Why do most sellers hate snipers?

hookedoncoins

I just sat back and watched three of my ebay auctions ending and the price went up as half a dozen snipers started nipping at it... in one auction there were three snipes between 2 different snipers that upped the price about $10... why do sellers not like snipers... I was thrilled to see the price jump up, right after I had accepted the price it was going to sell for.

-Jarrett Roberts

fcloud

Do they?

Snipes drive the price up, I would think sellers would like that, they are getting more for their product (coins).

Tony

zenny

sellers would rather have people bidding constantly throughout the 3,5,7 or 10 days and then have the sniping begin...

sellers only hate snipers if there is insufficient bidding up until it's snipe time.

ajaan

When I sell I love snipers, when I buy I hate snipers unless I am the sniper.

goose3

it seems like alot of them make sure they are online to snipe your item and then you can't get them to respond to your repeated requests for their shipping info for several days. The snipers I have run across on my listings are almost always the LAST people to get in touch with me.

relayer

The sniper help's the seller because it's the last chance to get the highest price!

Since it takes at least two to make a bidding war if only one shows up then that sniper walks away with the best price or triggers the other max bids.

gmarguli

I love snipers.

What I hate are people who ask stupid question, like "What is your address?" when they want to sne dpayment. Of course my address is listed in the email they are replying to.

Dog97

As a seller I would rather bidders bidded constantly and had bidding wars instead of waiting till the last second to sneak in their bid trying to get a lower price. That's my opinion when I'm selling common junk coins but I know when I'm selling something better there will be several snipers and they know they will have other snipers bidding against them so they will bid accordingly and I still get a good price. It's the junky low priced item sellers that hate snipers.

BSqr

I think only those lame sellers who cancel their underbid, no reserve auctions in the last few minutes of the auction dislike snipes

If any of you folks fit that description (of seller) then may I say - you suck.

lordmarcovan

<< <i>When I sell I love snipers, when I buy I hate snipers unless I am the sniper. >>



Exactimundo. As a seller, I don't hate snipers at all. I wish people would steadily bid during the course of the auction, but a bid's a bid- I'll take 'em any way I can get 'em.

As a bidder, I expect sniper activity, so I don't really get that mad if one tries to shoot me out of the top bid. Sometimes they succeed, sometimes they don't.

I'm more the proxy "bid-and-forget type", usually. I put my best foot forward and let the chips fall where they may, with two exceptions. One is if I really, really want something and I think there will be fierce sniper competition. If that is the case, I hang around and play sniper myself. The second exception is if I just want to "mark" something for later, but am not yet sure if I want it that badly or not- in this case I just put in a lowball starting bid. Since eBay came up with the "watch this item" option, I do less of this.

Fairlaneman

Any Bid is great ! But its more Fun when watching a Sniper Snipping another Sniper. Just had a couple of auctions close but seems how they were lower grade Mercs no Snipping occured. Hell, hardly any Bidding occured.

Two auctions closed without selling. Immediately I received a Email asking if I would take a offer. Heck, why did the person not just bid what he thought it was worth ? It was a reserve auction,but when a bidder comes close I will usually get in touch with them and offer some sort of a deal. If I really want to keep something it sure does not go on Ebay. Come on Bidders, do some Bidding, the stuff is on there to sell, not to be put back in a box.

Hate Snipers, No Way when Selling.

Hate Snipers, only for a few seconds when one Aces out my snipe.

Ken

prooflike

I love snipers. I had one incredible battle on a piece of stereo equipment I was selling. Started it at $9.99 7 day auction, going into the final minutes it was twenty some odd dollars, in the last thirty seconds, it went over $500. I was thrilled since I paid $129 for it and used it for about 15 years...I guess they don;t build them like they used to or something.

gmarguli

Heck, why did the person not just bid what he thought it was worth ? It was a reserve auction,but when a bidder comes close I will usually get in touch with them and offer some sort of a deal

Because the seller will likely be willing to take much less after the auction ended with no winner. If your reserve is $1000 and the current bids are $300 & $950, the eBay high bid will show as $305. The seller has no idea of the actual high bid. It could be $305 or $999.99. If someone bids $925 (what it is worth to them), then they are not the high bidder. Why deal with the second bidder when the high bidder was willing to pay more? The seller also knows close to the high bid amount (between $930 and $999).

The seller who wanted $1000 would probably be willing to take $925 for this item. That's considering the fees associated with selling the item on eBay.

Fairlaneman

True !!

My head was in the Posterior when I made the statement. I'm guessing now that the bidder did offer what he thought the item was worth in his Email.

Ken

Glencanyonexplorer

Jarrett
Just start the bidding at the lowest price you'll sell it for,anything over that is all good no matter how they did it

WWBillman

Snippers do drive up the selling price in the end.

BUT, If all the snippers would proxy bid during the normal course of the auction that would leave the under bidders some time to rethink their position and could pull a higher bid out of them. I am sure there have been many a bidder lose an auction to a snipper who looked back and said to themselves "I wish I had set my proxy higher I really wanted that". Everyone including proxy bidders want a deal but if given the time to think about it more they just might bid that little extra.

I myself love to snip

supercoin

As a seller, I only hate snipers who forget to show up for the party. Especially when they e-mail you afterwards and tell you.

hookedoncoins

<< <i>Jarrett
Just start the bidding at the lowest price you'll sell it for,anything over that is all good no matter how they did it >>



I am not complaining what the stuff sold for... I was expecting around $160... $150 after ebay fees, and I got $192... $180 after ebay fees.

-Jarrett Roberts

Dave99B

Snipers rule (when you're the seller). When you're a buyer, they suck.

Dave

BASEagle

it depends on whether you are the snipeee or the snipeor.

RJB

When selling I enjoy the last couple minutes of my auctions. Just when I think a coin will sell for a bargain price, it kicks up several times as the final bids come in. I have come to expect them and when it doesn't occur I become disappointed. On the other hand, when I am bidding I love sniping because once I decide on the maximum amount that I would pay for an item I enter it into my sniping program. This way, I don't have to worry about being around at the close of the auction and I don't have to worry about being caught up in a bidding war. If I win I only spent as much as I wanted too and if I lose I start looking for a similar item to enter a bid on. BOB