As others said, sniping is bidding in an auction with only seconds to go until it closes. The reason one does this is to deny other bidders from coming back and outbidding you.
Sniping is an evil practice that should be illegal for anyone living in the Chicago area.
Russ, NCNE <B> Stay away from 'alligator gardens', and no runnin around the 4th precinct. and by all means stay far away from Cabrini Green, snipers go after firefighters and cop cars there alot....
I used to think sniping was bird hunting with a flashlight …. Sniping doesn’t bother me because I just bid what I am willing to pay for an item. If I win, great! If I don’t, I don’t want to pay that much anyway. Sniping would go away if eBay held the auction open for five minutes after any bid.
<< <i>Sniping would go away if eBay held the auction open for five minutes after any bid. >>
No, it wouldn't. It would just get more complicated, but easily programmable nonetheless. If you like I can go into the details on how such a scheme would work, but trust me that it would piss off "normal" bidders even more than sniping.
Some say that one is risking spending an eternity in hell for sniping. Some people get very upset with snipers who simply will not see the error of their ways.
Sniping is wrong.
Albert Einstein himself stated "I'm not an atheist, and I don't think I can call myself a pantheist ... I believe in Spinoza's God who reveals himself in the orderly harmony of what exists, not in a God who concerns himself with fates and actions of human beings".
Snipping is very satisfying though. There really is no question whether one should snip or not.
Sniping is wrong but snipping is right.
Albert Einstein himself stated "I'm not an atheist, and I don't think I can call myself a pantheist ... I believe in Spinoza's God who reveals himself in the orderly harmony of what exists, not in a God who concerns himself with fates and actions of human beings".
sniping bad. Just tell me how much. I don't do ebay but I think sellers snipe sometimes to protect prices. Also sellers must be hoping for a bidding war inflating the price. Otherwise they should just say how much they want.
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Russ, NCNE
A sniper is more fun than a snipee.
Joe
Go to: www.auctionsniper.com
I have used them several times....I think I've sniped 7 out of 8...
Good luck -
Toby
Russ, NCNE
Joe.
Link to sniping software that works just as well as AuctionSniper but doesn't cost as much.
Russ, NCNE
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Stay away from 'alligator gardens', and no runnin around the 4th precinct. and by all means stay far away from Cabrini Green, snipers go after firefighters and cop cars there alot....
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Tom
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<< <i>Sniping would go away if eBay held the auction open for five minutes after any bid. >>
No, it wouldn't. It would just get more complicated, but easily programmable nonetheless. If you like I can go into the details on how such a scheme would work, but trust me that it would piss off "normal" bidders even more than sniping.
Sniping is wrong.
Albert Einstein himself stated "I'm not an atheist, and I don't think I can call myself a pantheist ... I believe in Spinoza's God who reveals himself in the orderly harmony of what exists, not in a God who concerns himself with fates and actions of human beings".
<< <i>Better link to auctionsniper.
Russ, NCNE >>
Bite me, Russ
Sniping is wrong but snipping is right.
Albert Einstein himself stated "I'm not an atheist, and I don't think I can call myself a pantheist ... I believe in Spinoza's God who reveals himself in the orderly harmony of what exists, not in a God who concerns himself with fates and actions of human beings".
<< <i> Also sellers must be hoping for a bidding war inflating the price. Otherwise they should just say how much they want. >>
Yes, I think that's what an auction is all about...
<< <i><< Better link to auctionsniper.
Russ, NCNE >>
Bite me, Russ >>
Russ, NCNE
<< <i>Sniping programs are for wuss-bags
I don't disagree, but I do have many better things to do than to wait by my computer with a stopwatch, constantly clicking the refresh icon.