Snipers?? Best experience

bestday · September 30, 2007 9:47AM

Does anyone have a good experience with a reliable sniper service. Looking to snipe a coin on Ebay..1st coin in many moons

ricko · September 30, 2007 9:59AM

I prefer doing it myself... I can beat the services... and have consistently. Cheers, RickO

2ndCharter · September 30, 2007 10:01AM

I've used esnipe the past couple of years - never had a problem with them. Web address: www.esnipe.com

BAJJERFAN · September 30, 2007 10:03AM

www.vrane.com and its FREEEEEEEE

DenverDave · September 30, 2007 10:06AM

Same here with esnipe, been 6 years no problems...

They charge 1% on the auctions you win, no charge on the ones you don't...

It dose add up tho, cost me $500 over that period of time...

But I won A LOT of auctions...

LindeDad · September 30, 2007 10:06AM

I have never had a problem with Auction sniper.
AuctionSniper.com

Konahead · September 30, 2007 10:49AM

Nothing beats you with your finger on the keyboard! I always get what I want. Hell I am about to do it in two hours.

pharmer · September 30, 2007 11:00AM

ManualSniper.com™

"Because nothing beats sitting around waiting for an auction to end"

roadrunner · September 30, 2007 11:21AM

I had my stop watch running tonight and won an auction with 1 second left with my right finger. A few other late bidders were a few seconds earlier and they probably had sniper programs (lol). Got the lot for a bit less than I was willing to pay. But it was a bit hairy as I confirmed my bid with 15 seconds to go and it took 14 long seconds for it to register......sheesh. So much for dial-upping.

roadrunner

ricko · September 30, 2007 11:27AM

Yep.. would be dicey with dial-up... I have used broadband since it became available... No sniper program can beat me.. and it's fun. Cheers, RickO

ColonialCoinUnion · September 30, 2007 11:30AM

<< I prefer doing it myself... I can beat the services... and have consistently. Cheers, RickO >>

What does this mean? Isn't the only way to 'beat the services' is outbid them? In which case how you do it doesn't matter.

flaminio · September 30, 2007 11:45AM

<< Does anyone have a good experience with a reliable sniper service. Looking to snipe a coin on Ebay..1st coin in many moons

>>

PhantomBidder is my service of choice. It's never let me down, and for most purchases it's a lot cheaper than AuctionSniper.

LindeDad · September 30, 2007 11:46AM

But can you be reading post on here and sniping at the same time.
I am right now.

Got it for less than my max.

57loaded · September 30, 2007 12:00PM

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<< Does anyone have a good experience with a reliable sniper service. Looking to snipe a coin on Ebay..1st coin in many moons

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PhantomBidder is my service of choice. It's never let me down, and for most purchases it's a lot cheaper than AuctionSniper. >>

23Pairer · September 30, 2007 12:30PM

<< Yep.. would be dicey with dial-up... I have used broadband since it became available... No sniper program can beat me.. and it's fun. Cheers, RickO >>

RickO you rock-O. I am there with you with the manual sniping. I have been beaten a handful of times, but usually something I wasn't real passionate about. The manual sniping is part of the thrill of the hunt, gets the heart beating and the juices flowing.............wow, that was better than sex....NOT

Sniping is what I look forward to, as it reaffirms the value of the piece I am bidding on by watching the bids gets laid down, and BAM, there I go with seconds to go!

jpkinla · September 30, 2007 1:14PM

Just bid your maximum and you won't lose if its higher than the sniper bid.

BAJJERFAN · September 30, 2007 1:22PM

<< Just bid your maximum and you won't lose if its higher than the sniper bid. >>

If yer gonna do that yer better off snipin with your max bid.

roadrunner · September 30, 2007 1:24PM

I've lost way too many ebay auctions by posting my strong max bid too early (ie more than 1 hr out). There is always someone willing to reveal your bid and take you out for $5 to $25. If you really want it, put your max bid in with under 10 seconds and take your chances. Anything more than a minute out give your competition a chance to think and react. But sure, if you don't care one way or the other, put the bid in early.

roadrunner

bestday · September 30, 2007 1:42PM

Thanks .............the Ebay auction I am looking at , closes during my transit to work..so the snipe is my option.

ironhorse19 · September 30, 2007 1:51PM

<< The manual sniping is part of the thrill of the hunt, gets the heart beating and the juices flowing.............wow, that was better than sex....NOT >>

Couldn't have said it better. Since joining EBay in '98, I've sniped most of my auctions, all manually and still

on dial-up. Makes for even more of a challenge with most bidders being on way faster connections.

Either way, best of luck!!

pharmer · September 30, 2007 1:58PM

If you want excitement, use ManualSniper.com™

If you want the coin, use a sniper service.

seatedcollector · September 30, 2007 2:06PM

i dont see how a manual snipe can beat a snipe program the higher bidder will take the coin. period

Coxe · September 30, 2007 2:16PM

My G-Shock atomic clock tuned watch, coupled with insomnia, has never let me down.

Konahead · September 30, 2007 5:20PM

<< I had my stop watch running tonight and won an auction with 1 second left with my right finger. A few other late bidders were a few seconds earlier and they probably had sniper programs (lol). Got the lot for a bit less than I was willing to pay. But it was a bit hairy as I confirmed my bid with 15 seconds to go and it took 14 long seconds for it to register......sheesh. So much for dial-upping.

roadrunner >>

I got both my CC morgans, no problem

Konahead · September 30, 2007 5:23PM

<< I've lost way too many ebay auctions by posting my strong max bid too early (ie more than 1 hr out). There is always someone willing to reveal your bid and take you out for $5 to $25. If you really want it, put your max bid in with under 10 seconds and take your chances. Anything more than a minute out give your competition a chance to think and react. But sure, if you don't care one way or the other, put the bid in early.

roadrunner >>

Connecticoin · September 30, 2007 8:55PM

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<< Does anyone have a good experience with a reliable sniper service. Looking to snipe a coin on Ebay..1st coin in many moons

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PhantomBidder is my service of choice. It's never let me down, and for most purchases it's a lot cheaper than AuctionSniper. >>

Same here. Phantombidder has saved me a ton of money compared with Auctionsniper.

BloodMan · September 30, 2007 9:42PM

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<< Does anyone have a good experience with a reliable sniper service. Looking to snipe a coin on Ebay..1st coin in many moons

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PhantomBidder is my service of choice. It's never let me down, and for most purchases it's a lot cheaper than AuctionSniper. >>

Same here. Phantombidder has saved me a ton of money compared with Auctionsniper. >>

I have used PhantomBidder to snipe dozens of items without any problems.

ricko · September 30, 2007 11:19PM

23pairer.... you are soooooo right... adds the dimension of excitement to an otherwise mundane activity. Cheers, RickO

flaminio · October 2, 2007 5:07AM

<< 23pairer.... you are soooooo right... adds the dimension of excitement to an otherwise mundane activity. Cheers, RickO >>

Excitement's fun and all, but when you're looking at an auction ending on a Sunday afternoon, and the choice is either to sit beside a computer with a stopwatch, or go and play in the sun with your children and let the robot handle it -- well, I'll choose the later every time.

Shamika · October 2, 2007 5:09AM

Sniping is half the fun. Why have a service do it for you.

ironhorse19 · October 2, 2007 7:06AM

<< choice is either to sit beside a computer with a stopwatch, or go and play in the sun with your children >>

Good point! When I have choices like that to make, I usually bid my limit, go do what I gotta do and let the chips fall where they may. Won a few, lost a few...

flaminio · October 7, 2007 3:56AM

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<< choice is either to sit beside a computer with a stopwatch, or go and play in the sun with your children >>

Good point! When I have choices like that to make, I usually bid my limit, go do what I gotta do and let the chips fall where they may. Won a few, lost a few... >>

Well, sure. But the ones you lost you might have won with a robosniper, and the ones you won you might have ended up paying less. There's really almost no downside to using a robosniper versus standard proxy bidding.

ironhorse19 · October 7, 2007 4:17AM

<< There's really almost no downside to using a robosniper versus standard proxy bidding >>

I don't disagree.
I just don't use Ebay enough to justify paying for a service that I can do it myself. The high bid will take the coin home regardless of the way it is submitted. If I can't be at the computer at the time the auction closes and someone outbids my limit at the last minute, I'm not likely going to lose any sleep over it.
I don't usually overpay

so I don't worry too much about whether I 'might' have gotten it for less either.

All in all, I'm pretty laid back about Ebay. I can take it or leave it.

djdilliodon · October 7, 2007 4:21AM

i thought about using a program to help me snipe some stuff but i find i do a very good job on my own

Just picked up some sweet coins a few days ago that i cant believe i won them as cheap as i did. I have my eye on some for tonights sniper session

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