posted on January 2, 2008 12:57:13 PM new
Does anyone use a bidding service such as esnipe? Are they worth it for a busy person and which one is best and safest?
posted on January 2, 2008 01:25:14 PM new
I use eSnipe. I used to snipe in real time but the night I got up at 3:00 a.m. to snipe a foreign auctions I decided it was worth it to pay eSnipe to do it for me. The only snipe that it failed to place was the first one because of a technical problem. When I joined there were some free services, not sure if there still are. My theory about paying is that I feel better giving my eBay password to someone who had a financial incentive to keep me on eBay.
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posted on January 2, 2008 03:34:18 PM new
Have used esnipe for years. Well worth it to me; haven't missed one yet. Plus they don't send obnoxious emails to the seller telling them that their winner used such and such sniping service (I used to get those at least, but I forget which one).
Only one snafu, about six months ago, when I sniped with two IDs within a very short time, and got locked out of eBay who was supposedly trying to protect my account from hostile activity. That blew over quickly, and no issues since -- and I wasn't the only one it happened to.
I did try the one-click bidding the other night. Actually worked but I believe you have to have entered a prior bid to use it.
posted on January 2, 2008 05:40:39 PM new
I use http://esteal.com/ & it's free. Check it out.
It has always worked for me, been using it for over five years, but remember if your bidding on something you "absolutely must have" snipe it yourself.
No program is 100%
posted on January 2, 2008 06:42:57 PM new
I'm still not too happy with esnipe "new" "improved" services. I've used them for years and years but just in the last 6 months they've changed.
Even though they *said* they put my snipe time back to what I wanted they didn't. I now use a 1 second snipe default and it MOL goes in at 3 seconds.
eBay's new one click bid can actually beat out a snipe if the bidder is watching the auction close.
posted on January 3, 2008 10:06:13 AM new
Interesting. I checked my old snipes, set at 6 seconds, which fired at 6 and 7 seconds most often. I just set one for 1 second, and it fired at 3 seconds, so I may just take your lead and leave it at that. These days, there is very little I MUST have, so like all other eBayers, if I miss one, another one will come along. (Like husbands, houses and buses).
posted on January 3, 2008 02:37:07 PM new
like I said in the other thread - if you place a bid on ebay - in the last 15 minutes of the auction you have the option of a one click bid and refresh button. it is VERY fast. Faster than refreshing your own page, I don't know how they do it.
