NO! I just lost a due to NOT ENOUGH TIME! I have never seen that before and have been sniping with 5 seconds since Snipes first appeared. DARN! I just uped my profile to 7 secs.
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Never happened to me in two years and I always use 5.
You must have hit a peak moment there.
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You must have hit a peak moment there.
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I dont class myself as an expert at this game but since starting to use Auction Sniper and after a little thought I settled on 7 seconds, the only times I have lost something I was bidding on is if my snipe price was too low.
I'm pretty happy with the way the service works.
I'm pretty happy with the way the service works.
I think you 'Get It'... Congrats! For the last 10 seconds or so, it doesn't really matter when your bid is placed as all bids are planed well in advance and will be entered reguardless of when, or even if your bid is placed.
In fact I may be able to make a valid case for bidding at 8 seconds being better than bidding at 5!!!
For very close auctions, the last bid may be rejected by eBay as invalid. (Bid to low) If your bid is not a full bid increment above current price, your bid is rejected even if it is a few cents higher than someone elses max. In this case, it's good to not be the last bidder!
In fact I may be able to make a valid case for bidding at 8 seconds being better than bidding at 5!!!
For very close auctions, the last bid may be rejected by eBay as invalid. (Bid to low) If your bid is not a full bid increment above current price, your bid is rejected even if it is a few cents higher than someone elses max. In this case, it's good to not be the last bidder!
I like 11 seconds.
11 is good too... 
OK, I went and got my consolation prize, but this was a pretty bitter loss. We are collecting Russel Wright dinnerware and this was an incredably rare offering of 10 dinner plates in one of the colors we collect. I don't think we will see taht many dinner plates come up together in a very long time. Still staming, but still like the service.
Oh my! I have a 5 minute lead time. Hmmm, maybe I should change this?
Although I've only lost a couple auctions and one I was really sorry to lose on and lost by 75 cents or something or other. The winning bidder was a sniper too... hehe people are getting smarter!
Although I've only lost a couple auctions and one I was really sorry to lose on and lost by 75 cents or something or other. The winning bidder was a sniper too... hehe people are getting smarter!
you know, i see where AS recommends 7 secs, so i would think anywhere between 10 sec and 5 sec would be pretty reasonable . . . IMO i know there are some guys who are somehow able to refresh with only a very few seconds left and then bid an increment about that . . . but i've never been able to be that efficient
another thing, is that it is still only an auction . . . don't get so emotionally wrapped up in it; i mean there are greater fools out there who are often willing to bid more than fair market value on some things . . . so if you lose out without using the "Buy It Now" option, there should be no sour grapes . . . just move on and watch for the next interesting item. regards, Steve
another thing, is that it is still only an auction . . . don't get so emotionally wrapped up in it; i mean there are greater fools out there who are often willing to bid more than fair market value on some things . . . so if you lose out without using the "Buy It Now" option, there should be no sour grapes . . . just move on and watch for the next interesting item. regards, Steve
I have to sympathise with EVO on this one. OK, it IS just an auction, but sometimes an item comes up which just seems a gift from the gods and to miss it through some technicality, let alone being outbid, is just too much.
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I have never lost a bid at 7 seconds.. but I have been outbid and outsniped before. If you really like 5 seconds for most of your items, I would just recommend adjusting the time a little on the items you are not sure if you can live without.
Hate to bring this up here at Auction Sniper...after all, I do pretty much all my sniping with AS. But....back in the old days, when there were only a couple sniping options, I learned of another snipe tool that in my opinion addresses your concern and performs superbly. bidnapper (dot com) actually monitors the traffic load both on the eBay servers and on the network connection between their servers and eBay's. Based on those measures, they create the optimal submission lead time. It works great...their site used to show you a history of what they believed the required lead times were...but I don't see that there any more. As I recall, 3 or 4 seconds was often sufficient...at 7 or 8 seconds you would be up around the 99th percentile.
Again, remember that high bidder wins...not last bidder.
Again, remember that high bidder wins...not last bidder.
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actually monitors the traffic load both on the eBay servers and on the network connection between their servers and eBay's.
What do you know.....Auction Sniper does this too
Fancy that 
Auction Sniper tests ebay bid accepting lag time and will automatically adjust your lead time to suit.
ie, if you have your lead time at 5 seconds and the lag is 10 seconds, ebay will send your snipe in early to try and make sure it gets there.
That said, its not fool proof (NO software is) and if ebay lag gets worse, your snipe may not be in time...or...if the lag decreases, your bid may go in early and give other snipers a chance to outbid there.
In the end though, flamedog is right...its the Highest Bidder that wins, not the last-est.
Bid your MAX and if someone pays more...laugh at them