What is sniping?

TerrapinWill · January 11, 2005 10:31PM

??????

airplanenut · January 11, 2005 10:35PM

It's bidding on an ebay auction with only a few seconds remaining in the auction (usually 7 or fewer--1 second left means you're good)

Russ · January 12, 2005 1:35AM

Sniping is an evil practice that should be illegal for anyone living in the Chicago area.

Russ, NCNE

PhillyJoe · January 12, 2005 1:49AM

Usually it's a good thing; make sure your watch has a second hand.

A sniper is more fun than a snipee.

Joe

ellewood · January 12, 2005 2:09AM

There is a company that automatically snipes for you.....and it's relatively cheap.

Go to: www.auctionsniper.com

I have used them several times....I think I've sniped 7 out of 8...

Good luck -

Toby

stormsurge · January 12, 2005 2:30AM

To snipe or not to snipe, that is the question.

airplanenut · January 12, 2005 2:36AM

Link to AuctionSniper

Russ · January 12, 2005 2:40AM

Better link to auctionsniper.

Russ, NCNE

UncleJoe · January 12, 2005 2:59AM

Sniping

Joe.

flaminio · January 12, 2005 3:05AM

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.

Link to sniping software that works just as well as AuctionSniper but doesn't cost as much.

MORGANHUNTER2 · January 12, 2005 3:05AM

Sniping is an evil practice that should be illegal for anyone living in the Chicago area.

Russ, NCNE

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....

mrearlygold · January 12, 2005 3:08AM

Wow you guys are serious!

Tom

CoinOnTheCob · January 12, 2005 7:51AM

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.

flaminio · January 12, 2005 8:56AM

<< 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.

mr1931S · January 12, 2005 9:07AM

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.

airplanenut · January 12, 2005 9:09AM

<< Better link to auctionsniper.

Russ, NCNE >>

Bite me, Russ

mr1931S · January 12, 2005 9:15AM

Snipping is very satisfying though. There really is no question whether one should snip or not.

Sniping is wrong but snipping is right.

XpipedreamR · January 12, 2005 9:17AM

Sniping programs are for wuss-bags

walkinstick · January 12, 2005 9:20AM

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.

XpipedreamR · January 12, 2005 9:21AM

<< 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...

Russ · January 12, 2005 9:22AM

<< << Better link to auctionsniper.

Russ, NCNE >>

Bite me, Russ >>

Russ, NCNE

flaminio · January 12, 2005 9:27AM

<< 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.

What is sniping?

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