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Originally posted by Benny:
Thanks for the responses.
One would assume that Auctionsniper would be better than a human (that's why we're paying for it, yes?). I will only use Auctionsniper now for those auctions where I cannot be present at the end.
And, of course you only bid the maximum that you wish to pay, but the whole point of sniping is to minimize what we pay - let's keep that in mind. We will unfortunately never know if the bids that came in after my early Auctionsnipe were human or other snipe programs. The conclusion that I can make, however, is that there are better human snipers and/or better programs out there at least on this occasion.
Be careful; it is very easy to get tied up or forget about an auction and end up missing it. AS adds seconds when its sampling of the eBay traffic indicates high volume, so that the snipe goes through and they will be paid. I, for one, like the convenience of NOT having to sit at the computer when auctions end.
As far as the other snipes that came in, it is likely that they were planned, whether they were made manually or automatically. It really does not really matter whether they were manual or automatic, because it is the HIGHEST bid that comes in, rather than the LAST, that wins. I also tend to think that if the other bid was from someone who had not already bid, then he was watching the auction during the closing minutes and planned his bid. Whether his snipe went in at 20 or 5 seconds, your larger snipe amount would STILL have been raised, since he planned that bid, be it automatically or manually. If the winning bid was from someone who had bid earlier in the auction, then you may be correct in that it was a reaction from someone who was fortunate to get the bid through at a busy time.
I would prefer my bid go in than not at all.