What happens when two snipe services compete in a given auction?

TimeMachine

Just curious... I do not use snipe services myself, but I am thinking about it...

TIA

blue227

I would think it's similar to whenever two people bid w/o using sniping services. Whomever bids higher or first [in the event the 2 bids are the same] wins.

Griffins

Do you mean if you yourself use 2 snipe services? I do that fairly often, it doesn't up your bid, it just places a higher ceiling on your bid.
I use it when there is something I really want and don't want to take the chance that one service fails, and for high ticket items. One service charges a % of the win, so I use the other (that gives me 5 free snipes a week but isn't as reliable) to win it and the % one as backup, so I don't have to pay the %.

TimeMachine

Thanks... I guess I was referring more to the outcome of two different bidders competing for a card using different snipe services (even different times, 3 sec, 4sec, etc...)

gregmadduxfan

It would be the same as people bidding on them at the last second assuming there are no screw ups.

If I have my snipe in at $800.00 and to go off with 3 seconds left and yours is at $700.00 with 2 seconds left, all that will happen is your snipe will bump up my bid to your max and you'll be outbid, same thing as us bidding on it without a snipe? I don't know if I'm missing something here or not with the question.

I personally don't use snipe services since I do not buy on ebay that much, it's a good service for people who can't be there to bid on an item at the last minute. I also think it's a good service for people who impulse buy and over pay. As opposed to getting caught up in the auction excitement and over extending yourself you have a computer automated bid instead of a bidder entering numbers in as fast as they can in hopes of being the "winner".

MorrellMan

What happens when two snipe services compete in a given auction?

If the bids are the exact same number, the world, as we know it, ends.

TimeMachine

Thanks fellas...

CDsNuts

If two bids of the exact same amount were placed at the exact same time, the tie breaker is the bidder's race, with caucasions getting priority and African Americans last. If the bidders are both the same race, then it goes to religion, with Christians getting the nod and Jewish people in last. After that I'm not sure.

Lee

studentT206

CD that 's some dry funny sh!t. I really think the answer that if two separate bidders snipe with the same amount of time left and same high bid the winner would be to the bidder that was using the service that had a better connection or server speed. I am no techy and maybe out of my league, but it is the best guess I have outside of CDsNuts.

Damian

jmbkb4

<< <i>CD that 's some dry funny sh!t. I really think the answer that if two separate bidders snipe with the same amount of time left and same high bid the winner would be to the bidder that was using the service that had a better connection or server speed. I am no techy and maybe out of my league, but it is the best guess I have outside of CDsNuts.

Damian >>


It has to do with which one eBay "processes" first (if they're same amount received at the same time from different bidders).

But, of course, eBay will process Indian bidders first (Pierre's rule).

Knuckles

Someone with even more time on their hands than me should try it out.. set 5 different sniper services all up to bid on the same auction at the exact same time.. See who'll win.

Could make a pool even and people can place bets to someones PayPal account.. the winner(s) get the pot.