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Yeah, I usually bid in the last half minute as well, but not to be a dick and snipe someone, but because more often than not the price already rose past what I was willing to pay, so it saves me the effort.

Rodimus Prime wrote:Yeah, I usually bid in the last half minute as well, but not to be a dick and snipe someone, but because more often than not the price already rose past what I was willing to pay, so it saves me the effort.

I guess I do it just to be a dick since most bidders on eBay act like they don't know about sniping. The majority of the figures in my collection that have been purchased via eBay are either Buy It Now's or figures I got by outbidding some poor soul with 10 seconds left.

After my first month on eBay, I learned very quickly that this was the way to win an auction. It always amazes me how more people do this... Guess I shouldn't complain though, lol.

I only bid once, and put up the maximum amount I'm willing to pay. More often than not, I either won the auction for less or lost it altogether. Only once or twice have I had to pay the maximum amount I bid.

Rodimus Prime wrote:I only bid once, and put up the maximum amount I'm willing to pay. More often than not, I either won the auction for less or lost it altogether. Only once or twice have I had to pay the maximum amount I bid.

Same here................ I tried the sniping thing a few times before, but it always backfired on me...

Rodimus Prime wrote:I only bid once, and put up the maximum amount I'm willing to pay. More often than not, I either won the auction for less or lost it altogether. Only once or twice have I had to pay the maximum amount I bid.

Ditto. I don't need the anxiety of last minute bidding wars. If someone goes over the amount I want to pay, well, good for them. I didn't want it for their price anyway xP

I guess I just like the rush of sniping. Always gets my blood going. It's like a natural high or something, especially when I win.

WolfDawg wrote:I guess I just like the rush of sniping. Always gets my blood going. It's like a natural high or something, especially when I win.

Guilty of this as well, and I like to watch things end, just in case things exceed what was previously my "max bid." I might bump it up a dollar or two if it goes over my previous upper limit. It's definitely a rush if I win like that, lol.

I bid on stuff I don't really want but don't mind having at a certain price. That is the only time I don't bid last min.

Rodimus Prime wrote:I only bid once, and put up the maximum amount I'm willing to pay. More often than not, I either won the auction for less or lost it altogether. Only once or twice have I had to pay the maximum amount I bid.

Same here. I decide up front what is the most I'm willing to pay, and put in a bid in for that amount. "Sniping" is essentially the same thing, except you do it at the last second. In the end, the only difference is that by sniping you risk not getting your bid in on time. I don't really see any benefits that outweigh that risk. I've gotten many many great deals with early bids, but sniping rarely works for me.

Andrius wrote:You know, I'm not against convention exclusives. I still have my figures from the first couple Botcons in the mid-Nineties, when it was 1 exclusive per event. But the idea of having this many exclusives that will only end up on eBay just sickens me. Take a look at a current listing of the Junkions on eBay, all from one seller, for a period of less than ten hours:



If there are really this many available from the TFCC, why not limit sales at the event and put the rest online for everyone else?

That last staement....Really? The reason is this...Convention exclusive add ons.. Limit the sales for the people who actually take the time and spend the mney to go to the convention? That makes no sense what so ever...