I've done a fair number of manual snipes in the past, and am trying AS because I'm tired of the rush of blood and heart thumping associated with trying to guess when exactly to hit the "Send" button of the bid window as I continually refresh the item window.
So, for my first go at this, I have a few questions. I've read through many threads here and feel pretty confident about the AS service. But there seem to be a few glitches.
First Q: for my 3 free snipes, I don't have to give any credit information, yes? I just want to make sure the snipe goes through. AS didn't request any payment information.
Second Q: I've read much information on snipes placed too early, and am wondering if a 5:46 pm ending time on a Wednesday should pose a problem. Everyone states that quarter hours are a problem - do quarter hours plus a bit have high traffic, or does the 1 minute after the quarter hour have a sudden decrease in traffic? Should I leave the lead time at 5 seconds? I put it at 10 seconds. This is an item I really don't want to lose!
Third Q: On a different post, someone mentioned putting in a manual snipe as added security to the AS snipe. Will ebay recognize that both bids came from the same account and not bid myself against my own bid?? I **REALLY** want to win this item. I've been watching for over 6 months now, and it's the first time this has come up.
THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP!! Sorry if too wordy.
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