Sniper Duel

If they are using a sniping program/service, your lead time won't be a factor (other then in a case of a tie), since the snipe won't be a retaliatory snipe. With that said, I'd use 8 seconds during ebay's non-prime time.

The only thing that will matter is if you are willing to spend more then the other bidder is.

When does it close? That makes a difference on the time you set. Other than that, set your snipe for the most you are willing to pay.

BTW, to the forum!!

Mrs. M

Do yours at 5 seconds.

By getting your bid in before his he'll at least have to beat you by 1 bid increment.

And make sure to add 2-3 cents to your bid. i.e. 15.02 or 15.03 is better than 15.00

Good luck.

I agree. Set the snipe to 5 seconds, and put in the HIGHEST amount you are willing to go up to. This is all you really can do in this type of situation. And it will gaurantee you more success if you do this, because either you will outbid this other user at the last second, or you'll lose by not having as high a bid as him/her. By looking at the bidder's other auction winnings, you can also determine how much he/she generally spends at MAX. This should help you.

*~samuraiblossom~*

As far as the cents in your bid.. I have abandoned the $.02 theory and like to go with a completely odd amount like $.55 in case someone bid $.50, or othertimes I will do something like copy my dollar amount so if I was going to bid $15, I would bid $15.15, just in case the person believes in bidding an additional $.05 (I have lost by $.03 before with the $.02 theory)

Bidding against a sniper is easy, because snipers make their bids too late to respond to your bids. Make sure you bid early enough to be certain your bid is accepted, and make it the maximum you are prepared to pay. Try to bid an amount that won't match the other sniper.