Verifying my snipe settings

Sounds OK - as long as you set up the folder/group to be a bid group AND you definitely aren't re-using a bid group (it only works once) AND you set the number of items to 1 then all should be fine! Ensure your AS ID and Password are identical to your eBay ID and Password, turn off Instamail and all should be fine.

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ps. any second now you'll receive lots of replies from strange people with animated GIFs - don't panic - it's not some sort of threat to come and visit you - the GIFs actually say "Welcome" rather than "We'll come"! Just smile as you would with someone else's child and, when you have collected ten of these 'Welcomes', say thank you and they will stop. Merry Christmas!

Haha! Thanks region2!
I'm pretty sure I've got it all done correctly, and I remembered to turn off the auto-email option after reading about unfavorable reactions to such things. Now here's hoping the price doesn't get too high.

Oh, and thanks for the "welcome" warning. Sort of like meeting your parents' friends at a party or something. Just smile politely for a while then wander off to find snacks.

It's always a worry the 1st time you relinquish control of something to someone/thing else. A bit like riding a bike 'no-hands' - there's always a pot hole waiting to throw you to the ground...

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OK, r2, here it goes..............

aaaargh!

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I won, yay!
It sniped it a bit slow but it was ended on the half hour Sunday evening so I'm not surprised. But who cares because it all worked out anyway. One Christmas present down, 4 to go.