So I'm not a fan of sniping services....

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• Griffins Posts: 6,076 ✭✭✭

  May 17, 2010 12:50PM

  did your sniping service fail, or did you try and manually snipe?
  

  Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's

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• grote15 Posts: 29,839 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 17, 2010 12:52PM

  Refreshing the screen and manually sniping is so 2001...

  
  
  Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.

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• bigjaco Posts: 605

  May 17, 2010 12:59PM

  
  
  << <i>Refreshing the screen and manually sniping is so 2001... >>
  
  
  
  That's me... accept tonight. Evidently my 10min window on the microwave timer got ate'n up by the little boy posing as my avatar and HSP (High Stakes Poker). So weak excuses, but seriously... d4mn|t.
  
  

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• divecchia Posts: 6,688 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 17, 2010 1:36PM

  
  
  << <i>Refreshing the screen and manually sniping is so 2001... >>
  
  
  
  That's me also. I love manually sniping. But if I think I may forget or not have time to sit there waiting for the auction to end then I use a snipe service.

  Hobbyist & Collector (not an investor).
  Donato's Complete US Type Set ---- Donato's Dansco 7070 Modified Type Set ---- Donato's Basic U.S. Coin Design Set
  
  Successful transactions: Shrub68 (Jim), MWallace (Mike)

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• bigjaco Posts: 605

  May 17, 2010 11:54PM

  is the practice to use a seperate ebay account for sniping?
  
  i'm not a huge fan of the idea, and especially since not bidding saves me money... maybe i still shouldn't be.
  
  

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• onebamafan Posts: 1,318 ✭✭

  May 18, 2010 12:37AM

  Once you use the service, you will not understand how you lived without it.....................it allows more free time away from the PC. I have never had an issue with Esnipe, and have used them for 4-5 years.

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• Griffins Posts: 6,076 ✭✭✭

  May 18, 2010 1:14AM

  I can't imagine sniping manually. Sniper services fail (justsnipe most notably) but you've still got a better chance than manually.
  Save the manual sniping for auction houses. Then it's fun because it resets the clock and becomes a war of attrition.

  Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's

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• scotgreb Posts: 809 ✭✭✭

  May 18, 2010 1:28AM

  Started using gavelsnipe.com a few weeks ago -- it's great . . .
  
  and you're right bamafan -- I don't know how I ever managed without it.
  
  Scott
  
  

  Focusing on baseball “playing years” HOFers. My HOF Set; https://psacard.com/psasetregistry/baseball/hall-fame-sets/hall-fame-players-managers-owners-executives-pioneers-commissioners-umpires/publishedset/77755
  
  Always plenty of PSA-graded cards in my ebay store -- https://ebay.com/str/thelumbercompanysportscards

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• divecchia Posts: 6,688 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 18, 2010 3:23AM

  
  
  << <i>is the practice to use a seperate ebay account for sniping? >>
  
  
  
  I don't know about other people, but I do not use a seperate eBay account just for sniping.
  
  Donato

  Hobbyist & Collector (not an investor).
  Donato's Complete US Type Set ---- Donato's Dansco 7070 Modified Type Set ---- Donato's Basic U.S. Coin Design Set
  
  Successful transactions: Shrub68 (Jim), MWallace (Mike)

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