Reply to "Why such a long lead"

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I think all of the replies miss the point that if sniping is useful in general (and we agree that it is), then the nearer the end of the auction that the snipe occurs, the more effective it is as a tool. Whether or not it works out in a particular case because of a particular circumstance is not relevant to that point.

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Originally posted by Rick:
To verify that you were “picked off”, you COULD research the winning bidder to see if they’ve placed multiple snipes on another auction. Grant it, isn’t completely accurate, but if they have a history of only placing one snipe (and losing), then they are PROBABLY using a sniping service/program, which means, even if the snipe was place one second, OR one minute, before the end it wouldn’t have made any difference.

7/31/0711:03 AM

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