I'm new..

Hey, Alyssa! Welcome to Auction Sniper! Even if you're more into selling than bidding, you'll find something of interest here just about every day, and you can usually get answers to eBay questions, too. Glad you're aboard!

Alyssa- I'm a newbe just love the forum.

Welcome

Have not joined either, but have a few questions. First, I cannot figure out what's in this for AS; do they charge for snipping? Second, when several of you reported a seller "dis-allowing" a sale that was snipped, did they do it after you already won the bid??? Lastly, if i register, do I need to worry about more "spam"? I notice that in the "terms of use" you must allow them to link your email address to other web sites; this worries me .... what do you all think about each of these 3 concerns?

Karen,

1) AS' fee schedule:
http://www.auctionsniper.com/payment.aspx

2) Seller cannot disallow a sale to a sniper.

3) I haven't gotten any spam due to AS, but when you set up your account, be sure to read about "Instamail" on the bottom of "Modify Account".

BQ Karen asks, "First, I cannot figure out what's in this for AS; do they charge for snipping?"

After your first three wins, which are free, there is a minor charge for successful snipes only (you don't pay if you don't win) which is a percentage of the winning bid and can never exceed $5. It's usually far less.

"Second, when several of you reported a seller "dis-allowing" a sale that was snipped, did they do it after you already won the bid???"

Yes. However, I believe their efforts were unsuccessful since sniping is specifically allowed by eBay and a winning bid is a contract which binds the seller as well as the buyer. A complaint to eBay by the sniper under such circumstances should result in the seller being directed to complete the transaction.

"Lastly, if i register, do I need to worry about more "spam"? I notice that in the "terms of use" you must allow them to link your email address to other web sites; this worries me .... what do you all think about each of these 3 concerns?"

No spam. None. Zero. Zilch. They have to link your e-mail address to eBay, which is what they're talking about. They need your legal consent to do that.

Hope you join us. You sound like you'd make a very methodical -- and therefore a very successful -- sniper.