lead time feature request

Sniper Kevin's post might prove helpful:
http://community.auctionsniper...911093801#7911093801

Ok, I understand that this could be quite misleading for new users. But actually I get outbidded by manual snipers and even if I set a 3s LT all snipes arrives always in time because they are placed quite early. Would be nice to set snipes of -1,0,1 or 2 seconds with a BIG WARNING saying that I would lost my auction for sure rather than not having it. Because if I see my snipe detail time skew is always 3-4s earlier respect effective LT requested. Just a thought.

Tnx,
Dario

If you are getting outbid after a snipe was placed at 7 seconds, you can be sure that a snipe that late was a planned snipe, to be put in, whether you bid or not. So the real problem here is not the timing of snipes under 7 seconds, but the fact that others in the closing seconds are bidding more than you are.

this is true, but from acutionsniper a can see the status page from ebay when the snipe was placed and 7s before the end I'm the higher bidder, few seconds later someone place a new winning snipe

Dario

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you can be sure that a snipe that late was a planned snipe

Welcome to the Psychic Sniper.

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Originally posted by Dario:
this is true, but from acutionsniper a can see the status page from ebay when the snipe was placed and 7s before the end I'm the higher bidder, few seconds later someone place a new winning snipe

Dario

I am not sure that I understand what your point is, or how it relates to what was said in my previous post. Please explain, thanks.

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Please explain, thanks.

Dario,

I've seen this kind of questioning before, and I would advise you to deal with the support staff instead:
http://support.auctionsniper.com/

I think Chatter has hit the nail on the head - the bids that arrive after yours are higher than yours because the bidder has a better idea of what the item is worth - to win you need to research and place a snipe that's at the highest you want to spend and not worry about lead times. Remember sniping only prevents a bidding war, it doesn't guarantee a win.

All together now...

It's not the last bid that wins, it's the highest!

R2 (all clichéd out!)

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Originally posted by region2:
to win you need to research and place a snipe that's at the highest you want to spend and not worry about lead times.

What do you use for a lead time?

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Originally posted by Chatter:
So the real problem here is not the timing of snipes under 7 seconds, but the fact that others in the closing seconds are bidding more than you are.

OK, SO what lead time do YOU use?

Hi,
LT is 3s, according to status page from ebay returned on the snipe placed by auctionsniper I'm the higher bidder and in my experience those snipes were placed from 7s to 9s in advance before the end of the auction. Support told me that cannot be avoided, it happens rarely and actually affect a small % of all snipes. Maybe I'm so unlucky because I snipe on watches.

Bye,
Dario

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Originally posted by region2:
(all clichéd out!)

If wishing made it so.