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How not to lose this one? Please hlep.

C ccunyMember
Hello Snipers

I am new to Ebay and Auction Snipe though in the last few days, I have manged buying 62 items!

I like AuctionSniper. I used it almost from the start. But recently, I have lost a number of bids sniped in the last 5 seconds and I really need your help on one bid in particular.

Ok. Truth be told, it is an item that will probably go for a lot more than I can afford. Typically, that is an item where the Ebay automatic bid (working off the max. bid entry) will be way beyond my own finances.

Now, I understand that typically I will lose such bids, even with a snipe. And I have (lost about 10 bids either through outbids or because somehow, a last second snipe came in within my 5 seconds setting).

THis one is really important to me for many emotional reaons (rather than financial). SO my question is (or my questions are): how do I optimise this one.

Firstly, will you tell me whatyou think is the shortest bidding time that works with AuctionSniper. I use 5 seconds as recommended but that seems to lose quite a few so in your experience, what works under 5 seconds?

Secondly, is tere a method that would allow me to straddle 2 or 3 snipes in quick succession. For example, a 5 second, 4 second and 3 second bid. So far, I have only found out how to put one bid in at n seconds through AuctionSniper...can I put in several?

The bid I am working on is tomorrow, in about 20 hours I believe. I would really appreciate all your suggestions and comments as soon as possible. To me, this is not a get rich quick scheme, Rather, it is an attempt to redress the balance between people with enormous means (not me) versus people with enormous passion (me, I hope). Please help me.

Kind regards to all.

Chris ccuny@btinternet.com
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rickrickMember
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Firstly, will you tell me whatyou think is the shortest bidding time that works with AuctionSniper. I use 5 seconds as recommended but that seems to lose quite a few so in your experience, what works under 5 seconds?
5 seconds is a little lean. Seems like a lot of people (on this forum) recommend 8 seconds. Here are the recommended lead-times from AS: http://www.auctionsniper.com/faqbasics.aspx#basics13


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Secondly, is tere a method that would allow me to straddle 2 or 3 snipes in quick succession. For example, a 5 second, 4 second and 3 second bid. So far, I have only found out how to put one bid in at n seconds through AuctionSniper...can I put in several?
Nope. You can only place one snipe per auction per ID. And, you don’t want to use multiple ID’s because you’ll bid against your aliases.


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how do I optimise this one.
Place a snipe for the most that you feel the item is worth to you. Also, use odd bid amounts (I’m told that makes a difference).

If you haven’t already read the following, you should: http://www.auctionsniper.com/TipsSheet.aspx


P.S. Pretty difficult to compete against deep pockets.
rickrickMember
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Ebay automatic bid is placed much higher than my Snipe...it seems to go in with less than 5 seconds to go.
It’s called proxy bidding (check out ebay’s help), and yes it’s very, very fast, because new bids “automatically” update the current high bidder’s proxy bid amount. There’s nothing fast enough to get in-between a bid and ebay increasing another bidder’s proxy bid, because proxy bidding is simultaneous. ebay doesn't actually place a new bid for the proxy bidder. ebay only increases, by the next increment, upto the proxy bidder's bid.
rickrickMember
Nope. Then you start a bidding war and lose all the benefits of sniping. The only hope is that your snipe will be higher than any other bid. It’s the best defense against deep pockets, because people being people, if they see someone else willing to pay more, then they think they should be willing to pay more. Placing a proxy bid will only encourage Mr. (or Mrs., or Miss) Deep Pockets to dig deeper into their pockets. No need to tell Mr. Deep Pockets that you are interested in the item until the closing seconds of the auction, which hopefully won’t give them a chance to respond.
I idratherbeshoppingMember
Just bid on AS. Put in the max you are willing to pay for the item and settle for it. This is where BID GROUPS come into play. Just set up a bid group for that kind of gizmo. Then throw all of them into it. Just put the price you are willing to pay. If someone else wants to pay more than the gizmo is worth, well, so be it. Just keep finding all of those gizmos and put them into your bid group folder. Sooner or later you will get it at your price. Wink
G gordoMember
You've been given excellent advice and I hope it works for you.

The only real way to win something just about 100% of the time is to use the dreaded nuclear bid (i.e., place a regular eBay proxy bid for many times what the thing is worth). Most of us can't afford that, so we use AS to improve our odds.

My POV is that very few material items (none, perhaps) are both important and irreplaceable, at least to the average person. And yes, I know nobody wants to be average. Wink

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