This may be a stupid question but is there a way for a seller to know if the buyer is using AS?
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The others my have a better explanation than me orrrrr they will come in a correct me but here goes......a seller will only know you are sniping if you dont have the *InstaMail* feature disabled in your account options. This feature sends an email to the seller requesting a total and announced that you sniped their item.
To check this go to:
*Modify Account*...then scroll down to the *InstaMail* Feature.
But really - who gives a toss whether they know or not
- whats the difference between using AS and manual sniping in the last minute??
Go forth and Snipe Proudly
To check this go to:
*Modify Account*...then scroll down to the *InstaMail* Feature.
But really - who gives a toss whether they know or not
- whats the difference between using AS and manual sniping in the last minute??Go forth and Snipe Proudly
Ta for that. I wasn't especially worried but I've seen posts that suggest some sellers don't like sniping and I wondered how the hell they'd know anyway.
I think there is a question over what actually constitutes sniping... Are you considered a sniper at 15 seconds? 30 seconds? 2 minutes?
Some sellers get angry if you place a bid within the last 5 minutes of an auction and consider that sniping.
I am not sure why some sellers dislike the practice, for if it wasn't for that last second bid, the price would have been lower anyway.
No one is preventing anyone from bidding, because the time on the auction determines the last bid.
Anyway, to further answer your question and to echo Bartelby, the seller doesn't have any specific evidence that you were planning a snipe unless you leave the checkbox checked that you send them a notification telling the seller you won the item using Auction Snipe.
-bjt
Some sellers get angry if you place a bid within the last 5 minutes of an auction and consider that sniping.
I am not sure why some sellers dislike the practice, for if it wasn't for that last second bid, the price would have been lower anyway.
No one is preventing anyone from bidding, because the time on the auction determines the last bid.
Anyway, to further answer your question and to echo Bartelby, the seller doesn't have any specific evidence that you were planning a snipe unless you leave the checkbox checked that you send them a notification telling the seller you won the item using Auction Snipe.
-bjt
Such an attitude flies in the face of reason, does it not?
When I'm selling I have better things to do than sit watching my auction at the moment of closing, and anyway, I'll welcome any bid that is bound to boost my income. I often check the bid list just out of curiosity to see who's bidding and I have seen last second bids, but who cares?
GG
When I'm selling I have better things to do than sit watching my auction at the moment of closing, and anyway, I'll welcome any bid that is bound to boost my income. I often check the bid list just out of curiosity to see who's bidding and I have seen last second bids, but who cares?
GG
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bjt posted: I am not sure why some sellers dislike the practice, for if it wasn't for that last second bid, the price would have been lower anyway.
No one is preventing anyone from bidding, because the time on the auction determines the last bid.
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Gardengnome posted: I often check the bid list just out of curiosity to see who's bidding and I have seen last second bids, but who cares?
First of all, to avoid any possible confusion, I agree with both of you. Obviously (since I snipe) I see no problem with it; afterall, the bottom line is that the highest bid ultimately wins.
But to address possible reasons that sellers dislike snipers...well, quite simply, it's greed. By their way of thinking, your last second bid is not allowing somebody else the opportunity to come back with a higher bid...thus, driving up the selling price.
Of course you'll have some who will claim that it is just unfair to other bidders to not have the opportunity to then place a higher bid...but that is just plain poppycock since everybody equally knows the time of the auctions end AND everybody can place their own max bid at anytime either by way of sniping (automated or manual) or by the proxy bid system.
So I see nothing unfair at all about it...as long as everybody places their max possible bid, it seems quite fair to me!
Other people view a system (such as I believe Yahoo Auctions might use) which adds some period of time to the end of an auction when a bid is placed in the last few minutes...but I view this as somewhat unfair to anybody who can't be sitting in front of their computer at every moment of the day or night when their auctions might be ending.
I suppose that regardless of how it is set up, somebody is always going to feel screwed. :::shrug:::
WarriorNun
"If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning"
It depends on what the seller is "comparing" your snipe to. If it is seen in terms of your snipe vs. the absence of your snipe, then he will likely be please, because he sees your snipe merely as a last-minute boosting of the sales pice and, hence, his profit. Wihtout your snipe, the final price would have bene lower.
However, if he sees your snipe as a bid that would have been placed earlier in the auction, then he imagines that proxy bidders and nibblers might have upped the price beyond your bid. He will be annoyed that your bid did not come earlier.
It's a matter or perspective.
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However, if he sees your snipe as a bid that would have been placed earlier in the auction, then he imagines that proxy bidders and nibblers might have upped the price beyond your bid. He will be annoyed that your bid did not come earlier.
It's a matter or perspective.
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You are both right. I only want to add that sellers as well as buyers need to keep in mind that Ebay is an auction site. An auction is always, both for buyers and sellers, a game of chance in a way.
rsmiller40
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