up to how many seconds..

1 second. But we recommend at least 5 seconds just to be safe.

Thank You

i can schedule a snipe for 1 second before the auction closes, i understand that, however, lets say that i come upon an auction that is about to end in a minute, i quickly go to auctionsniper.com and schedule the snipe. Is less than one minute adequate time to snipe? I tried this 2 times, there was less than a minute left of the auction, but auctionsniper DID NOT snipe at all.

So i was wondering if perhaps there is a time frame before the close of an auction where the sniper will not accept a snipe....

thanks

Redsniper, since AS queues snipes up about two minutes in advance, I'd say that you couldn't set up a snipe in less than that time. I try to have mine all set at least 5 minutes before auction closing time. So, if you come across something that's closing in less than three or four minutes, I'd suggest you try a manual snipe.

I'd also suggest that you try to snipe with more than 1 second left. You'd miss a lot of auctions that way, especially when eBay's servers are running slow. I use an 8-second interval and that's worked fine for me. After all, it isn't how close to the end you come, it's how much you bid that counts. Sniping is good for avoiding bidding wars, but it's useless if you don't bid enough.

well, that makes sense, it was just these 2 auctions that i came upon in the last few moments that did not snipe, otherwise, i'm a happy sniper..oh and i'm at a 5 second lead, and thats working fine for me...
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now, why arent "my searches" working any longer?

Five seconds is fine if that's what you prefer. You won't miss many snipes with that interval.

I have no idea why your "my searches" aren't working. Try again, and if you don't have any better luck bring it up in Auction Sniper Support.

thanks steve...