I vote FOR contingency bidgroups !!!
No questions about it... contingency bidding would be a HUGE plus to both the AS community, and to AS in general, as the premier sniping service!
I vote YES!!!
Actually had this idea years ago, but never acted on it (wrote AS). Started to write a few times, but without the "contingency" moniker, I never completed the messages. I'm VERY glad to see that others have had the same idea, and that this concept is gaining (?) support here on AS.
As to the problems and technical issues... oh, come ON, that's such a specious argument. All the triggers needed are already in place, and each contingency bid, individually, is just another "normal" AS snipe.
IMHO, this would be a HUGE plus to more experienced snipers, would increase the number of snipes placed, and thus increase AS profits.
AS, you've ASKED us for our ideas to make the service better... here's a GREAT one, a natural, and with bid groups already engineered and in place, would be relatively easy to accomplish.
And, as far as "bid groups" not being utilized by most AS snipers... ADVERTISE the sucker! Talk about the benefits, the ease of use, etc.
The AS service is, for the most part, GREAT, and a real bargain. But don't make the mistake of "resting on your laurels"... basic business sense and history show that that's a sure route to the grave. KEEP MAKING AS BETTER, be innovative, LEAD the competition... make AS such an obvious choice to potential customers that your competition hasn't a chance.
Just a thought, but, one I'm obviously passionate about.
Take good care, all >>> craig!
I vote YES!!!
Actually had this idea years ago, but never acted on it (wrote AS). Started to write a few times, but without the "contingency" moniker, I never completed the messages. I'm VERY glad to see that others have had the same idea, and that this concept is gaining (?) support here on AS.
As to the problems and technical issues... oh, come ON, that's such a specious argument. All the triggers needed are already in place, and each contingency bid, individually, is just another "normal" AS snipe.
IMHO, this would be a HUGE plus to more experienced snipers, would increase the number of snipes placed, and thus increase AS profits.
AS, you've ASKED us for our ideas to make the service better... here's a GREAT one, a natural, and with bid groups already engineered and in place, would be relatively easy to accomplish.
And, as far as "bid groups" not being utilized by most AS snipers... ADVERTISE the sucker! Talk about the benefits, the ease of use, etc.
The AS service is, for the most part, GREAT, and a real bargain. But don't make the mistake of "resting on your laurels"... basic business sense and history show that that's a sure route to the grave. KEEP MAKING AS BETTER, be innovative, LEAD the competition... make AS such an obvious choice to potential customers that your competition hasn't a chance.
Just a thought, but, one I'm obviously passionate about.
Take good care, all >>> craig!
Add me to the list of those who would really like this feature. It happens all the time that I want the accessories only if I win the main item, or I will bid on multiple clothing lots for my daughter if I win one main one--to save on shipping. I really would use this all the time, and I can't believe I'm the only one.
I snipe most of my ebay buys because it keeps others from knowing my bid and bidding things up, because I won't be around at auction end, or might forget, and just for convenience. I would bid on a lot more lots if I knew I'd won one from a seller, but often they will end within minutes of each other, so I wouldn't have time to bid. I'm sure others would do the same - more business for Auction Sniper!
Pretty please?
I snipe most of my ebay buys because it keeps others from knowing my bid and bidding things up, because I won't be around at auction end, or might forget, and just for convenience. I would bid on a lot more lots if I knew I'd won one from a seller, but often they will end within minutes of each other, so I wouldn't have time to bid. I'm sure others would do the same - more business for Auction Sniper!
Pretty please?
I bet e bay will wake up and set this up for direct use.
God how can Sniper Sara B be so wrong?
I just made a post asking for just this functionality (sorry hadn't seen this thread).
It would be VERY easy to implement, maybe a few hours for any decent programmer. It need not be complicated and I don't see any reason why fees would have to be higher?
Sounds like a cop-out and bunch of lame excuses to me.
As for people talking about Google buying AuctionSniper, surely that would kill it right away. If sniping becomes mainstream then eBay would have to take measures to stop it otherwise the whole concept of eBay and auctions becomes pointless and they may as well just get rid of the auction side of things and make it a general online store.
Edit:
Actually, time to eat humble pie because after digging around it looks like the feature I asked for is supported by bid groups. I have been using AS for years, why wasn't I aware of this feature before! Like someone said earlier in this thread, advertise it to people!
I still don't see why logical operators like 'IF' and 'OR' couldn't be applied to bid groups. Seems simple enough.
I just made a post asking for just this functionality (sorry hadn't seen this thread).
It would be VERY easy to implement, maybe a few hours for any decent programmer. It need not be complicated and I don't see any reason why fees would have to be higher?
Sounds like a cop-out and bunch of lame excuses to me.
As for people talking about Google buying AuctionSniper, surely that would kill it right away. If sniping becomes mainstream then eBay would have to take measures to stop it otherwise the whole concept of eBay and auctions becomes pointless and they may as well just get rid of the auction side of things and make it a general online store.
Edit:
Actually, time to eat humble pie because after digging around it looks like the feature I asked for is supported by bid groups. I have been using AS for years, why wasn't I aware of this feature before! Like someone said earlier in this thread, advertise it to people!
I still don't see why logical operators like 'IF' and 'OR' couldn't be applied to bid groups. Seems simple enough.
bump...
I have a need for contingency bidding today, so here I am, checking to see if it's available.
Some statistical information:
- I've been an eBay member since 1998 and my total feedback is 450. Half of that came from sales. So, I am certainly not a heavy eBay buyer. Accordingly, AS makes only pennies from me.
- Looking back, I use bidgroups two or three times per year. I'd need contingency bidding only once per year max.
To build contingency bidding for customers like me (infrequent users of AS) doesn't make financial sense. But if heavy buyers would use it, I'd be happy to "tag along for the ride".
I have a need for contingency bidding today, so here I am, checking to see if it's available.
Some statistical information:
- I've been an eBay member since 1998 and my total feedback is 450. Half of that came from sales. So, I am certainly not a heavy eBay buyer. Accordingly, AS makes only pennies from me.
- Looking back, I use bidgroups two or three times per year. I'd need contingency bidding only once per year max.
To build contingency bidding for customers like me (infrequent users of AS) doesn't make financial sense. But if heavy buyers would use it, I'd be happy to "tag along for the ride".
I have been waiting for contingency bids for so long the buzzard are feeding on my buzzards already.
Another little vote for contingency bid groups.
This is actually how I imagined in my head that bid groups worked and started setting one up. now that I've read about it the existing bid group is not what I want.
Ideally contingency bid groups should also be able to win Buy It Now items... eg bid on auction item A and if you don't win it then just buy BiN item B.
I realise, if it's anything like Facebook, what a pain it must be developing a reliable service against a commercial API like this, where the target keeps on moving... but keep up the good work. Love the core service!
This is actually how I imagined in my head that bid groups worked and started setting one up. now that I've read about it the existing bid group is not what I want.
Ideally contingency bid groups should also be able to win Buy It Now items... eg bid on auction item A and if you don't win it then just buy BiN item B.
I realise, if it's anything like Facebook, what a pain it must be developing a reliable service against a commercial API like this, where the target keeps on moving... but keep up the good work. Love the core service!
I do my own contingency bid-groups. Call it "one of" then put the mixed items in it. When you win one, the others go away. Of course it would be nice to be able to rank them in order of preference.