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Subject:
EBay Sniping
Category: Computers > Internet Asked by: spurious-ga List Price: $5.00 |
Posted:
09 Sep 2003 11:48 PDT
Expires: 09 Oct 2003 11:48 PDT Question ID: 253910 |
I am trying to choose an on-line service (not software that depends on the PC being on and connected) that will allow me to snipe. I will buy on ebay primarily, but possibly other auction sites. The services I am evaluating are: bidrobot.com bidtamer.auctionstealer.com snipeswipe.com Please do a cursory check and see if there's any complaints of fraud or data theft/loss associated with these that should stop me handing over my account details? If you come across such data - for additional Stars, Tips and apprecitaion - does any one service appear to be most popular, most effective, have the best features or otherwise seem to be an obvious choice? This could include services not listed above. Previous questions (including one with the same Subject) have been asked and may be a helpful starting point. |
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Re: EBay Sniping
Answered By: webadept-ga on 09 Sep 2003 12:30 PDT Rated: |
Hi, I looked through several news services and didn't find much of anything about these 3 you listed. I expanded to see if I could find any bad marks on any service and found null as well. Seems to be pretty clean or at least not news worthy. The real point here is that even if a whisper of a possible fraud were to occur for a service like this, they would shatter and burn in a very short time. Jumping down to the Rumor level I searched around a few Groups and Blogs. Here are some of the more interesting links I found. http://groups.google.com/groups?q=bidrobot.com&hl=en&lr=lang_en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&safe=active&selm=2f0665c8.0212281524.48a34ce5%40posting.google.com&rnum=1 http://groups.google.com/groups?num=100&hl=en&lr=lang_en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&safe=active&q=bidtamer&btnG=Google+Search ://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=lang_en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&safe=active&q=ebay+sniping+%2Bfraud+site%3Ablogspot.com As you can see, even at the rumor level, we don't find any specific accusations of account stealing. searches used Searched on Google News for each of the services Searched on Google Groups for each of the services blog service searches (Rumor Mill) ebay sniping +fraud site:blogspot.com ebay sniping +fraud site:radio.weblogs.com Using the site: syntax on a Google search limits the search to a specific site. A very nice way to search out large blog or weblog areas. thanks, webadept-ga |
spurious-ga
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Thanks for the peace of mind. |
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Subject:
Re: EBay Sniping
From: drtandem1-ga on 09 Sep 2003 20:51 PDT |
Unless you have to bid on many items or you just can't be around when the auction is coming to an end, there really is no need for such software or services. I too would be leery of giving third parties my account information. Not just for the possibility of theft, but they also would be privy to know how much you are willing to bid to get the item. It would be better to go to eBay's official time. I'd give the URL, but I get my hand slapped for spamming by Google when I do. You can find it by searching through eBay. Then simply calculate the time difference to the second between their time and your clock/watch. Build in enough time for your transaction time. This will mostly depend on how fast your upstream internet conection is. You can time this by looking at an auction that is a few minutes from closing and hitting the reload/refresh button on your browser a few times to see the amount of elapsed time. Then, near auction closing time, log into eBay and enter your bid. Don't click the confirm button until the right moment. Remember, the highest bid always wins, so theoretically, you can simply place a bid at the highest amount you want. eBay will then bid it up as people bid against you. In other words, a sniper can not beat you unless their bid is higher. |
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Re: EBay Sniping
From: baylink-ga on 11 Sep 2003 12:45 PDT |
I've always thought that eBay should end auctions at the scheduled time, *plus or minus 30 minutes*, at random. Then proxy bidding would actually *work*, since sniping would be impossible. |
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Re: EBay Sniping
From: drtandem1-ga on 12 Sep 2003 13:52 PDT |
Sniping is actually beneficial to the buyer and by that I don't just mean the sniper. The typical eBay auction is seven days. Some are shorter and some are longer, but I think the default is one week. In any event, during the time of the auction the item is exposed to people searching for that particular item. A savy bidder (excluding the "Buy-It-Now" auctions) will not put in a bid until close to the end of the auction. Not necessarily sniping, but close to the end. Unless the bidder is going to be away or isn't sure, if he'll be available near the close of auction, there is every reason not to bid too soon. What tends to happen in some auctions is some in-experienced bidders (or possibly shills) start bidding the item up. It can get to a point where the winner actually becomes the loser because they bid more than the item is actually worth. Sometimes this type bidding attracts others that would not normally even bid on the item. A type of frenzy can ensue. A true sniper will see an item that has a currently reasonable high bid. He will wait until the moment before the auction ends to bid. Unless his bid is the highest, he will not win. He will not have time to bid again. He has one shot to place a high bid. If everyone waited towards the end of the auction to bid, you would see more reasonable pricesas they would not have time to become emotionally inflated. |
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