erik litchy Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320107611297&category=6467 i was bidding and soneone sniped me:dead: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Thats what Ebay auctions are all about. We've been thru this before here. If you are bidding on something you need/want badly, make it known here. If there is someone else that wants to bid, then you have a chance to talk/parley with them. Dont come here whining about someone sniping you in the last minutes of a auction:-p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davalos Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Wasn't me ...I swear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet82 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 There is also a service available to the seller, that will out bid anyone if you don't get the sale price you wanted. You pay a small fee to ebay and re-sell the same item till you get the price you wanted. Kind of unethical but it exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86BRATMAN Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 I always set my max bid pretty high, at least as high as I am willing to pay for what I'm bidding on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daeron Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 you would think that they could find a way around this sniping BS... Good ol' human nature, foiling us again... I had never heard that, regarding potential ebay purchases before.. Thats a cool policy, helps keep the USMB a family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davalos Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 There is also a service available to the seller, that will out bid anyone if you don't get the sale price you wanted. Is that really true? Wow, that would suck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msteel Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Is that really true? Wow, that would suck! It sounds like you're describing a reserve price. The item doesn't sell unless the bid goes above the seller's (hidden) minumum sale price. You see that a lot on vehicles offered by dealers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daeron Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 It sounds like you're describing a reserve price. The item doesn't sell unless the bid goes above the seller's (hidden) minumum sale price. You see that a lot on vehicles offered by dealers. No; I think Sweet was referring to a third party who would shill bid on behalf of the seller to falsely raise the bid price with a bid that they had no intention of honoring. The seller is not only fully aware of this third party's intent not to actually purchase; the seller in this case has requested this third parrty to make false bids to drive up the selling price, thus being able to still say L@@K!! NO RESERVE!!!!!! Gotta love marketing, its what we americans are best at anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phizinza Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 I have to admit, I snipe.... My method of bidding is in the last 30seconds place your maximum, if you get it, great, if you don't, ohwell you bid your highest. Then sometimes I just bid to get auctions moving along, haha.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
operose Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 I've been outbid by people that I'm sure are on the board.. no sweat, it's an auction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 I used to get sniped all the time - I was bidding under the average going price, or right at it. If I go a little higher, more often than not, the snipers only raise the final price a bit. The difference was something like 10% to go from not winning to winning. Look at the completed listings to see what the recent going price is. Related thought re: ebay I also like to know the cost of a new item at a regular store or Amazon type place. Some items your'e better off buying new - if you can get a new one for 20% more from a store, with a warranty, return if defective, etc., why mess around? If you can get it for 50% or less of the "regular" price, it's worth it to go ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAugur33 Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320107611297&category=6467 i was bidding and soneone sniped me:dead: Not me. By the way, anyone know how to get a GL wagon from IL to OR for cheap? Just kidding, wasn't me:dead: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet82 Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 No; I think Sweet was referring to a third party who would shill bid on behalf of the seller to falsely raise the bid price with a bid that they had no intention of honoring. The seller is not only fully aware of this third party's intent not to actually purchase; the seller in this case has requested this third parrty to make false bids to drive up the selling price, thus being able to still say L@@K!! NO RESERVE!!!!!! That's what I'm talking about. Some refer to it as "managing" their sales. If the car was really worth more $ to someone else, then you can't complain? The bottom line is bid what your willing to pay. Don't be pushed into bidding more. However to keep things honest, monitor the seller and see if a similar item does not "re-appear" a week or two later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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