that $20 on the item. even someone who i know that sells a lot of stuff on ebay thought that. i mean, it seems brutally obvious to me how it works, but i don't know.
directed at "deathcabforcutie": have you used the justsnipe site before? i've been looking at the "sniping" sites for a little bit, and a free one would be pretty good. i'm just not sure about the security of the site. i'd imagine it's pretty ok, but if you have any experience with it, that would be helpful.
the "snipe" strategy can be useful to use if others don't understand the concept of ebay's proxy bidding, thus keeping the final cost of the item down.