eBay: Bid Assistant?

flaminio · May 30, 2007 4:45AM

When did eBay launch this "Bid Assistant" program? Looks like they're trying to squeeze into some of the robo-snipers territory...

kimon1230 · May 30, 2007 4:49AM

Yeah, I noticed it too the other day.

I think it's a nice feature and I'm surprised they waited so long to offer a "snipe" utility

moonshine · May 30, 2007 4:53AM

You can only win one of the items

flaminio · May 30, 2007 4:57AM

<< You can only win one of the items >>

And?

DJCoinz · May 30, 2007 5:15AM

Noticed that a few days ago...it will come in handy. I'd been using a sniper before but now I can do it for free.

ModernCrapNut · May 30, 2007 5:18AM

Once a good percentage of buyers use the bid assistant, it will probably raise the prices some as bid assistant for one person will be bidding against that of another.

mrearlygold · May 30, 2007 5:25AM

Haven't had time to click on the link but plan on doing so, soon.

Connecticoin · May 30, 2007 5:57AM

Looks like bids are executed immediately (for the best item of the group) and not at a set time. Not really a sniping program.

PrivateCoinCollector · May 30, 2007 6:10AM

Not sure this is sniping as there is no time element. Kinda weird scheme.

flaminio · May 30, 2007 6:12AM

<< Looks like bids are executed immediately (for the best item of the group) and not at a set time. Not really a sniping program. >>

Correct, but one of the features of most robo-snipers is "bid grouping", which is similar to what eBay's Bid Assistant does. So in a sense eBay is starting to encroach on the robo-snipers' feature set.

57loaded · May 30, 2007 8:15AM

sniping is not as easy as it implies
this bid assistant needs to be looked at for what it does AND does not do for the bidder.

flaminio · May 30, 2007 8:23AM

<< sniping is not as easy as it implies >>

What's hard about sniping? You wait till the last minute; then bid. Or, if you're lazy, have your robot do it for you.

<< this bid assistant needs to be looked at for what it does AND does not do for the bidder. >>

What does it do? What does it not do?

57loaded · May 30, 2007 8:42AM

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<< sniping is not as easy as it implies >>

What's hard about sniping? You wait till the last minute; then bid. Or, if you're lazy, have your robot do it for you.

<< this bid assistant needs to be looked at for what it does AND does not do for the bidder. >>

What does it do? What does it not do? >>

you need to anticipate what the final price might be w/o your bid and decide for yourself if you want it for more ..like to die for, well almost

you can lock out other bidders if you snipe at the same time if your snipe is higher. ie if the current offer is $100 and five people snipe at 3 seconds for an amount of $110, $115 $120, and $150 and $160 the $160 bid will win at the next highest offer assuming the $100 bidder was at his max offer. If the next highest offer ebay will take is $105 then the person who bid at $160 will (should, if no other offers) win at $105. it works that way if the other bidders are using the same snipe program.

it's not just putting a bid in at the last second possible through whatever snipe you have.

some other places wil look at all bids and then you wind up paying $160, if that was the highest offer, regardless of time bid

this "scientific theory" is my own so take with less than it's worth, yet I have been able to get items that should have gone for more, for less....IMHO, by timing and amounts, sometimes amounts much more than the anticipated ending sales price...and I was willing to pay whatever I bid.

eBay: Bid Assistant?

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