For those of you still not sniping...

phreakydancin

THIS is yet more proof that bidding early and high is a fool's game... unless you like paying 4X SMR for a high-pop rookie.

jerster

Yikes!

divecchia

<< <i>THIS is yet more proof that bidding early and high is a fool's game... unless you like paying 4X SMR for a high-pop rookie. >>



I agree 100%. I will never bid early on an auction unless I can't get to computer when the auction is ending. Even then I wait as long as I can. I never bid with more than 12 hours left.

Vintagegolfcollector

I couldn't agree more. Back a couple of years ago when I was working 3rd shift, there were auctions that ended several hours after I had to leave for work, so I would bid the highest I was willing to go for an item. It seemed that I was either just missing out or paying near my maximum every time. Unless it's something I just absolutely have to have, I will not bid unless I'm at my computer at the end of the auction. It took me awhile to learn but never again.

I can't count the number of times someone bid $ 99.99 against my $ 100.01 and forced me to pay my maximum.

Thanks for sharing,
Peter

JonB

And his top bid was $99.99, I don't think he even wanted to win the auction.

Vintagegolfcollector

JonB, I agree 100%. I believe that's happened to me on several auctions from bidders who were upset that I had won other auctions for cards from the set and that was their way at getting back at me. I hope it doesn't happen too much but it happens enough that won't bid until the last minute again.

Peter

lostdart58

When the starting price is already near the maximun I want to pay then I have to bid early..........if I get outbid.....heck I didn't want to pay more for the item anyway.

ajmoeller81

<< <i>When the starting price is already near the maximun I want to pay then I have to bid early..........if I get outbid.....heck I didn't want to pay more for the item anyway. >>



I feel the same way. I think there's something to getting the first bid in. But after that I'm all for sniping.

kingraider75

I put my absolute max in once. If I win, I win. Not worth it to me to follow that many auctions up to the last minute!!

1954

Is a PSA 9 rookie from Hockey not worth $100? I see that the underbidder was just running him up in increments of $2-4, but I am with Kingraider on this. Maybe he could not be there when it ended and he was unlucky to go against a guy running him up.

1954

BugOnTheRug

<< <i>Not worth it to me to follow that many auctions up to the last minute!! >>


This is exactly why you should snipe! In place of bidding your full amount and then 'not worrying about it', do the same thing via a snipe service. The net effort is the same, but with a snipe loaded instead of having the viewable aucion 'loaded', you'll come out why ahead over time.

In short, put your $100 bid in Justsnipe instead of the auction - then just forget about it.

BOTR

JonB

This is the only time I don't snipe... If a card has a minimum bid of say... $10, and a buy it now of $100, and there is no reserve, then I'll bid $10. Most of the time cards like that will end up going for about $50 or so. By bidding $10, I make the BIN option go away to ensure that no moron comes along and drops $100 on it. And I can set a snipe for what I really want to pay... say $50

rvc

i wonder if the buyer is happy anyway with his purchase. i think its 1979collector on these boards.

btw what snipe service do you guys like using? do they guarantee to get your bid in on time?

kingraider75

I must admit that I have not used a snipping service. So what company do you use? how does it work, I also know nutting.

BugOnTheRug

JustSnipe - $5 per month - unlimited snipes (I think). Easy to sign up and pay each month. Simple to use. Go for it! You'll make that $5 per month back easily - especially if your doing a lot of buying.



<< <i>do they guarantee to get your bid in on time? >>


Nothing in life is guarantee (except death/taxes) but if you really want something bad, just double-list the snipe - meaning, set 2 exact snipes for the same item. I use this when I really must have the item!

As far as www.justsnipe.com, I won't leave home without it.

BOTR

jimtb

I use esnipe and have only had one problem with it not placing the bid. I would bet that I have saved hundreds of dollars sniping, as phreaky's post clearly shows how easily you can get bid up.