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Auction Sniper is great for buyers, but what about sellers? Buyers save money by avoiding a bidding war, but I would imagine sellers LOVE bidding wars, since they make more money that way. Any feedback from sellers on this? When I start selling on eBay, I want to know what I will be up against.
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It is beneficial for both, buyers and the sellers. Some of the online auction systems attempt to discourage sniping by automatically extending the auction time if a last-minute bid is placed. This approach leaves all bidding open, and allows the bidders who are watching during the final few minutes to raise the bid, leading to a last-minute automated out-of-control bidding wars between bidders, which can extend the bidding time long beyond what the seller desired, greatly raising the final selling price.
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Sellers are not crazy about it, but they have options like other venues (craigslist), and setting a reserve, or a high min bid.

eBay charges more listing fees if the seller uses the reserve feature or high min bid.

Lately, the problem for eBay has been keeping buyers and attracting new buyers. They don't want to do the auto extension of the auction complete time, or it could discourage buyers.

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