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I love to snipe (no software)!  It's the thrill of the hunt. If it's a book I really want, I'll spike bid it too with 4 seconds left. There have been plenty of IDGAF moments where I bid something crazy because I had to have a book. In fact I'm about to have one tomorrow on an auction; wish me luck... |
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| I bet eBay and sellers make more on emotion based bidding then the kinder gentler Kumbaya bidding that gives everyone a fair chance. Nothing like hitting a panic button! Sorry, I'm in a mood this evening...must be all the snipe bidding Im kicking arse with this evening! |
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| @kaptainmyke Quote: Originally Posted by kaptainmyke I wouldn’t recommend this. If two or more buyers have this same brilliant idea, someone is going to pay $1,000 more than they wanted to. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by CaptainCanuck My thoughts exactly!  |
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Quote:Originally Posted by OGJackster That’s why you would not wish to bid in an auction where @kaptainmyke is a bidder - just have to figure out which ones those are - lol |
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| I forget who it is. But someone on the CGC forum has a habit of getting a new Ebay ID and bidding like a million dollars, on auctions he thinks are scams or fraud attempts. At least that is what he claimed he does. I never checked. |
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 I had no way of knowing that 9.8 graded copies signed by Adam Hughes weren't what you were looking for.
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Quote:Originally Posted by OGJackster While the buyers may save a few bucks in the sniping scenario (if they snipe successfully most of the potential buyers end up with nothing but wasted time. With the other format (time is added, negating sniping) by paying a little bit more I can come away with many of the books I really want. Most of the time it seems I can do so and still make a profit. |
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I had no way of knowing that 9.8 graded copies signed by Adam Hughes weren't what you were looking for.
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Quote:Originally Posted by poka I wouldn't want to bid against him on Rick and Morty swag. |
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| I don't see anything wrong with sniping. In a real world auction one can sit out the early bidding, holding off to see the lie of the land before coming in at the end when it looks to be nearly over. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by poka I want to find out so I can bid $975....mwaahaaahaahaahaaaaa! |
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Quote:Originally Posted by OGJackster if i do a snipe and win, why would i want it to go for more time, buyers would then be turn off by this, as a buyer you are trying to get the best price not pay more. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Scorpion Ebay is geared toward the buyer, I don't see them ever giving up the snipe. Places like Gunbroker add time for every bid (Example, you bid once and it adds 5 minutes to the auction). This is a great thing for sellers, not so much for buyers looking to get a deal. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by shrewbeer 5 minutes seems a bit excessive. I would be happy with 2. It's kind of like Auction Survivor. Outbid, outplay and outlast other bidders. I think I'm on to something here. Sounds like a good name for a new comics auction site. I think that domain is open. |
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| That domain is open. If anyone wants to use it I get 5% on all seller and buyer fees! | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by kaptainmyke I don't understand how this would work. Most snipers use automated sniping software like Gixen.com, which is what I use. Given places your bid within the final 5 seconds , if I'm not mistaken, of an eBay auctions's closing. So of the other bidder(s) are also using sniping software, there is no such thing as not having enough time to place a bid. Is there something I am missing about the $1000 figure above what your max (most you want to pay) bid is, when that bid is manually put in, in the last 8 seconds of an auction??? Pasted below is the bidding history of a lot I was the winning bidderon a couple days ago, I won the suction at $202.59. My max bid was $238. So, if I tried your method, and manually placed my bid at $ 1,238.00....what would this auction have closed at? Bidding History Bids 13 Bidders 6 Highest Bidder YOURSTRULY Bidding History YOURS TRULY(8) $202.59 Jan-21-18, 15:17:16 PST r***1(607) $200.09 Jan-20-18, 21:28:02 PST d***s(2909) $176.00 Jan-21-18, 12:17:53 PST g***d(3561) $144.66 Jan-20-18, 17:44:14 PST m***a(3262) $89.09 Jan-19-18, 09:22:18 PST g***y(431) $68.25 Jan-18-18, 18:39:19 PST Starting $68.25 |
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| I think it would depend. If another person was using a snipe program and their max bid was $1000, then you would have won at $1000.01 (also depending on the minimum bid increments.) | ||
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| Mind you, that would totally suck if the item was only valued at say, $500. | ||
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| I am talking about the auction I pasted the bidding history to. The bidder below me used sniping software to place his bid at $200.09. (Or he sat there and waited til the last few seconds to place his $200.09 bid. I doubt he did that, most people use sniping software to avoid that.) |
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| To be clear, I won this auction. I edited out my eBay I'D when I pasted the bidding history with "YOURS TRULY". |
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| @CopperAgeKids it would have closed at the same amount $202.59 as there were no other higher bidders who bid after you | ||
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| That is what I thought. I thought Mykw was saying he figured out some weird algorithm to beating sniping software, that seemed outlandish but I was curious nonetheless. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by CopperAgeKids What @kaptainmyke is saying is that if he wish a book he will make a bid $1000 higher - in your case $1,238 and typically he would get the book around his price - in your case $238 as it is rare that there are others who bids thst high and he is sure to get the book |
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| I realize I'm stating the obvious at this point, but it makes no sense to place a bid for $1,000 over what you want an item for. Of course, if you're willing to pay it, that's a different story. And I've seen auctions go for far above what I've wanted them to; that's the nature of an auction. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by jrs Quite a good percentage of buyers will feel out your bid with small amounts trying to find your top right at the end of the auction. It works well with those folks, but it would be devastating against an aggressive single bid |
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| I once saw an asm 300 9.0 go for a ridiculous amount...something like $500 and it wasn't a newstand. I think two bidders just threw in $500 bids thinking they'd get it for much less... | ||
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| @shrewbeer, agreed. | ||
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| Most people buying on ebay are timid and just try to bid as little as possible. The advantage of bidding in the last second is that it lulls other bidders into thinking a smaller number of people... or just them are interested in the item. The last seconds are the only bids that are important. People who want an item cheap will monitor an auction for days and use that trend to conservatively determine how they will bid. Why would I let someone know that I'm interested enough to bid top dollar for an item I want? All it does is attract more attention to the auction and keep it on their mind. I want them to bid low and forget about it. | ||
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| I’ll say it again, bid what you are actually willing to pay. If you lose then it’s no skin off your back. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by NoahSult My goal is to spend less than I'm willing to pay. Incremental bid activity days before the auction closes makes my goal less likely. |
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| @conditionfreak Quote: Originally Posted by conditionfreak This scheme would necessitate more than one bidder bidding in the million dollars dollar range, otherwise the million dollar bid would never be realized. With only one schemer, the winning bid would only be a few dollars more than the next highest bid. |
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