Lead time for a Saturday at noon (EST)....

mjawsMember

An item I want very badly is ending tomorrow at noon EST tomorrow (Saturday). What would a safe lead time be? Also, not to take away business from AS, but are there any other cheap, reliable sniper programs that I could use? I wouldn't mind paying the double fees, but would this work? I could set AS to whatever safe lead time you guys tell me and the other to about 4 seconds...just to make sure.

Another question. I want to set up the AS sniper and also wait by the computer with a slightly higher bid ready. I want to do this in case I notice that the snipe doesn't go through. Can AS still place a snipe for me if I'm logged in watching the auction and ready to bid?

Thanks.

1/28/051:48 PM

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rickMember

Ideal lead times:
>> Click here <<

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are there any other cheap, reliable sniper programs that I could use?

Have you heard of Google?

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Can AS still place a snipe for me if I'm logged in watching the auction and ready to bid?

You can be signed on, but leave yourself plenty of time to place a manual snipe.

1/28/051:52 PM

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mjawsMember

Thanks. Would you lean more towards 7 or 12 seconds? I've seen that page before, but wanted to know, based on your personal experiences, what you think I should put as a lead time for a Saturday noon.

1/28/052:11 PM

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jakedduckMember

I usually use 7-8 seconds, but for an auction ending on the hour on a weekend I'd add an additional 8-10 seconds. Just what I'd do. Good luck!

Jake

1/28/052:30 PM

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mjawsMember

So 16 seconds sounds good? Is there a good chance of failure with this lead time?

1/28/052:44 PM

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rickMember

Based on the statistics that AS support has posted on this forum, I would guess (complete guess) the chances of failure with a 16-second lead-time are somewhere between 1 out of 10,000 to 1 out of 100,000 (hopefully AS will check my math). So, I would say that was a poor chance of failure.

Don’t let the recent problems spook you. AS periodically turns off their sniping computers so we’ll have more people to talk to on the forum (that’s a poor attempt at humor).

1/28/053:00 PM

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mjawsMember

Thanks, Rick. You think I'm good at 16 seconds or should I go a little less? I really want to win the item, but also don't want to give others too much of a chance to keep bidding. Let me know what you think. Thanks again.

By the way, that's probably the coolest avatar I've seen on any forum.

1/28/053:22 PM

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jakedduckMember

Just curious mjaws, Did you win?

1/29/053:28 PM

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mjawsMember

Yep, I won! I put in a 16 second lead and it bid with 18 seconds left...not bad. It didn't cost me any more than if I had bid with 5 seconds left. Only one person bid after my snipe, but they were using a snipe program as well. I'm pretty happy! Thanks for all the help, guys.

1/30/059:56 PM

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region2Member

As mentioned elsewhere you'll find it very difficult to react to a bid/snipe in the last minute so the lead time can be set to anything from 5 seconds to 30 seconds and still be risk free.

Think about this. If your snipe arrives at 12 seconds and it was for €15 and another sniper, by chance, sets his/her snipe at €15 and it arrives earlier then you lose. So, a longer lead time can be safer when servers are slow and give a you a better chance of winning when there's a draw!

Me? I use 8 seconds and bid €15.01 - that way I'm always a winner unless someone bids higher than me...

R2 - where's the '€' on my keyboard!

1/31/0510:33 AM

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