What's the benefit of sniping 1,2,3,4,5,6,7+ seconds before the auction ends? I understand that if you do it toooo early, that someone can just go and outbid you. But what about the above time range?
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Not sure what you mean by average time range. Anytime you bid eight seconds and under, I don't believe anyone could place a hand sent bid against you. Remember also, it is the highest bid that wins so always snipe your max.
IMO Not much difference at all between 1 and 10 seconds. Any bid that late is planed in advance and is probably going to get placed no matter what. It's still the high bid that wins, not the last.
If you figure in the bid increments, and the possibility of a bid being rejected for not being a full increment above current price, some might even argue that a snipe at 10 seconds is better than a snipe at one!
There are lots of manual snipers that will react to a bid placed, if they see it in time, so you don't want to bid to early, but don't be overly concerned about getting in at the very last second.
If you figure in the bid increments, and the possibility of a bid being rejected for not being a full increment above current price, some might even argue that a snipe at 10 seconds is better than a snipe at one!
There are lots of manual snipers that will react to a bid placed, if they see it in time, so you don't want to bid to early, but don't be overly concerned about getting in at the very last second.