sniping on ebay

PhishDude · 09-08-2010, 08:13 AM

There is something I really want to win on ebay that's being auctioned off.

I know all about sniping on ebay.

Is it better to do it manually or to use a sniping service or software? Can you get past sniping services or software by manually sniping?

Also if you use sniping software or a sniping service which one is the best to use? They all say that they are the best and I wonder if they are better to use than just ebay sniping the old fashioned way?

Yeah I know that sniping is frowned upon but everyone I know that bids on stuff on ebay does it and it is not against the rules.

~1~ · 09-08-2010, 10:03 AM

Fuck eBay and the whole 'lets see how much I can wring outta these fools' attitude.

Gimme a fuckin' price already, the idea is to haggle down, not up.

Oh and go for the software, you can always recoup your cost by selling burned copies.

ChiefBongWater · 09-08-2010, 10:57 AM

i get mad when people make a bid with like 4 days left. All they are doing is raising the price for whoever wins it! Everyone should wait the last 3 secs then go for it.

What are ya bidding on phishdude?

**mothernature** · 09-08-2010, 02:09 PM

If I wanted something that bad, I wouldn't snipe at all.

Figure out what is the absolute most you would be willing to pay, then put in a maximum bid. High bid wins.

Meth0d · 09-08-2010, 02:28 PM

Use the software with some well thought out bidding thresholds. If you're "savvy" you can get the software for free.

wellfleation · 09-08-2010, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiefBongWater

i get mad when people make a bid with like 4 days left. All they are doing is raising the price for whoever wins it!

Sellers do this all the time to their own products - bid on them using a diff account in order to raise the price. Pricks

And I love when it appears to be a good deal until you realize the shipping and handling rate is so obscene that it is not really a good deal at all. Those people are ass-holes equally.

Rubix · 09-08-2010, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wellfleation

Sellers do this all the time to their own products - bid on them using a diff account in order to raise the price. Pricks

And I love when it appears to be a good deal until you realize the shipping and handling rate is so obscene that it is not really a good deal at all. Those people are ass-holes equally.

Hardly true. eBay catches people all the time whose relatives try to up the price. I can't imagine bidding on ure own goods.

Afterall, what's the point? Do you really end up with a higher price in the end? Especially if you get stupid and end ip winning ur own shit. That's how many people get caught, by not paying for the product, and no non-payment complaint is filed.

wellfleation · 09-08-2010, 09:48 PM

Happens all the time, believe it or not. They don't up the price dramatically but in increments until it meets approximately their reserve.

Personally I hate bidding. I look what the product would cost in a mortar store, check online for the best deal possible, and usually end up on Amazon or ebay. I hate bidding on ebay as I want to know what something will cost, including shipping, and therefore, base my purchasing decisions on "Buy it now".

Rubix · 09-08-2010, 10:45 PM

yea i no, i cant even remember the last time i bidded something. i want my shit now, and ill pay 5% more

The Rev · 09-08-2010, 11:47 PM

There's sniping software now? Jeez. This is all getting just a little too... you know what I'm trying to say.

The Rev

Grieves · 09-09-2010, 12:02 AM

Robots need secondhand sandals too...

Rubix · 09-09-2010, 12:17 AM

yea, i think that happend with the cyrus concert tickets

09-08-2010, 08:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
PhishDude Telepathic Jackal Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Mars Posts: 3,985 Thanks: 0 Thanked 23 Times in 20 Posts	sniping on ebay There is something I really want to win on ebay that's being auctioned off. I know all about sniping on ebay. Is it better to do it manually or to use a sniping service or software? Can you get past sniping services or software by manually sniping? Also if you use sniping software or a sniping service which one is the best to use? They all say that they are the best and I wonder if they are better to use than just ebay sniping the old fashioned way? Yeah I know that sniping is frowned upon but everyone I know that bids on stuff on ebay does it and it is not against the rules. __________________ Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it. -- Buddha Last edited by PhishDude; 09-08-2010 at 08:22 AM.

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~1~ Successful Failure Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: where 'they' can't see. Posts: 10,925 Thanks: 466 Thanked 1,581 Times in 925 Posts	Fuck eBay and the whole 'lets see how much I can wring outta these fools' attitude. Gimme a fuckin' price already, the idea is to haggle down, not up. Oh and go for the software, you can always recoup your cost by selling burned copies. __________________ "And those who are successful, be always on your guard. Success walks hand in hand with failure, along Hollywood Boulevard" Ray Davies --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Click Here Asshole

09-08-2010, 10:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
ChiefBongWater a lot of grease Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 1,056 Thanks: 135 Thanked 315 Times in 223 Posts	i get mad when people make a bid with like 4 days left. All they are doing is raising the price for whoever wins it! Everyone should wait the last 3 secs then go for it. What are ya bidding on phishdude? __________________ Straight No Chaser Bridgez, Boobs, Beer

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Meth0d Senator of Sativa Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: In my Head Posts: 2,113 Thanks: 9 Thanked 50 Times in 36 Posts	Use the software with some well thought out bidding thresholds. If you're "savvy" you can get the software for free. __________________ -Life begins at 3am Vive La Revolution :finger: -My Rods and Cones are freakin out man! Last edited by Meth0d; 09-08-2010 at 03:20 PM.

09-08-2010, 09:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
wellfleation Old School Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Methuen, MASSHOLE Posts: 3,853 Thanks: 195 Thanked 601 Times in 427 Posts	Happens all the time, believe it or not. They don't up the price dramatically but in increments until it meets approximately their reserve. Personally I hate bidding. I look what the product would cost in a mortar store, check online for the best deal possible, and usually end up on Amazon or ebay. I hate bidding on ebay as I want to know what something will cost, including shipping, and therefore, base my purchasing decisions on "Buy it now". __________________ FIGHTPOWER

09-08-2010, 02:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
mothernature ancientbongmaster Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,232 Thanks: 1,201 Thanked 809 Times in 487 Posts	If I wanted something that bad, I wouldn't snipe at all. Figure out what is the absolute most you would be willing to pay, then put in a maximum bid. High bid wins.

09-08-2010, 11:47 PM	#10 (permalink)
The Rev Clear Light Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In my head, somewhere. Posts: 17,864 Thanks: 5,015 Thanked 5,419 Times in 2,864 Posts	There's sniping software now? Jeez. This is all getting just a little too... you know what I'm trying to say. The Rev __________________ Budforce - My Friend August 29, 1973- May 25, 2012

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