Reply to "I Lost It!!"

steveExpertSniper

When it's AS that's at fault, AS admits it. When it's eBay's fault you don't hear a peep out of them. And it's eBay's fault 99 times out of 100.

You can keep that warm fuzzy feeling by doing your homework when you set up a snipe. Is the auction closing on a Sunday afternoon or evening? That's eBay's busiest time and a 5-second lead time just won't hack it...won't chop through eBay's servers in time to be registered for the auction. Is the ending time an even hour, half-hour, or quarter-hour (XX:00:00, XX:30:00, XX:15:00, or XX:45:00)? As Sara B. says, there's such a rush of bids pouring in at those times that even a lead of 20 or 30 seconds isn't enough to make it through.

One last thought for this post: Always remember that it isn't necessarily the last bid that wins -- it's the highest bid. Every time.

9/9/036:11 PM

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