On Mon, Mar 29, 2004 at 08:41:01AM -0800, Bob Bullock wrote:
> I believe the term for what you want is sniping.  The reason you can't find
> any reference to it is it is not a feature provided by Ebay.  There are
> several web sites that provide this service.  If you google on "ebay
> auction snipe" you will find several to choose from.  I have used
> "AuctionSniper" to good effect.

OK. That helps. I took a quick read of the SnipeSwipe FAQ here:

http://www.snipeswipe.com/faq.html

Interesting idea. It doesn't wait until the end of the auction, it simply
drops in a bid in the last few seconds or so before there is time for a human
response. I'm still not sure if it applies to Autobidding though since that's
Ebay's own internal system. I mean if I autobid $33, the pre-sniper bid is
$15, and the sniper drops in an $18 bid in the seconds of the auction, then I
would figure that my $33 autobid should still take precedence over the $18
bid even if it's dropped in with 2 seconds left.

Anyone know about this?

BAJ

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