http://www.auctionsniper.com/faqbasics.aspx#basics13
The problem with that FAQ is that I think the suggestions are for ebay USA.
Most on this forum will recommend 8 to 12 seconds. Not sure what November 19th 19:26:41 PST converts to for Australia time, but I think it’s Nov 20th 14:26:41 AEDST. If that’s the case, I don’t think (that’s a “think” on my part) that time would be considered prime time for ebay.com.au. With that in mind, 8 seconds seems reasonable. But if it were me, based on the uniqueness of this item, I’d be inclined to use 12.
Another consideration is that the lead-time you specify is more of a guideline for AS. Should AS, after sampling ebay’s traffic, consider that 8 seconds isn’t enough, it will pad that lead-time.
And, while I’m thinking about it, it’s been a while since anyone complained about a snipe getting a “not-in-time” status. That may have something to do with not allowing less than 3 seconds, or with more “aggressive” lead-time padding.
Hopefully an Australian will pop in with actual experience instead of some Yank making a bunch of guesses.
quote:Trying to work out weekend/busy periods/lead times harder here.
Maybe this will help:
http://cgi1.ebay.com.au/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?TimeShow&ssPageName=f:f:AU