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Post Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2017 9:01 am 
 

I was all set up to win some early Dungeon mags (2-4, 8, 13, plus 112 and 124) from Ebay Canada, when somebody swooped in and stole them (!!!) from me.

Was it you?

Was disappointed because the auction ended just before I got out of work, and I couldn't check the status.

I know there will be more at a later date, so not really upset. Hope whoever won them enjoys them.


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Post Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2017 10:24 am 
 

Ebay should take a page out of Frank's book and provide a seller option to automatically extend an auction if a bid is placed within a certain amount of time of the auction's closing.  Everyone wins except for snipers :-)!

  


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Post Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2017 7:36 pm 
 

Skullhammer wrote in Sombody Sniped Me! (light-hearted exasperation):Ebay should take a page out of Frank's book and provide a seller option to automatically extend an auction if a bid is placed within a certain amount of time of the auction's closing.  Everyone wins except for snipers :-)!


Wouldn't that lead to snipers who bid just before the "certain amount of time"?

  

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Post Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2017 7:48 pm 
 

sauromatian wrote in Sombody Sniped Me! (light-hearted exasperation):
Skullhammer wrote in Sombody Sniped Me! (light-hearted exasperation):Ebay should take a page out of Frank's book and provide a seller option to automatically extend an auction if a bid is placed within a certain amount of time of the auction's closing.  Everyone wins except for snipers :-)!


Wouldn't that lead to snipers who bid just before the "certain amount of time"?


It would - but the snipe would be nullified.  For instance, you could set it 12 hours.  Which means if somebody bids at 11hrs 59 mins (or with 1 second left), then the auction gets extended 12 or 24 hours.  If they bid at 12hrs 1 min, then the previous high bidder has at least 12 hours to respond.

  

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Post Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2017 10:55 pm 
 

I remember Ebay had this option many years ago.

I was watching the auction and thinking about it but decided against it.  I think his Pacesetter modules sold pretty cheap too - a good pickup for someone.

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Post Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 1:03 am 
 

I'm a sniper.

I'll bid with 3 seconds left if I can get the bid in. I lose a lot, sometimes I win. I will say that I don't use any type of software to snipe. I prefer to do it live.

If I can't be online when the auction is going to end then I just bid what I'm willing to pay and hope I win. Or I do a BIN if I want it bad enough and they offer the option


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Post Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 7:53 pm 
 

Yeah. I sometimes snipe too. I mostly lose, though. That's another reason I put lighthearted in the thread title.

I actually won 2 of the things I was bidding on - #8 and #13. $28.00 and change - including tracked shipping - from Ontario, Canada to CT.
A little more than I wanted to pay (isn't it always?), but a good value to me in the end.


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Post Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 7:54 pm 
 

Sniping does not help you win. Sniping helps you pay less. Sniping is good.


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Post Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 12:47 am 
 

I think manual snipe is one of the reasons i still follow ebay... It s so exciting!
I have never tried automatic snipers,  as this would mean no fun for me.


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