I was bidding on an auction in British pounds.

The auction was around 35--pounds, that is--when I placed my snipe amount, of $119. That's about 70 pounds.

But Auction Sniper thought I was placing a bid with 119 pounds!!!!

No wonder I won the auction! The itemsells for $119 retail, so I overpaid by around $20, not including shipping!

Still, in this case it all worked out. I really wanted the item, a rarity on eBay, and actually had the balance available in my PayPal account.

But be forewarned! Be careful what currency to bid in--because you might win it!

Every day above ground is a GOOD day

As far as I know Auction Sniper always bids in the currency of the Ebay site you are in.

Hmmm - that sounds confusing. LOL I know what I WANT to say.

If I am in Ebay.com.au - I bid in Australian Dollars, if I am in Ebay.com - I would bid in US dollars etc etc

Lexie

Actually AS bids in the auctions currency and treats your entry as being in that currency, whether it be £ or $ or whatever. In fact it doesn't even have an indication of the currency on the box where you type in your max bid.

The figure goes in just as units (e.g 119.00) so you do have to be careful, as in this case it's a bit of a trap.

I tend to copy the auction number from the eBay site and paste it into the AS screen, so sometimes I have to go back and check the currency before entering the bid.

GG

Yes, we work the same way eBay does in this reguard. All bids are in the currency of the auction. This is how it works on eBay as well.

I've comped you a few free snipes to help ease your pain So your couple items you win will be on us.

Sara B., Thanks!!!! That is truly customer service for you.

It's great to have all these different countries represented on eBay nowadays--I'm in Canada and I still remember the days when eBay.ca was a windless desert, auctions-wise, but now I can buy from Oz, Britain, you name it.

Your gesture much appreciated!

best,

Nick

Every day above ground is a GOOD day

Yes, the warning is to know how eBay works (since this matter has absolutely nothing to do with AS) BEFORE bidding on an auction.

LOl Chatter you have got your sarcastic head on today dont you??

Lexie

Thanks again, dear Sara B. for those free snipes. Ever since, I have not lost an auction =+)

nick

Every day above ground is a GOOD day

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Nick, at my age, you got that right!!

Wow, this discussion brings back memories. I was bidding on a Canadian auction site one time, and forgetting which site I was on, accidentally bid over $350.00 CAN. Well no surprise (to me at least), I won the item.

Fortunately the seller was willing to accept US money at the current exchange rate. So I sent him $2.17 US (that included shipping), got what I paid for and learned my lesson!

LOL! I guess you did win!! That is the nice thing about sniping. It can always be canceled or changed until the last couple of minutes!

I'm confused here. $350 Canadian compared to $2.17 US? I don't think the exchange rates have ever been THAT far apart!

Ford, I was thinking the same thing. Maybe what was meant was $350 vs $217.

Snipe on

Jabbergah

Jabbergah--I was thinking the same thing but forgot to put the smiley faces. Have fun!

Maybe he was just getting Canada and Mexico mixed up again.. He needs to set down the bottle of Tequilla

Mrs. M,

Sorry, it took this long to read your reply to my post about every day being a good day (see sig below.)

I refuse to believe that anyone can be older than myself. I wrestle with this problem every time I meet my parents.

Cheers,

Nick

Every day above ground is a GOOD day

Well, there you go..my parents would be the record if they were still here! LOL!