dojj

iTrader: (3)

not one to be a cunt and snipe right at the last moment for what i want, i've decided that i have to cheat to play the game

so, how do i do it?

i've already put a ridiculously high price on the item i'm after (which has no reserve) but seeing as no one else is bidding on it i don't want to fall victim to a sniper in the dieing seconds

going along with the "if you can't beat them join them" school of though, what is the most surefire way of beating any sniper bid?

other than putting in an unfeesably large bid in the first place?

i'm sure someone must be able to "hide" a page away so that no one else can see it, the technology must be out there somewhere

AndyBlackFRST

We do this on a few items we are after.. Normally bid at first but then someone out bids us with a few mins left..

We just have the item description page open and have another page open with your total amount, click 'bid now' and keep refreshing the description page til you have 10 seconds left,, then click the confirm link on the other page.

Girlfriend has got is sussed now also so I can trust her to buy things.

dojj

iTrader: (3)

ok, so have the same window showing the same thing open, but twice
on one window put your bid in, wait till the page goes to the "bid accept" screen
then wait on the other screen until 10 seconds are left, then press "yes/accept" on the first screen

yes?

and no snipage required?

-J-

i use this - http://www.ezsniper.com/

Works a treat and simple to use

St3V3_C

Then unless the sniper puts an even more ridiculous bid you won't loose.

I'm amazed people don't get this

foreigneRS

why don't you just bid the amount that you are willing to pay for it and then you will either get it or you won't?

Eagle

iTrader: (2)

why put a stupidly high bid on something unless its really rare and worth it ??

in which case someone else will find it anyway..
just take your chances .. sniping is killing off the thrill of buying useless tat from ebay

dojj

iTrader: (3)

because i'm the only bidder on the item, i put my big bid in (Ł250) at the start and it's still sitting at a tenner

i just don't want someone else coming along thinking "oh look, this is only a tenner" and then ramping the bidding up in the finial few minutes
i don't mind paying Ł250 for it but if they stick in a silly bid like Ł251 right at the death then i'll be pissed off

see what i'm getting at?

if other people had put their bids in during the past few days then i wouldn't mind but it's sitting there tormenting me at the moment

foreigneRS

you don't get it do you? it's an auction, you have a maximum price that you are willing to pay and if somebody bids higher than that you just have to accept that you won't win it.

you just have to decide your maximum price. is it Ł250 or Ł251?

if i was prepared to pay about Ł250 for something, i would put in a maximum bid of Ł253 or something just to hope to beat the other person that would also stop at Ł250 or Ł251 but there are no guarantees

mad_on_Series_one

link ??

swerv

i use www.esnipe.com , been using it or years and never ever bid on item it does it all for me with 3 seconds left.

whats the point in bidding up an item that you want cheap?

PhilM

Plus, you may well have been outbid at Ł251, but this is not to say his maximum bid wasn't Ł400, that you will never know - all you know if you got beat by a pound

sabres74

The only trouble using this as a method is when Ebay is busy and their auction clock is running out of sync and you find that the auction has finished even though it still shows time remaining.

Sniping is the most reliable method but even this method has faults due to failed links and disconnections. Nothing worse than getting the message bid failed unable to connect.

Big G

Cunts like this that ruin DrainBay.

Accept the fact that youve been outbid by someone else, Its not like WWE who's got the biggest muscles and then demand a re-match

dojj

iTrader: (3)

now i'm pissed off

some fucker has outbid me while i was out

Fil

what did it end at then?

oh and if it was me, i'd stuck in a bid of #250.55 in the last 10second from the start and hoped for the best!

Mark_w

I dont understand what you mean...even if you are high bidder,you can put another higher bid in at any time why did you not increase your high bid before you went out ?

regards mark

Si B

iTrader: (59)

I love that bit! I've got so many friends who go "I got beaten by a pound " etc etc.

They really don't understand the your PC will only bid enough to beat the other bidder UP TO YOUR MAXIMUM bid! Exactly as your example!

Si

Stu @ M Developments

iTrader: (12)

This is what infuriates me. Why dont people just LEARN how it works. The sniper does fook all more than snipe your highest bid in at last second. Why not just fooking do it yourself?

dave cos4x4

iTrader: (5)

i have tried to do it at the last min and lost it.

dojj

iTrader: (3)

oh well, live and learn etc

it was at a tenner for almost 7 days and then bang, while i'm out, it's gone

watched pot boiling etc bollocks too

this is lewis hamilton, signing out

dave cos4x4

iTrader: (5)

dojj

has it finished then.

dojj

iTrader: (3)

well, to be honest, i was hedging my bets and was bidding on 2 at the same time

i know, i know, i would have been fucked if both had been won at Ł250 a time but i got one for a tenner so i'm happy with that reslut

and as for what it was, st220 front bumper for a tenner (ok, it's broke a bit but i know a man in a bodyshop who fixes them for a living )

foreigneRS

there is no need to do any bidding yourself - that is what the proxy bidding system does for you. if you put Ł250 in at the beginning, it will go into the ebay system and you will win it unless anyone bids more than your Ł250 (no matter when they place their bid)

dojj

iTrader: (3)

i know that, which is why i only put a Ł48 bid on the broken one because i was thinking that Ł250 for a complete bumper would be just about the right price for it because the bits to make it complete cost more to buy individually

still kicking myself for not getting one that was on a "buy it now" for Ł100

Big G

I just want to kick you for moaning

dojj

iTrader: (3)

that's probably the best sumary of what goes on, it's the "must win" item that tends to go for loads, i'm currently locked into a bidding war with someone but each day the price goes up by about a fiver so i can live with that

Big G

i'm sure osmeone will put "victor meldrew" under my name at some point