Comments on: eBay In The Crosshairs http://www.sem-answers.com/auction-sniping-goes-mainstream/ Internet Marketing Tips Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:46:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jim http://www.sem-answers.com/auction-sniping-goes-mainstream/comment-page-1/#comment-657 Jim Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:16:07 +0000 http://www.sem-answers.com/?p=118#comment-657 Wow this is some real good content. I just bookmarked, stumbled and tweeted this post. Keep up the good work and i'll be sure to return! Enjoy you're day! Wow this is some real good content. I just bookmarked, stumbled and tweeted this post. Keep up the good work and i’ll be sure to return! Enjoy you’re day!

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]]> By: eBay sniper http://www.sem-answers.com/auction-sniping-goes-mainstream/comment-page-1/#comment-76 eBay sniper Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:49:15 +0000 http://www.sem-answers.com/?p=118#comment-76 "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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