Reviewing snipes - am I having problems

nationMember

Hi all

Just placed my first snipe and followed the instructions in the AS tutorial:

http://www.auctionsniper.com/tutorial.aspx

The auction I'm bidding on has, to date, only one bid of £35. I have ASed a maximum bid of £51.33 with a 3 second lead time.

When I open "My Snipes" the status shows "ready" but the max bid column shows £36. Is this actually my bid of £36 being my AS/ebay proxy bid as the bidding stands now?

How do I review this snipe to see what my maximum bid is and the lead time I have chosen? I can't seem to find a simple link in "My Snipes" or any readily displayed info for this.

Any help would much appreciated

8/4/055:27 PM

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region2Member

3 second lead time? Most snipers on this forum go for 8 seconds as, in busy periods, your snipe might arrive too late to be placed. (nb. AS will adjust lead times in very busy times such as Sunday evenings on the 1/4 hours!)

More info. when My Snipes is back up...

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8/4/0511:45 PM

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region2Member

The lead time is displayed - 7 seconds in this example. (nb. as recommends a minimum of 5 seconds)

The max is your snipe and is the amount that AS will bid on your behalf.

Currently shows the auction amount when the snapshot was taken - click on Update prices to ensure this is up-to-date!

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8/4/0511:55 PM

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nationMember

Thanks for your help region2.

Re the 3 seconds I'm in the UK and the auction finishes at 5.38 pm Friday afternoon. Do you still think 3 seconds is a risk or should I up the lead time?

I knew I was missing something - staring at the pc at 2 am doesn't help

. Ok so no problems with the lead time it's right there. But what about my max bid of £51.33. Where can I review this?

Thanks again

8/5/053:09 AM

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region2Member

3 secs, 5 secs, 8 secs - it doesn't really matter as it's the highest bid that wins, not the last bid. AS just prevents bidding wars... You'll probably be OK at 3 secs but I'd switch to 8 to be safe...

The figure against <b>max</b> is your snipe - if that doesn't say GBP 51.33 then something has gone wrong - click on modify and see if you can change it...

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8/5/057:42 AM

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nationMember

Thanks region2. I'll take your advice and up the lead time to be safe.

I've now been able to fix my problem of my £51.33 max bid not appearing in my snipes by editing the snipe. I just hope it was a user error on my part when entering my max bid and not a system error although I am surprised that I would enter a bid £1 higher than the current bid as my highest bid. Then again I did miss the lead time

8/5/058:20 AM

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nationMember

well just lost in my first attempt at sniping. looks like i got sniped and lost to a sniper with a higher max bid. damn shame because it was rare tennis racquet that i was bidding on. oh well the hunt continues.

i suppose there's no way of knowing whether an item is already being sniped?

8/5/0510:37 AM

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region2Member

Nope - just bid your max and you won't be disappointed. If you consistently lose then adjust your sights upwards. If it's a 'must have' then place a nuclear snipe (eg 100,000) but careful - you'll get burnt if someone else goes nuclear too! ;-)

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8/5/0510:42 AM

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