Do you always snipe?

MrEureka

If not, why not?

DHeath

Sometimes I lay a marker to let others know I intend to snipe.

CarlWohlforth

I enjoy bidding. So sometimes I put a bid on a coin early. I don't expect to win, but if I do great.

GoYankees

I snipe 99% of the time.

zzzz

If I know I'll be around for the end of the auction .. As I'm usually bidding against some of the same people I don't want to get into a pattern. As some of them like to try and snipe .. Let the higher sniper win ..

I don't worry about maybe paying a little more then todays prices on certain coins as I believe in 10 years or so, if I decide to sell then, Some of the perverbiale high price I paid today will look cheap then .. In 10 years your going to have some of the same people who look back now and say's "If I only knew" or "I should have" say the same things ... Too many of the bidders are fixated in what a coin is worth today .. Which is good .. I know there isn't any guarentees on a coins future price .. but on some coins I'll take the chance ..

Neptune

yeppers - alwayz

Jamericon

It depends on what the item is.

If I can, yes, mostly to keep the price down.

Sometimes, if I expect lots of bidding, I will post proxies.

Stuart

Yes, I prefer to bid stealthily...

1907Quarter

absolutely! keeps the price down, ultimately...

JxnBoy

Sometimes I'll hit the BIN. If not BIN'd, always.

RBinTex

99% of the time. Unless I see that you bid on it first Andy (I just know that you love people going to school on your bids )

Goober

If you don't you'll miss 99% of the good stuff.

BAJJERFAN

The snipe, the WHOLE snipe and nothing but the snipe!!

eagle7

I do my homework. I only bid on what I really want to win. I may mark an item with a low bid. Then on the last day I will bid and it will be high. If you snipe something I want, you had better come with the money! Dont be a piker. You will be very sad. Having said that, I dont bid over my max. If someone is nutty enough to overbid me, then I am happy for them!

WaterSport

Is there another way??????


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flaminio

If I intend to win, I snipe.

If I'm just playing around, I might place a low-ball bid in for fun. Or to BIN-stomp. Or if I'm sure it's not going to hit the reserve. But if I'm playing for keeps -- I snipe.

RotatedRainbows

If the auction closes after 12:00am midnight (I am in the eastern time zone) then I place a bid and go to bed and hope for the best. I win some, I lose some but will not stay up just to snipe.

cosmicdebris

I usually autosnipe.

perfectstrike

Rarely. There are too many other things to do in life besides sitting in front of a computer waiting for time to go by. I'll either make a low bid if I'm only interested or a solid bid within 24 hours of auction close. Snipers can expect to be disapointed if I'm seriously interested in an item.

perfectstrike

Sandhawk

Is there any other way???

aem4162

usually not. there are very few things i JUST HAVE TO HAVE on ebay

Colorfulcoins

Snipe = improved chances of winning at a lower price that bidding high early-on and risking an under bidder, bidding the item up.

Cameonut

I snipe over 95% of the time. Partly because I don't have the time for active bidding and mostly because I believe I win auctions for a lower price than an active auction. I place my snipe bid for the maximum I am willing to pay - if someone outbids me by $1, so be it.

Ebay is very unlikely to enter into the sniping business - if I am sniping coins for less than what would be realized in a spirited auction, then ebay is losing revenue. IMO, if ebay offered sniping for free, then everyone would snipe and the auctions would all be bid in the last 15 seconds.