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i am a targeti am a target Posts: 808
edited February 2008 in The Porch
i hate that they don't have some sort of "snipe" policy. i was just outbid on a san deigo ames 03 (s/n) poster with thirty seconds left in the auction. such fucking bullshit that i don't get a chance to counter bid on something like that.
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  • MasterFramerMasterFramer Posts: 2,268
    hobbes wrote:
    i hate that they don't have some sort of "snipe" policy. i was just outbid on a san deigo ames 03 (s/n) poster with thirty seconds left in the auction. such fucking bullshit that i don't get a chance to counter bid on something like that.

    I've found the only way to make sure you get what you want on ebay is snipe yourself at the last 5 seconds your max amount you are willing to pay.
    10.31.93 / 10.1.94 / 6.24.95 / 11.4.95 / 10.19-20.96 / 7.16.98 / 7.21.98 / 10.31.00 /8.4.01 Nader Rally/ 10.21.01 / 12.8-9.02 / 6.01.03 / 9.1.05 / 7.15-16,18.06 / 7.20.06 / 7.22-23.06 / Lolla 07
  • i am a targeti am a target Posts: 808
    MasterFramer wrote:
    I've found the only way to make sure you get what you want on ebay is snipe yourself at the last 5 seconds your max amount you are willing to pay.


    it seems like you either have to come out right off the bat with some insane amount of money or do what you said. lame.
  • MasterFramerMasterFramer Posts: 2,268
    hobbes wrote:
    it seems like you either have to come out right off the bat with some insane amount of money or do what you said. lame.

    One of the many reasons ebay sucks these days...
    10.31.93 / 10.1.94 / 6.24.95 / 11.4.95 / 10.19-20.96 / 7.16.98 / 7.21.98 / 10.31.00 /8.4.01 Nader Rally/ 10.21.01 / 12.8-9.02 / 6.01.03 / 9.1.05 / 7.15-16,18.06 / 7.20.06 / 7.22-23.06 / Lolla 07
  • rorrim_weiv_raerrorrim_weiv_raer Posts: 99
    Oh yeah, its their fault........ *shaking head icon if we had one*
  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,951
    you should have bid higher.
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  • MasterFramerMasterFramer Posts: 2,268
    rorrim_weiv_raer wrote:
    Oh yeah, its their fault........ *shaking head icon if we had one*

    who's fault?

    ebay's? who said it was ebay's fault that auction site has gone to shit? I didnt...

    Here is an icon we have :rolleyes:
    10.31.93 / 10.1.94 / 6.24.95 / 11.4.95 / 10.19-20.96 / 7.16.98 / 7.21.98 / 10.31.00 /8.4.01 Nader Rally/ 10.21.01 / 12.8-9.02 / 6.01.03 / 9.1.05 / 7.15-16,18.06 / 7.20.06 / 7.22-23.06 / Lolla 07
  • aNiMaLaNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    Sniping has always been the way to go on eBay. Never bother with the petty bidding wars throughout the duration of the auction - all that does is raise the final price. Just watch it and snipe it when the time comes.
  • Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    yah what exactly is the problem here?? thats just good strategy... my problem is with the people who jack the prices up to $200+ with 3 days left... you just DO NOT bid on something until atleast the last hour... its dumb to do otherwise...
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  • redrockredrock Posts: 18,341
    hobbes wrote:
    i hate that they don't have some sort of "snipe" policy. i was just outbid on a san deigo ames 03 (s/n) poster with thirty seconds left in the auction. such fucking bullshit that i don't get a chance to counter bid on something like that.

    And? That's the way auctions go. Learn.
  • MasterFramerMasterFramer Posts: 2,268
    redrock wrote:
    And? That's the way auctions go. Learn.

    Not everyone is as ebay savy as you seem to be, guru...
    10.31.93 / 10.1.94 / 6.24.95 / 11.4.95 / 10.19-20.96 / 7.16.98 / 7.21.98 / 10.31.00 /8.4.01 Nader Rally/ 10.21.01 / 12.8-9.02 / 6.01.03 / 9.1.05 / 7.15-16,18.06 / 7.20.06 / 7.22-23.06 / Lolla 07
  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,951
    youve been sniped!

    always bet on black

    http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/061024/15429__snipes_l.jpg
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  • MasterFramerMasterFramer Posts: 2,268
    restlesssoul wrote:
    youve been sniped!

    always bet on black

    http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/061024/15429__snipes_l.jpg

    And never pay your taxes! :)
    10.31.93 / 10.1.94 / 6.24.95 / 11.4.95 / 10.19-20.96 / 7.16.98 / 7.21.98 / 10.31.00 /8.4.01 Nader Rally/ 10.21.01 / 12.8-9.02 / 6.01.03 / 9.1.05 / 7.15-16,18.06 / 7.20.06 / 7.22-23.06 / Lolla 07
  • pdalowskypdalowsky Posts: 15,060
    getting sniped is so annoying, i understand what people are saying here re the whats your problem? questions, but when you've been watching for 7 days, and lose out by 50cents at the very end its hard to take, of course its the way it goes, but it sure does get on your tits, hence the frustration in the first poster, been there so many times, its heart breaking, especially when youn really really want it and hardly ever see it (whiskey set and basketball set - mother fucking pain in my ass)!!!!
  • WalkingTightropeHighWalkingTightropeHigh Posts: 17
    That does suck. My wife has bought some stuff from Yahoo! online auctions here in Japan, and there system will reset the clock to 10 minutes if there is a bid within the last 2 minutes. If you are watching, then you always have a chance to bid again.
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  • PegasusPegasus Posts: 3,754
    aNiMaL wrote:
    Sniping has always been the way to go on eBay. Never bother with the petty bidding wars throughout the duration of the auction - all that does is raise the final price. Just watch it and snipe it when the time comes.
    exactly.
    WalkingTightropeHigh wrote:
    That does suck. My wife has bought some stuff from Yahoo! online auctions here in Japan, and there system will reset the clock to 10 minutes if there is a bid within the last 2 minutes. If you are watching, then you always have a chance to bid again.
    that only serves the seller by pushing the price higher.
  • patrickredeyespatrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    hobbes wrote:
    i hate that they don't have some sort of "snipe" policy. i was just outbid on a san deigo ames 03 (s/n) poster with thirty seconds left in the auction. such fucking bullshit that i don't get a chance to counter bid on something like that.



    30 seconds is alot of time on ebay. Better luck next time.
  • IndifferenceIndifference Posts: 2,680
    hobbes wrote:
    i hate that they don't have some sort of "snipe" policy. i was just outbid on a san deigo ames 03 (s/n) poster with thirty seconds left in the auction. such fucking bullshit that i don't get a chance to counter bid on something like that.

    Should of bid higher - not ebay's fault - I usually never bid unti 30 seconds or less left.

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  • pjtradekingpjtradeking Posts: 4,045
    Two words.....

    BE FASTER!!! :D

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  • whoyouare72whoyouare72 Posts: 2,146
    sgossard3 wrote:
    ...you just DO NOT bid on something until atleast the last hour... its dumb to do otherwise...
    AGREED
    Bid the amount you are willing to pay within the last few minutes of the auction's end
  • pjtradekingpjtradeking Posts: 4,045
    That is one of the biggest probs with people on the bay...People see something they want and IMMEADIATELY place a bid....All this does is drive YOUR OWN price up...You dont need to bid until the end...Decide what you are willing to pay for it, wait til the LAST possible few seconds and place your bid. Someone will do it to you, so why even be mad about it? I look at it as a sport...:)...If you cant be there at auctions end, then you are at the mercy of your bid, but if you can be around, play the game!! :)
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  • LukinFanLukinFan Posts: 29,041
    hobbes wrote:
    i hate that they don't have some sort of "snipe" policy. i was just outbid on a san deigo ames 03 (s/n) poster with thirty seconds left in the auction. such fucking bullshit that i don't get a chance to counter bid on something like that.

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  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 3,965
    There are several "snipe" services that will snipe for you if you can't be around. Ebay even has their own. Just put in your max bid and that's that. I love it because I don't get pressured into bidding higher than I might if I was bidding at the last second. :)
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  • PegasusPegasus Posts: 3,754
    wolfbear wrote:
    There are several "snipe" services that will snipe for you if you can't be around. Ebay even has their own. Just put in your max bid and that's that. I love it because I don't get pressured into bidding higher than I might if I was bidding at the last second. :)
    problem with the ebay one is that it bids straight away when you set it up..and if someone else has one set up it up-bids until one has reached the max bid.. you need to do it less than 1 min before the auction end for it to work really..
  • Smarter_Than_USmarter_Than_U Posts: 515
    One of my favorite software tools is Auction Sniper. It's an automated program that bids at the last second for you with your max bid. That way you don't have to actually be at your computer sweating it out. This software is especially helpful for auction's that end in the middle of the night.

    To the people who complain about sniping--if you can't beat em, join em.

    http://www.auctionsniper.com/
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  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 3,965
    Pegasus wrote:
    problem with the ebay one is that it bids straight away when you set it up..and if someone else has one set up it up-bids until one has reached the max bid.. you need to do it less than 1 min before the auction end for it to work really..
    No, I have mine set to bid 6 seconds before the auction ends. You can set it for any time you want. :)
    "I'd rather be with an animal." "Those that can be trusted can change their mind." "The in between is mine." "If I don't lose control, explore and not explode, a preternatural other plane with the power to maintain." "Yeh this is living." "Life is what you make it."
  • FnCircusFnCircus Posts: 439
    pjtradeking wrote:
    I look at it as a sport...:)
    they have commercials on the television that portray it as just that, a sport.
  • PegasusPegasus Posts: 3,754
    wolfbear wrote:
    No, I have mine set to bid 6 seconds before the auction ends. You can set it for any time you want. :)
    really..that's new no? (arguably it's been months since I even looked at that.. I don't really do ebay..)
  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 3,965
    Pegasus wrote:
    really..that's new no? (arguably it's been months since I even looked at that.. I don't really do ebay..)
    Nope, sniping services have always been that way. We've used one for years. :)
    "I'd rather be with an animal." "Those that can be trusted can change their mind." "The in between is mine." "If I don't lose control, explore and not explode, a preternatural other plane with the power to maintain." "Yeh this is living." "Life is what you make it."
  • my2handsmy2hands Posts: 17,117
    aNiMaL wrote:
    Sniping has always been the way to go on eBay. Never bother with the petty bidding wars throughout the duration of the auction - all that does is raise the final price. Just watch it and snipe it when the time comes.


    sounds liek you sniped the origianl poster... good job!!!
  • Given to...Given to... Posts: 4,994
    Maybe I'll go shill bid for an hour, just on shit i dont want. My little poke at "the man".
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