If you are the current highest bidder with minutes to go, should you snipe a higher bid to make sure you get the item in case their is another snipper lurking? Does the computer not bid against you? Thanks,
Eric
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The answer is yes. I did but was out bid. All the activity took place in the last 3 minutes of the bidding(-:
eric
eric
Eric,
If you are the high bidder, and your bid is at least an increment above the second highest bidder AND it's not a reserve auction, if no one else bids, your snipe will not cause you to bid against yourself.
If you are the high bidder, and your bid is at least an increment above the second highest bidder AND it's not a reserve auction, if no one else bids, your snipe will not cause you to bid against yourself.
I was just wondering this myself. I set up a snipe for an auction ending tonight but I am already the high bidder. I really only placed the bid now to see if the previous high bidder had a higher amount set. I am sure that there will be bidders throughout the day but just want to be sure that I won't jeapordize my snipe by already having a bid.
I think many of the bidders are also snipping. Why? If you look at some of the hotly bided items, the bidding history at the end shows many bids in the last few seconds. It’s a rough world out there:-o)
Eric
Eric
Snipe computers will not let you out bid your self. So they told me. As long as you’re the highest bidder, the snipe will not snipe you. So if you want the item if won’t hurt to put your must get bid. Good luck.
Eric
Eric
Eric: "As long as you're the high bidder, the snipe will not snipe you."
Well, there are the two exceptions as Rick said: Your snipe can bump up the cost to you if either A) your existing bid was less than a full increment above the next competing bid or B) your existing bid was below a reserve price. I had
A) happen to me: I was winning something at $110, over another guy at 109.99. I sniped myself at something like $121 & had to pay 112.49, I think it was.
Well, there are the two exceptions as Rick said: Your snipe can bump up the cost to you if either A) your existing bid was less than a full increment above the next competing bid or B) your existing bid was below a reserve price. I had
A) happen to me: I was winning something at $110, over another guy at 109.99. I sniped myself at something like $121 & had to pay 112.49, I think it was.
That just happened to me. The item was at $810 and I sniped at $900. There was a $825 bid but I snagged a Mac computer and the seller offered and helpwith any Mac problems. The seller was the author of a trouble shooting manual for the operating system of the Mac. A perfect seller when I get the item.
Eric
Eric