E-bay complaints: was Re: "Response" from seller with the "Apple-1"

[Gary Sparkes]

Ah, all the sniping services I've seen just jack the bid up by a set
incriment


On 7/8/05 1:31 PM, "Vintage Computer Festival" <vcf at siconic.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 8 Jul 2005, Gary Sparkes wrote:
> 
>> I don't rely on snipe services - unless they jack you to your max
>> *instantly* instead of in incriments, nailing your highest at the last
>> minute and having the snipe program check and raise and check and raise
>> takes time, and it most likely won't hit your max during that last single
>> minute, heh
> 
> If a sniper service works like that then it's foolish and retarded.  The
> main reason I use a sniping service is to manage my bids for me.  First of
> all, for all the obvious reasons, bidding anytime before the imminent end
> of an eBay auction is pointless.  Second, I submit what I'm willing to
> pay, and the sniper gets my bid in at the last possible reasonable second.
> If I win, great.  If I win for less than what I was willing to pay, even
> better.  If I don't, terrific!  I saved my money for a rainy day.