Additional AuctionSniper benefits

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Everybody seems to focus on the benefits of last-second bidding on the resulting final price, but there is a significant, more subtle benefit to sniping - the appearance of lack of competition makes the current high bidder complacent and he/she doesn't put as high a max-bid as he would if he knew there would be competition. I have preferred to put in my max-bid the first time I see the lot to avoid time schedule conflicts on manual sniping, but no matter how unbeatable my max is, frequently some #@$!@ comes in and overbids me. I really like the A/S capability to toss in a bid as a total surprise. Thanks Guys!

12/7/027:35 PM

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oli (Guest)

Here are some comments that I received by email recently from a non-AS fan:-

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In my opinion sniping software is just as unfair a practice as hacking
into EBay's files to find out the highest bid. It should be banned
totally.

quote:
I know that it's technically legal.... however I've also been told that
some sniping software can find out the high proxy bid and that some
snipers 'need' the item so badly, they'll put in a ridiculously high bid
right at the end.

What can you say to logic like that...

12/8/028:09 AM

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Steve (Guest)

What can you say? It depends on the bidder's objective. If he or she enjoys the thrust and parry of a lively auction, with the winning bid being entered manually at the last moment, topping the previous high bid by just one bid increment, then sniping is anathema.

On the other hand, if the bidder wants to win whatever he or she is bidding on, then sniping makes sense. I suspect that most bidders on eBay have this objective in mind.

Such people should put their brains in gear before driving off with their mouth running.

12/8/0210:53 AM

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Howard (Guest)

I've been a stamp collector for many years and I still like the hobby a great deal, but I've found that eBay is a hobby all by itself. There is a real thrill and sense of accomplishment in snaring that item you are missing at a bargain price. Even more exciting is to find the gold under the tarnish of a mis-described or poorly described lot, or the spotting of a key blur in a blurry digital photograph. The thing I have to keep telling myself is that I don't really "need" every bargain I spot - point them out to a friend or just leave them for someone else to enjoy. Sniping (manually or with assistance) is only one tool in the bidding process, and there is no way that it is unethical - it is just a useful strategy.

12/8/024:03 PM

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Chatter163 (Guest)

>>In my opinion sniping software is just as unfair a practice as hacking into EBay's files to find out the highest bid. It should be banned
totally.<<

>>I know that it's technically legal.... however I've also been told that some sniping software can find out the high proxy bid and that some
snipers 'need' the item so badly, they'll put in a ridiculously high bid right at the end.<<

But AS DOES NOT hack into eBay's files, nor does it "find out the high proxy bid," so why are you posting that nonsense here?