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I bid $20 on a $25 coin that was currently at $5 and somebody comes along and hacks away at it until I'm out bid.

Then I see a $150+ coin (listed in the wrong category) and after that experience I put a snipe in for $135. It sells for $90 and I get a report from auction sniper that the snipe was "not in time".

I can't win either way.

Auction Sniper says it's not their fault and that eBay was too slow in responding. I used their default of 5 seconds. They said they reccommend to use 7 seconds when the auction closes between 5 and 11 PM on weekdays and on the weekend.

They did give me two free snipes, but I would have rather had the $150 coin for $91

So keep in mind you can't always count on auction sniper (or any other) to actually work within the time period you specify.



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  • K6AZK6AZ Posts: 9,295
    Use Vrane. I've had excellent luck with them.
  • Just goes to show that there are very few certainties in life other than taxes and death!image
  • I use Auction Sentry with a 3 second snipe and have had about 98 percent success.
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    Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies.
  • BarryBarry Posts: 10,100 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Use Vrane. I've had excellent luck with them. >>


    I've had vrane miss the deadline too. If the network is bogged down, it can happen.
  • BikingnutBikingnut Posts: 3,375 ✭✭✭
    I've never had any problem with phantombidder.com. I usually set it at 3 seconds.
    US Navy CWO3 retired. 12/81-09/04

    Looking for PCGS AU58 Washington's, 32-63.
  • ms70ms70 Posts: 13,954 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I do it myself with consistent 1 second snipes.

    Great transactions with oih82w8, JasonGaming, Moose1913.

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