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MY Best Options to Win an item I'm chasing? Advice please?

  • 07-04-2008 4:52pm
    #1
    niceirishfella
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,538 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I'm bidding on a car - and its the first I've seen in a while that ticks all my boxes.
    I'm currently the highest bidder.......but I dont want to loose the auction and get "Sniped" at the last second?

    Question is -

    What is my best option?

    Auction sniper?
    maximum bid yoke on ebay?
    or what?

    and if i use auction sniper - how many seconds should i set it to to pop in that last bid in the dying moments of the auction?

    any help will be most appreciated.

    thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    Slunk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,556 ✭✭✭Slunk


    What is this auction sniper that you speak of? Could be handy little tool.


  • #3
    niceirishfella
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,538 ✭✭✭niceirishfella


    Slunk wrote: »
    What is this auction sniper that you speak of? Could be handy little tool.

    www.auctionsniper.com


  • #4
    Ms Inquisitive
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 364 ✭✭Ms Inquisitive


    Is this auctionsniper website ok?

    Could be a very good tool for people who use ebay regularly!


  • #5
    niceirishfella
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,538 ✭✭✭niceirishfella


    my mate uses it all the time and speaks very highly of it........sign up and you get free snipes. I've just loaded up the details of the car i have in my sights - the auction ends in 2hours - my last bid goes in 4 secs before it ends...........fingers crossed i'll snipe it!


  • #6
    Ms Inquisitive
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 364 ✭✭Ms Inquisitive


    Did it work for you?


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  • #7
    niceirishfella
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,538 ✭✭✭niceirishfella


    no - it bombed.


  • #8
    Ms Inquisitive
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 364 ✭✭Ms Inquisitive


    Ah hard luck!

    One thing I hate about eBay, losing an auction which you really want!!!


  • #9
    majiktripp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,471 ✭✭✭majiktripp


    Ms Inquisitive wrote: »
    Ah hard luck!

    One thing I hate about eBay, losing an auction which you really want!!!

    That makes no sense....you'd never lose an auction you really want, obviously because you'd have put in a larger bid than everyone else no matter how much the cost, that is unless someone wants it more than you do. Its all a case of you might *really* want it , but how much are you prepared to pay for it.


  • #10
    Ms Inquisitive
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 364 ✭✭Ms Inquisitive


    Obviously when bidding on ebay you have to ensure restraint!

    Otherwise we'd all be buying items which are far beyond their retail value!


  • #11
    ei9go
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭ei9go


    This works really well. Have used it for years.

    www.ezsniper.com


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  • #12
    beinlin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭beinlin


    I've noticed the ebay Bid Assistant....but not sure what it does.ft2.jpg:confused:

    Supposedly helps manage your bids but if it doesn't do what the sniper tools do, what use is it?


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