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[TheBoy]

I always sit there over a hot keyboard -- gets the adrenalin going!!!

I do that if its something I really want, as I don't always trust sniping services....

I still cannot believe I got a genuine GM cat, brand new, for £50

Edit - I won't get too excited till it turns up!!

Oh, I have got a couple of cracking deals in the last week....  ....buyers market at moment

[willyboy]

I always do the last 5 secs max bid thing then don't feeeeeel too bad if I'm outbid...mind last week had probs with connection (gremlins) when about to bid on a Gates V6 cam belt kit went for £43.55 + £8 postage grrrr anyway next night guy put another one on same pack had a buy it now £45.01 +£8 post so took the plunge.. still pretty decent price, just gradually acquiring the necessaries for upcoming service, in fact local auto spares shop got me a QH water pump QHCP 3255 ..£23.55  yup gone up over night ,plonka quoted me another unheard of brand  doh ! so ended up paying £33.50 still ok shops only 5 mins away calling at Vx dealer too also nearby for Aux belt, might price up air & pollen filters too while there as I hav'nt ever replaced em...

[willyboy]

I always sit there over a hot keyboard -- gets the adrenalin going!!!

I do that if its something I really want, as I don't always trust sniping services....

I still cannot believe I got a genuine GM cat, brand new, for £50
Edit - I won't get too excited till it turns up!!

Oh, I have got a couple of cracking deals in the last week....  ....buyers market at moment

Yea saw the Cat but as usual was t'other end o't country for me but getting used to that wanted some ramps a few down South but nowt much in't North

[JamesV6CDX]

I always sit there over a hot keyboard -- gets the adrenalin going!!!

I do that if its something I really want, as I don't always trust sniping services....

I still cannot believe I got a genuine GM cat, brand new, for £50
Edit - I won't get too excited till it turns up!!

Oh, I have got a couple of cracking deals in the last week....  ....buyers market at moment

Yea saw the Cat but as usual was t'other end o't country for me but getting used to that wanted some ramps a few down South but nowt much in't North

Who cares where it was - UK postage was a tenner!

[willyboy]

Bugger never noticed that  !! Grrr

[MarkG]

What am I missing with eBay sniping? I just don't get it.

All I do is decide the maximum amount I want to pay, bid that and forget about it. eBay then automatically bids up to that sum in steps when or if anyone else makes a bid.

So what's the point in using a sniping tool to place a bid in the last few seconds?  If your max is lower than mine, you still lose.

[tunnie]

What am I missing with eBay sniping? I just don't get it.

All I do is decide the maximum amount I want to pay, bid that and forget about it. eBay then automatically bids up to that sum in steps when or if anyone else makes a bid.

So what's the point in using a sniping tool to place a bid in the last few seconds?  If your max is lower than mine, you still lose.

It leaves no time for a come back..

EG i saw the bag i wanted for £10, with 2 days to go, if i put my £20 bid in, it would push the price up then, to what ever the last guy set his max amount it, its then got time to add more. (2 days)

If you put the price you are willing to pay, and bid in the last 5 seconds, you steal it, no time for a come back.

[rikki_essex]

i bough a renault espace the other day for a very reasonable price so very happy with that

[Entwood]

Tunnies idea .. and the whole system of sniping, is designed to beat those folks who

a) don't bid their maximum but go up incrementaly

b) sit and wait for the last second to bid manually

c) go over their maximum - "ebay fever"

If you only ever bid a maximum and refuse to go higher... sniping becomes unneccesary .. but you have given others the oppurtunity to go higher .. sniping is supposed to prevent this

If you snipe at your maximum you will lose to someone who also snipes at a higher maximum most of the time ... if you set the timing very tight you may still beat another sniper .. but if your system coughs you may lose out.

[willyboy]

Tunnie is correct & I usually do it the "snipe way" when you put auto max bid in the price keeps going up days often before the sale thus pushing up the price it does help the seller in some cases but many people often bid at the "death" i have seen items get 10+bids in last seconds from like £20 to maybe £100 as many do bid in last 5-10 secs.. but if you put a very high bid in at beginning you will win it, at a cost
With auto bidding you have to hope no one else really wants it or you often end up paying max price as some idiots try to find what the auto price bid is by bidding just above several times (crazy)