Reply to "Can Other Bidders On Ebay Tell You're Sniping?"

sneakysniper (Guest)

You can also get a feel for how high an opponent may be prepared to go by looking at the value of the widgets they have bought in the past. If I see someone who can apparently spend hundreds of dollars on lots of widgets while my max is say $100 it does make me wary but doesn't stop me attempting to snipe the auction unless the up front bidding goes over my max.
Steve - I agree with your observation that experienced bidders are usually tougher opposition. They may well have put in a high proxy so that influences me in deciding on my own max. But of course, they have no way of knowing that you are going to snipe!

4/12/025:48 AM

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