RE: [Harp-L] Sniping on Ebay

["M. Erickson" <erickm001@xxxxxxx>]

You make a good point, John (as have others).
Just remember, an automated sniper program will get the last bid.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of adams, john
> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 8:07 AM
> To: Smith, Richard; harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Sniping on Ebay
> 
> 
> Sniping is not cheating.  If you wanted to bid higher, then 
> do so.  I don't use sniping programs, but frequently wait 
> until the last seconds to bid. This helps me win auctions 
> from folks like you who would bid higher if outbid, but do 
> not initially.  Part of this is the emotional response to 
> being outbid.  
> 
> I wish eBay would do what I've seen other auction sites do, 
> extend the auction longer if it is still receiving bids.  
> This would eliminate all this sniping junk.
> 
> John 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Smith, Richard
> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 9:51 AM
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Sniping on Ebay
> 
> No disrespect intended, M, but - - - 
> I think some people have the necessary temperment to use
> E-Bay effectively, and some people just don't.  Anyone who
> uses it regularly, understands that you never bid early in 
> the bidding periodl, as this does nothing but inflate the
> price unnecessarily.  You make up your mind what the maximum
> is that you would pay for the item, then when there is about
> 1 minute left before the bid expires, you enter your bid.  
> If someone else wins it, then it is because they were 
> willing to pay more than you.  I don't use any kind of 
> sniping program (in fact I've never heard of them until now), 
> and yet my wife and I are very susccessful at getting what 
> we want on E-Bay.  Admittedly, if a bid expires in the middle 
> of a work day, it can be a problem, but mostly it is just all 
> about the strategy.
> 
> Richard J. Smith
> Wormleysburg, PA
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of M. Erickson
> Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 7:10 PM
> To: 'Chris Bates'; harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Sniping on Ebay
> 
> 
> E-Bay should make bidders aware of sniping programs. It 
> should be in big bold print. Otherwise, the whole bid process 
> is fraudlent. I only found out about snipe programs by 
> watching items myteriously bid out from under me, and then 
> doing a google search and finding a whole array of e-bay 
> cheat programs. It's BS, and E-bay has a resonsiblity to let 
> it's customers know. I've wasted a lot of time on e-bay 
> thinking I was engaged in an honest, open auction.
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Bates
> > Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 4:32 PM
> > To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [Harp-L] Sniping on Ebay
> > 
> > 
> > Sniping can cause disapointment, but it actually seems
> > to lower prices. What I found before sniping became
> > more popular, was people bidding items up beyond store 
> prices. People 
> > got excited and end up spending $50 on a used Hohner marine band.
> > The reason prices are going up in general is there are
> > too many people on ebay. And sellers think anything
> > "Vintage" is a  collectable.
> > Figure out the max you want to spend and bid it. Last
> > minute or "sniping" bids are the best way to avoid
> > high prices. Like not showing your cards in poker.
> > 
> > That is my 2 cents anyway.
> > 
> > Chris
> > 
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