Hey I love this site but the only thing I don't like is the lead time. It's at three but I think that they should make it lower. Other sites have it at 1 and it works 90% of the time.
Put your Input on this discussion Please!
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Hi Ska8
Surely you can change it to what you want? Or am I misunderstanding what you are asking?
I tend to set it to 6 on weekdays, 10 at weekends.
Surely you can change it to what you want? Or am I misunderstanding what you are asking?
I tend to set it to 6 on weekdays, 10 at weekends.
ska8ter,quote:Originally posted by ska8ter450:
Hey I love this site but the only thing I don't like is the lead time. It's at three but I think that they should make it lower. Other sites have it at 1 and it works 90% of the time.
Say the following:
One Mississippi
Two Mississippi
Three Mississippi
Do you really think that those 2 extra, or even all 3, Mississippi’s will allow another sniper enough time to react? By “react” I mean for them to see your snipe, and then place an additional snipe in retaliation to yours? And, to “react” they would have to be a manual sniper, not one using software or a sniping service. Even if the other sniper had one window opened watching the bids and refreshing like a madman, and another window opened with a bid already set, that would have to be one Super-Sniper to accomplish it. Just refreshing is going to eat up one or two or more of those Mississippi’s, and jumping over to the bid window is going to take some unknown quantity of Mississippi’s, no matter how quick-minded and dexterous one is. Try it, and if you can do it manually, then I’ll be the first one to buy your book titled, “How to Respond to a Snipe in Three Mississippi’s”. Even with the help of a partner or using two computers, it would still be considered an Olympic event.
Another newbie who hasn't read the FAQs on AS's help page and eBay's help on Proxy Bidding.
All together now:
1. It's not the last bid that wins, it's the highest!
2. No-one can respond to a bid placed 9 seconds from the end.
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All together now:
1. It's not the last bid that wins, it's the highest!
2. No-one can respond to a bid placed 9 seconds from the end.
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quote:Originally posted by ska8ter450:
Other sites have it at 1 and it works 90% of the time.
Which of the following defines “works 90% of the time”:
- 10% of the snipes aren’t placed
- 10% of the snipes are earlier then 1 second
- 10% are/aren't something else
this is for-MIKE- why do you change lead time on weekends --is their some hidden strategy to that --i am new and dont understand why you dont leave it the same...thanks phil
Mike doesn't change times at Weekends - AS does as eBay is busier (especially on auctions that end on whole minutes eg.April 16th 2006 19:00:00 PDT) so more lead time is reqd. to try to ensure the snipe doesn't arrive too late...
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quote:Originally posted by region2:
Mike doesn't change times at Weekends - AS does as eBay is busier (especially on auctions that end on whole minutes eg.April 16th 2006 19:00:00 PDT) so more lead time is reqd. to try to ensure the snipe doesn't arrive too late...
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Yep!
thanks for the reply--i also see now why somtimes a little longer lead time actualy helps you. if two snips with the same max price go in for an item in the last few seconds the one with the longer lead time takes the win and the shorter lead time acutaly hurts you in that particular situation. ....thanks phil
but that shouldn't happen if you bid odd amounts!
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No they can't! They might get lucky occasionally but when faced with network slowness, finger trouble etc then you might as well say that it cannot be done and pay AS the 25cents!quote:Yeah they can.
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Well Look..... It say's 3 seconds, it's like the lowest you can go... But it actually goes to about 7 when you put it a three. I've seen it and tested it also. And 9 seconds for sure you can react...
Well look it at this way. Let's say you want to put a max bid at 25.00 and you bid but at the last part of the auction somebody puts a bid at 28.50... belive me most ebayers if they see that they will go past 28.50... and even 6 seconds you can react to it, belive me I've done it multible times.
And I do think partly sometimes (depends on the situation) that if your there watching it you should change it to be a little longer. If i do that.. I have the page up of the auction I'm sniping on and then I have another page of where you put the bid amount in. So it's easier. But you have to remember when you do that and you click submit it goes to another page and say's "confirm bid". But I agree with some reply's and other's I don't but it's your opion's.
But I still think they should change it your right about if you do it at 3 seconds nobody has the time to react to that but I think that you should have the option for it?
I appreciate all of the reply's.
Well look it at this way. Let's say you want to put a max bid at 25.00 and you bid but at the last part of the auction somebody puts a bid at 28.50... belive me most ebayers if they see that they will go past 28.50... and even 6 seconds you can react to it, belive me I've done it multible times.
And I do think partly sometimes (depends on the situation) that if your there watching it you should change it to be a little longer. If i do that.. I have the page up of the auction I'm sniping on and then I have another page of where you put the bid amount in. So it's easier. But you have to remember when you do that and you click submit it goes to another page and say's "confirm bid". But I agree with some reply's and other's I don't but it's your opion's.
But I still think they should change it your right about if you do it at 3 seconds nobody has the time to react to that but I think that you should have the option for it?
I appreciate all of the reply's.
There was a time when 1 second could be specified. Back then there were LOTS of “not-in-time” complaints, and lots of posts telling new users they should specify anywhere from 10 to 25 seconds on auctions ending during ebay’s prime times. Then AS changed the minimum to 5 seconds, and, as you can see by the following link, it was changed to a minimum of 3 seconds:
https://community.auctionsniper.com/eve/ubb.x/a/tpc/f/38...911093801#7911093801
Before AS dropped 1 and 2-second snipes, questions about lead-time were probably the most common ones to appear on the forum from new members. Now, it’s not very often when that comes up.
I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for AS to return to allowing 1-second snipes.
Actually, since AS places the snipe when IT thinks it should, I somewhat question the value of even being able to specify a lead-time. I guess it gives everyone something to think/talk/speculate about.
https://community.auctionsniper.com/eve/ubb.x/a/tpc/f/38...911093801#7911093801
Before AS dropped 1 and 2-second snipes, questions about lead-time were probably the most common ones to appear on the forum from new members. Now, it’s not very often when that comes up.
I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for AS to return to allowing 1-second snipes.
Actually, since AS places the snipe when IT thinks it should, I somewhat question the value of even being able to specify a lead-time. I guess it gives everyone something to think/talk/speculate about.
quote:reply's and other's
Since when does 's make a plural? Just occasionally I get on my anti-Apostrophe-abuse high horse and today is one of those days. Last night a Pizza menu came through the door selling pizza's, pasta's and salad's... Aaaargh!
I agree - AS should specify a target range and then all this banter would go away.
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quote:Originally posted by region2:quote:reply's and other's
Since when does 's make a plural?
Never!
quote:
Just occasionally I get on my anti-Apostrophe-abuse high horse and today is one of those days. Last night a Pizza menu came through the door selling pizza's, pasta's and salad's... Aaaargh!
It is a known fact that only market traders on fruit and veg stalls are allowed to do this.
Their logic is fascinating as well. If there is an "R" in the month and it is raining, you will see:
Potato's carrot's tomatoes radishes
And otherwise:
Potatoes carrot's tomato's radish's
Small boy surreptitiously wipes off part of the "R" in butcher's sign - it said "RISSOLES".
Boy asks butcher: "Have you any pissoles?"
Butcher: "Don't be smart - do you mean rissoles?"
Boy: "It says PISSOLES"
Butcher looks: "It should say "R" "
Boy "OK - have you got any arseholes?"