Sniping Bargains On Ebay

Posted by Chris Snow on: 2006-09-04 03:18:04

Self SEO > Ebay Tips and Tricks

After youâ€™ve placed bids on a few things on eBay, the chances are good that, at one point or another, you will be beaten at the last minute by an eBay sniper. While this can be an extremely frustrating experience (and while itâ€™s a reportable offense on eBay), the administration at eBay rarely acts on the report.

Unfortunately, thereâ€™s only one way to beat the sniper: you need to become the sniper yourself. The great news, however, is that once you understand sniping, you can use these skills to win auctions at prices far lower than you would otherwise have thought possible.

Manual Sniping

Winning auctions through manual sniping is not very difficult. This is true especially if you have time to spare and a reasonably fast Internet connection. You must begin by writing down when each auction you are bidding on ends, and then make sure youâ€™re sitting in front of the computer at the bidding page at the last possible minute. In this position, you will be able to outbid the current winning bidder or defend your own winning bid.

Itâ€™s important to remember that, for manual sniping, you must set your maximum bid very high. If you donâ€™t, you may be automatically outbid and the auction will have ended before you can bid again.

In addition, itâ€™s not possible to compete against someone who is using an automated sniping service. If the service is good, it will outbid you nearly every time. In the competitive world of online sniping, youâ€™ll need to find a sniper of your own.

Automatic Sniping

Begin your search for an automated sniping service by typing the words, â€œeBay snipingâ€ into your favorite search engine. Youâ€™ll find multiple online services that will snipe for you for a small fee. These services will often provide you with a free trial period, so itâ€™s worth giving it a try.

There is also software available that will do your sniping for you. Such software can be purchased online in programs like iSnipeIt at http://www.isnipeit.com or SnipeRight at http://www.sniperight.com. The advantage to these programs is that you can pay for these once and use them for as long as you want. After youâ€™ve installed the software on your computer, you will be able to enter which auctions you want sniped as well as the maximum amount youâ€™re willing to pay. The software will then place the bid you requested whenever there are only a few seconds left in the auction. The primary disadvantage of this type of system is that you will need to leave your computer on for much of the time so that you donâ€™t miss the end of your auctions.

A Sniping Alternative

If sniping in the ways described above seems too clandestine and unfair, there is another, less technical way to avoid sniping. You can simply email the seller and tell them that you were the victim of a last-minute sniper and really like the item. If the seller has another item to sell, theyâ€™ll often agree to sell it to you for the auction closing price.

The beauty of eBay is that it involves more than just bidding. The auction site offers a wide variety of tools to help you manage your auctions. Letâ€™s take a look at these helpful tools in our next email.

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User comments:

eaab - Posted on: 2008-05-27 00:57:51

Another auction sniper worth checking out is Auction Auto Bidder. It offers an unconditional 60-day money-back guarantee with a very low one-lifetime purchase. The tool can be installed on unlimited computers and snipe with unlimited eBay accounts, for no additional cost*. Their privacy statement concerning your eBay information buries all worries concerning the security of your eBay passwords. It is indeed a quite impressive tool, I definitely like their take on their competitors. Check out their Competition section for interesting facts on online eBay auction snipers.

Quasimodo - Posted on: 2008-06-24 08:15:06

"In addition, it's not possible to compete against someone who is using an automated sniping service."

If you have a higher bid, you will win the auction. Sniping is not magic, the highest bid wins regardless of when it is placed.

That's why I don't understand why people have a problem with sniping.

Bid your maximum. If someone outbids you (a sniper or not), as far as you are concerned, they overpaid.

As far as automated sniping, I would rather rely on a web based eBay sniping service and their servers rather than my own computer.

There are free eBay sniping services available, hidbid.com being one of them.

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livingwitlife - Posted on: 2011-09-03 10:23:14

Further, and as noted below, it was a requirement to offer Paypal on all listings in Australia and the UK. In response to concerns expressed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, however, eBay has since removed the policy on the ebay.com.au website requiring sellers to offer PayPal as a payment option

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