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Why hasn't Auction Sniper worked for me?

H homeschool-heavenMember
I can't understand how everyone here is so excited about this! I am so MAD! I tried to snipe three things on ebay and have lost every time. This is what I don't get about it...I'll give you an example of my last attempted snipe.

I wasn't going to be around to bid at the last minute, that's why I wanted to use auction sniper. The auction ended yesterday. I just checked my email and I lost! My bid was 12.62. The winning bidder's bid was 12.54. Unless I failed math in the 2nd grade, I thought that 12.62 is higher than 12.54?

Can you let me know what's going on? This is an item I really want! The seller is always selling this item, but I'm not willing to pay the $36 buy it now price when I have been following these auctions for a month and see that the highest bid was less than $13.00.

I'm sorry if I'm coming off as sounding harsh, but I'm really upset!

Thanks for an advice anyone will give me.
Lisa
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rickrickMember
"The winning bidder's bid was 12.54. Unless I failed math in the 2nd grade, I thought that 12.62 is higher than 12.54?" - You didn't reach ebay's next bid increment.

This was left by Steve (forum member) on 4/30/03 at 7:30 AM:
eBay Bid Increments

Current price
$0.01 - $0.99 = $0.05
1.00 - 4.99 = 0.25
5.00 - 24.99 = 0.50
25.00 - 99.99 = 1.00
100.00 - 249.99 = 2.50
250.00 - 499.99 = 5.00
500.00 - 999.99 = 10.00
1000.00 - 2499.99 = 25.00
2500.00 - 4999.99 = 50.00
5000.00 and up = 100.00

To get a bid placed, it would had to have been $13.04, but even if your snipe was that amount, you still don't know what the high bidder full amount was.
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S steveExpertSniper
That's correct. Your bid would have had to be at least $13.04 to have a chance of winning. I mean no offense, but I think you may be using AS like a proxy bidder, not a sniper. Proxy bidders nickel-and-dime their way up to the end of an auction. A sniper, having only one chance to bid, gives it his or her best shot -- maximum amount, all or nothing.

Was your bid the absolute highest amount that you were willing to pay? Ask yourself that before every snipe. And you have some assurance that the seller will offer another of the same item for you to have a go at. Don't get mad, get even. Smile
rickrickMember
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Originally posted by Steve:
Proxy bidders nickel-and-dime their way up to the end of an auction. A sniper, having only one chance to bid, gives it his or her best shot -- maximum amount, all or nothing.


I agree with Steve. As a sniper you need to decide what the most you are willing to pay, then use that as your snipe amount. If the auction closes at a price higher then that, then you should be glad you saved your money.

The item is bound to appear in another auction, and when it does, you could well pay less for it.

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