A supplier has many of the same item all auctioned seperatly. I have bid on 3. How do I stop the next snipes if I win the first?
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You want to set up what we call a bid group. It will do this for you automatically. Then you can spend your time adding items to the bid group and just sit back and wait till you win one, without worrying about winning more than one.
Here is a short and easy tutorial:
http://www.auctionsniper.com/bidgroup.aspx
Bidgroups are perfect when there are many of the same thing on eBay, like DVD's. I use them all the time for that.
Here is a short and easy tutorial:
http://www.auctionsniper.com/bidgroup.aspx
Bidgroups are perfect when there are many of the same thing on eBay, like DVD's. I use them all the time for that.
Go to the 'My Snipes' page. On the right click the Cancel button.
Check out 'Bid Groups'! After the first win, all other auctions are canceled for you.
>> Click Here <<
[This message was edited by puppy_raiser on November 30, 2003 at 09:30 AM.]
Check out 'Bid Groups'! After the first win, all other auctions are canceled for you.
>> Click Here <<
[This message was edited by puppy_raiser on November 30, 2003 at 09:30 AM.]
Oh yea, Note that you must cancel your snipe at least 2 min. before auction end, or it will not get canceled, and you may end up with 3 widgets instead of one.
That sorted the problem.
Had to mess about moving them to the new folder but I did it in the end.
Many thanks for your answere and also your fast response.
Please teach your puppy to sit he's making me feel quite tired
Had to mess about moving them to the new folder but I did it in the end.
Many thanks for your answere and also your fast response.
Please teach your puppy to sit he's making me feel quite tired
Glad you got your answer right away! 
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Yup. Just put all the same gizmos into the:
folder/bid group The only way to go.
Best of luck on all your snipes.
"Shop" and My Snipes
folder/bid group The only way to go.
Best of luck on all your snipes.
"Shop" and My Snipes
How's this?and make sure it's a 'bid group' folder, not just a folder.
Bid groups are the best.
Hey, I just set up another bid group, a feature I used a few years back. But this time around I ran into a situation, and I wanted to pick some brains if youll let me. I set up the bid group, but in doing so I realized two of these ended within a minute ofeachother. Is the system quick enough to catch this, or am I gonna end up with two widgets?
Perhaps this will help from faq:
(How odd you pulled up such an old thread.
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quote:Can I add two or more bids with the same auction ending time to a bid group?
Sorry, no. It is impossible for us to detect to see if you have won a snipe, and then cancel the rest of the bids, if they end at the same time. You should allow at least 30 seconds between bid group items to give us enough time to determine if you've won the first item. We don’t actually prevent you from ignoring this recommendation, but what will happen is that if a bid group snipe hasn’t heard from the previous snipe in the bid group, it won’t fire, to ensure you don’t win more than you specified. What that means in practice is that a second, third, or later bid group snipe on auction end times too close together won’t fire, even if you might have won with a high bid. And the more time you can get between auction end times the better your chances this won’t happen to you.
(How odd you pulled up such an old thread.
)Why is that, Serenity?quote:Originally posted by Serenity:
(How odd you pulled up such an old thread.
I looked a bit closer last night after posting, and we arelooking at 1 minute and 20 seconds. I think Im going to cancel the second one, since the first has less bids already.
BTW- When I did a search, this is the first thread to pop up....
BTW- When I did a search, this is the first thread to pop up....
That’s what I suspected; a completely logical explanation.quote:BTW- When I did a search, this is the first thread to pop up....
Good luck sniping.