Ebay - Auction Sniper

I'd be very wary of giving our your eBay username/password to anybody as, essentially, they are then you.

I've heard of Auction Sniper and I think a friend once used it and won the item, but for me, if I were a hacker and I wanted a bunch of eBay usernames and passwords, this is the sort of site I would be going after rather than eBay themselves.

Maybe I'm just paranoid

Paul,

Thanks for the reply - I too must be paranoid! Passing on your user name and password seems a bit off to me.

David

It's quite a well established system, I've never heard of anyone getting ripped off.

However, haveing been beaten, with a bid coming in seven seconds before the close, I think only a low down dirty dog, would stoop to using it. But that's probably because I lost out.

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Originally posted by David Greenwood:
...Passing on your user name and password seems a bit off to me.

It's the only way that these 'sniping' services can bid on your behalf.

I have in the past used Auction Stealer UK. It works fine and they are very security conscious. The system is a good way to bid as it stops you bidding more than you planned, helps you win items at lower prices and can be left to bid for you while you go out, so you don't have to sit by your PC.

The downside is that fellow bidders can become pissed off.

Regards
Steve M

Sorry, chaps, I don't see how such a "service" (which, as I understand your remarks, has your name, user ID and password, none of which I'd give to a third party) can do anything that you couldn't do yourself, given a fast Mac (or PC, if you must) and a Broadband connection.

Incidentally, I assume that the "service" isn't actually "free".

And what do they do if they have two, or more, "clients" bidding for the same item?

Come on, fellows, get a grip.

Graham

Graham, you're absolutely right. I used the service in the days before I had broadband. With broadband, a bidding service only has value if you've got to go out or if you're paranoid about possible internet problems - their servers tend to be very reliable.

The point about two or more clients bidding for the same item is interesting. However, those clients would have to bid the same amounts and would have to set the service for the same time (7 seconds before the auction end, 10 seconds, whatever). In the unlikely event that all conditions are identical, I suspect that we would get into the realms of quantum mechanics. It would be quite interesting to find out. Perhaps the providers of this service would inform the second person to bid that they had a bid in already.

No, the services aren't free.

Regards
Steve M

I understand that the smart way (round earth ?) if you are in a close auction, is to have ebay openin two windows, one for monitoring the satus of the auction, and the other for bidding. This saves those vital seconds switching between screens.

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Originally posted by graham55:
Sorry, chaps, I don't see how such a "service" (which, as I understand your remarks, has your name, user ID and password, none of which I'd give to a third party) can do anything that you couldn't do yourself, given a fast Mac (or PC, if you must) and a Broadband connection.

Incidentally, I assume that the "service" isn't actually "free".

And what do they do if they have two, or more, "clients" bidding for the same item?

Come on, fellows, get a grip.

Graham

I don't agree. A sniper (I use EZsniper.com) is great for not having to anxiously spend time sitting in front of a computer. You enter the maximum you're willing to pay and leave the program to it.

The service costs a bit of money, but i guess I actually save more by not giving someone else the time to force me to raise my bid.

And if someon else uses a snipe - the same or a different one, the bidder who has entered the higher bid limit will win, simple, really.

Only last night I was in an auction where someone else obviously used a snipe program, too. I won because I was willing to pay a higher price than he was. Just the way auctions should work.

I had a "server busy" problem on ebay the other day. I couldn't get on to bid against a competing bidder near the end of an auction after an email warning update of being outbid. In the end it didn't affect the auction but the timing was uncomfortable. Is "server busy" usual on ebay?

So why use a sniper tool? If you bid in the normal manner on ebay by setting the maximum you wish to pay surely you will end at the same result - either you win or you lose (because your maximum bid was not high enough)?

Oh, for fuxxake!

Anyone who pays someone else to bid for him is either a fool or a dupe! (Much as you may wish to persuade yourselves otherwise.) How about just adding the "fee" that you'd otherwise be paying to your "maximum", then you'd beat your own bid. Try it within the last five seconds of the auction, if you don't believe me.

Not rocket science, chaps. Just some gullible people being conned. And paying for the pleasure.

Graham

But they're not free, unless I'm misinformed. (Otherwise, these cuckoos could never fund their existence.)

G

So, come on, one of you who's persuaded that this sort of sh*te works, register your bid with one of these parasites, then give me all the details.

I won't charge anything and I'll bid at the last second, provided I have all your details, but can't guarantee to win.

So, think for yourselves.

Graham

I use this service purely for the reasons that I want a better shot at any particular auction. I can't be arsed to be up at 2 - 3 o'clock in the morning just to place a bid. Makes sense if you think about it, I have nevr paid more than I'm prepared to for an auction, if I get beaten then I have a peace of mind that somebody paid alot more than what I think the item is worth. They don't charge if you lose. Simple as that!

i use auction sniper all the time and the good thing is, you get 3 free snipes when you join. you only lose a snipe if you lose the auction. its not a garunteed system as many people can set the snipes down to the last second. i always set it at 3 seconds before auction ends. i've won more times than lost and have recomended many people to it. each time a recomendation is used, i get 3 free snipes. i,ve never been charges for a snipe yet. the main benefit is, you stay out of the auction completely (unlike ebay proxy bidding) so the final sale price should be lower than normal.

I think he means deatils of the auction, the proposal seems to be that Graham will outgun the sniper, armed only with a mac.

Personally I think using a sniper is like getting someone else to have sex for you, where would the fun be in that? You don't even get to watch.

How is this diferent from putting in a proxy bid?

I don't understand how the details I'm asking for are any different from those needed by the cuckoos whom you pay money to to do your bidding for you. And I won't even charge!

Graham

Mike

How could I have done? I had no interest in the thing personally and you didn't say what your price was!

Anyway, I've exhausted my interest in this, so won't be reading or posting further.

G

FWIW the sniper companies offers a 'service' and henceforth they are internationally bonded by that contract. Which as I understand, is they won't pimp your details to anyone ever!

This in my understanding is progress.

If anybody are not satisfied with this assurance then by all means don't subscribe.

Regards