Suggestion - Blocking Feature

BearDogs.

A seller (or buyers, for that matter) complaining about snipers just show their ignorance of how proxy bidding works.
It is not the last bid that wins, but the highest. If people would just place the highest bid they are willing to give for something they would not loose so much to the snipers among us.
But people don't do that, and that is the psychology that I use to win auctions.
The only legitimate gripe sellers would have with sniping, would be that it avoids bidding wars that drive prices up.
Out of my 1300 odd transactions on eBay, I've never had a seller upset at my snipe wins. I would think the majority don't ever look at the time a bid was placed, they are just happy it sold.
AS rules!!!

robert

I've been doing this a while, and I haven't had anybody else complain, either. I was not aware that they had any way of knowing their auction had been sniped! Sure, if they were sitting at the computer watching each and every auction till the last second, but I doubt they all do that, especially if they list multiple items. I don't remember, but I am probably guilty of being in a big hurry when I signed up for AS, so I never noticed that InstaMail advertisement, and I was shocked when the seller forwarded it to me. In fact, one of the comments was, "you PAY somebody to do this for you?"! In my opinion, the InstaMail advertisement is a bad thing. I'm just very sorry that I wasn't aware of it before!!! If a blocking feature isn't possible, and I were that seller, I'd simply indicate on all future auctions, "snipers not welcome." If they want to cut off their nose, then let them!

Greetings, Robert and Bear! I am very new to this forum, and may not return often ~ but I must say I agree with what Robert says regarding snipers. I am a very active eBay seller myself, as well as a bidder, and frankly, I don't give a damn how ANYBODY bids so long as they do! My objective as a Seller is to SELL. Many times I DO check the history to see how "close" and auction was, and who was bidding, as I know many folks who collect what I'm selling. It's curiosity more than anything ~ and frankly, in my opinion, it gladdens my heart to see a bit of a battle at the end as then I know at least 2 others were interested in my item! The buying limitations of AS help me as well ~ yes, I know I can change my high bid in the program on a given item, but when I place my bid at what I consider my highest price, that's that. It I win, I win, if I don't, I don't! There's always another that will come down the pike somewhere, somehow, someday, unless it is just SO unusual I MUST have it NOW! That is extremely rare, but I've been known to place $6,000 bids on items to insure I won them, regardless of the actual value. Especially since I'm an afficiando of very early Steiff Bears ~ Pre-1920. What can I say? I'm addicted! AS has served me well, and is by FAR better than the other programs I've used, and FAR simpler.