posted on May 2, 2001 10:19:29 AM
I really thought e-snipe was a great tool to use and would have certainly been willing to pay a nominal fee to use this service. However, not only are they going to start charging for each snipe, but they are going to charge a percentage of the final bid!!!
Holy Toledo! Where do THEY come off?? If the argument is "hey, sniping saves the buyer money", all I can say is that the jury is still out on that one. And even if it does save money, who's to say how much?
Additionally, this "BidPoints" system is a joke!. Gee e-snipe, could you make this a little more of an annoyance?
Starting on the 16th, i believe I'll start doing my own snipes once again---FOR FREE!
I think e-snipe has deluded itself into thinking they are a crucial service. They are not.
Something also tells me this goofy new fee system will turn them into a ghost town.
posted on May 2, 2001 01:37:00 PM
It sounds like, looks like, tastes like stuff we've seen before...PayPal and Yahoo. The only purpose of e-snipe is to have it do something you aren't at your computer to do which is rather convenient. e-snipe will have the half-life of a Clinton promise.
posted on May 2, 2001 02:22:27 PM
You might also want to check out vrane's free snipe feature. It posts snipes faster than the half-life of a Bush thought.
