Comments on: Auction Sniping Goes Mainstream http://www.sem-answers.com/auction-sniping-goes-mainstream/ Clear - Concise - Innovative Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:37:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Cyndi Miller http://www.sem-answers.com/auction-sniping-goes-mainstream/#comment-487 Cyndi Miller Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:38:17 +0000 http://www.sem-answers.com/?p=118#comment-487 Cool stuff!!! Cyndi Miller Cool stuff!!!

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]]> By: eBay sniper http://www.sem-answers.com/auction-sniping-goes-mainstream/#comment-483 eBay sniper Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:49:15 +0000 http://www.sem-answers.com/?p=118#comment-483 "auction sniping software controls this aspect with cold computer precision, until the very last calculable instant." Actually, I think your target should be about five seconds before the end of the auction - too late for manual snipers to react, and hopefully before any other automated snipes that may be scheduled for the same item. In that case of a bid tie(or when there is not enough of a difference between the two bids to meet eBay's minimum bid increment), the first bid in wins. To have sniping lose its effectiveness, all eBay would have to do is auto extend any auction that receives a bid in the last minute or so. I believe there are already auction sites that do this. Anyway, another of the eBay sniping that you may want to add to your list is http://www.hidbid.com “auction sniping software controls this aspect with cold computer precision, until the very last calculable instant.”

Actually, I think your target should be about five seconds before the end of the auction - too late for manual snipers to react, and hopefully before any other automated snipes that may be scheduled for the same item.

In that case of a bid tie(or when there is not enough of a difference between the two bids to meet eBay’s minimum bid increment), the first bid in wins.

To have sniping lose its effectiveness, all eBay would have to do is auto extend any auction that receives a bid in the last minute or so.

I believe there are already auction sites that do this.

Anyway, another of the eBay sniping that you may want to add to your list is http://www.hidbid.com

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