Hi great people,
Does it work this way: Current bid: $128
I setup my bid $200 if someone bids $129 or more. How much will AS bid for me? $130? or will AS bid $200 because its my maxium bid I setup.
Can you explain this for me thanks!
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Think of your snipe as a last possible moment, one time placed proxy bid. That is exactly what it is. As sends it to Ebay at the last moment possible and Ebay bids only what it takes to bid above the highest bidder to win. That is, of course, if you placed a high enough snipe to do so!
Think of your snipe as a last possible moment, one time placed proxy bid. That is exactly what it is. As sends it to Ebay at the last moment possible and Ebay bids only what it takes to bid above the highest bidder to win. That is, of course, if you placed a high enough snipe to do so!
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Originally posted by wicer:
or will AS bid $200 because its my maxium bid I setup.
So if my AS bid is $200 and current bid is $129, another bidder will place a bid etc $130 will AS then automatically place $131 for me or will they just wait until final seconds and if current bid is $131 will AS place $132 in final second or will they bid my maxium bid? Hope you understand me 
AS will place only one bid – in your example that would be $200. eBay’s proxy bidding system and increment levels does the rest.
it says in "My Snipe" currently: $108 but below it says: MAX and then $109. I put in Max Bid thought $200 ... how will this works, can you explain it, thank you very much.
Are you sure the "Max" isn't "Min"?
Yes. I am sure of it. Do you have msn rick? I would like to talk with you if possible thanks.
See the complaints from several users today under "sniper missed my bid". 3 similar complaints have been recorded in the last few hours and I wonder just how many others are being affected.
The auction sniper support section seems merely to be sending out responses which show a complete lack of research (or even interest) in the problems.
A.S. warns in this stock response that it is risky to set the lead time at 5 seconds or less. It is not a maer of having too short a lead time. My lead time always has been 11 seconds. If A.S. had bothered to check they would have seen this and not just suggested that I set my lead time to between 7 and 12 seconds to avoid the problem.
I am afraid that auction sniper will have to work hard for me to have any more confidence in them. Gizzie.
The auction sniper support section seems merely to be sending out responses which show a complete lack of research (or even interest) in the problems.
A.S. warns in this stock response that it is risky to set the lead time at 5 seconds or less. It is not a maer of having too short a lead time. My lead time always has been 11 seconds. If A.S. had bothered to check they would have seen this and not just suggested that I set my lead time to between 7 and 12 seconds to avoid the problem.
I am afraid that auction sniper will have to work hard for me to have any more confidence in them. Gizzie.
Gizzie - see my response elsewhere.
Wicer - what AS is saying is that you must bid that amount or more. By bidding $200 you did the right thing. AS will then bid $200 at the appropriate time and eBay's Proxy system will handle the rest for you.
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Wicer - what AS is saying is that you must bid that amount or more. By bidding $200 you did the right thing. AS will then bid $200 at the appropriate time and eBay's Proxy system will handle the rest for you.
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Region2,
As always you have been helpful but tell me this. You said AS will place my $200 BID and eBay's Proxy system will handle the rest for me. If current bid is $129 and let's suppose I win the item, AS place $200 as my highest bid will eBay Proxy servers change my bid to $130 or will AS change it for me to $130 (bid $1 more?) because don't want to waste $70 dollars if I don't need to. Waiting for answers thanks.
As always you have been helpful but tell me this. You said AS will place my $200 BID and eBay's Proxy system will handle the rest for me. If current bid is $129 and let's suppose I win the item, AS place $200 as my highest bid will eBay Proxy servers change my bid to $130 or will AS change it for me to $130 (bid $1 more?) because don't want to waste $70 dollars if I don't need to. Waiting for answers thanks.
Please read the FAQs - it's all explained there. In this case AS will place the bid as $200 and then eBay's proxy bidding will handle the rest - you really need to read up on proxy bidding.
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Region 2, thank you very much. Appreciate it!