How many seconds? I'm trying to use 3. Which is the most optimal for winning? I know my friend likes to manually snipe in the last 10 seconds.
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Dirty Harry with an English accent - tough image to visualize.
Two dumbass answers, not very helpful.
I find 6 seconds to 7 seconds to be a good setting. A manual sniper almost certainly can't input bid, refresh, input NEWbid again in 7 seconds on eBay.
I find 6 seconds to 7 seconds to be a good setting. A manual sniper almost certainly can't input bid, refresh, input NEWbid again in 7 seconds on eBay.
No - one smartass and one dumbass.
Just one posting and already VARocketry is p|ssing people off!
8 seconds is the forum recommendation!
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8 seconds is the forum recommendation!
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I read the original comment, and after reading all the answers, I understand less now than before. NO ONE has come close to answering the question.
The quesiton is one of the mechanics of the bid system. If there is one second left in the auction, and the last bid is high, but not as high as another snipe bid coming in right behind it with one-half second to spare, who wins? Does the auction stay open for a few seconds after the clock runs out to consider all the snipe bids, or does the highest bid only count on all those bids that came in before the clock runs out? How does it all work? Could a snipe bid coming in 10th of a second after the close count?
The quesiton is one of the mechanics of the bid system. If there is one second left in the auction, and the last bid is high, but not as high as another snipe bid coming in right behind it with one-half second to spare, who wins? Does the auction stay open for a few seconds after the clock runs out to consider all the snipe bids, or does the highest bid only count on all those bids that came in before the clock runs out? How does it all work? Could a snipe bid coming in 10th of a second after the close count?
The HIGHEST bid wins, whether it was placed a second after the auction began or a second before the auction ends.quote:The question is one of the mechanics of the bid system. If there is one second left in the auction, and the last bid is high, but not as high as another snipe bid coming in right behind it with one-half second to spare, who wins?
NOquote:Does the auction stay open for a few seconds after the clock runs out to consider all the snipe bids,
The HIGHEST bid wins, whether it was placed a second after the auction began or a milli-second before the auction ends. Ebay doesn't allow bids to be placed after the auction ends!quote:or does the highest bid only count on all those bids that came in before the clock runs out?
HUH?!? Ebay doesn't allow bids to be placed after the auction ends, whether it is 1 second after the auction ended or 1 day after the auction ended! The "Bid Now" button goes away after the auction ends, so how would one bid?!?quote:How does it all work? Could a snipe bid coming in 10th of a second after the close count?
RE: Lead time. I use 11 seconds. It SEEMS AS doesn't adjust this lead time as much as some snipers experience when they use 8 seconds or less. Spend more time agonizing on the MAXIMUM bid you're willing to pay for the item rather than the lead time you should use.
Hmm - I thought I answered it pretty comprehensively with '8 seconds'....quote:Originally posted by whop:
I read the original comment, and after reading all the answers, I understand less now than before. NO ONE has come close to answering the question.
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DUDE .... Do you have a brain??? All those KARMA Points a no working knowledge of either eBay or this SNIPER site. Kids .... seems you just can't understand what you read. "Throw away the calculator and use your mind" That gray matter is not just to fill the VOID between your ears.
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Just won a brill item with 8 seconds lead time which was placed 8 seconds before auction end!
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Just won a brill item with 8 seconds lead time which was placed 8 seconds before auction end!
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Okay, glazerguy, then what’s the answer
Better yet, what’s the question
Better yet, what’s the question ...and who's the "DUDE", and who's the "kids"? Who's quote is that? Who said anything about a calculator?quote:Okay, glazerguy, then what’s the answer Better yet, what’s the question
And finally, is there a record for the number of 1-post wonders any topic has ever generated??
I use 3 seconds all of the time, and unless someone snipes the item I want for a higher bid, I win every time. Just bid your absolute max, there is no time for a second chance.