Nathaniel Prime wrote:I believe this is called "sniping", where at the last second, someone bids a larger amount to take the kill.
I know, it sucks, and it seems unfair, but eBay can't do anything about it.
I'm not sure if bots are involved. They could be, but right now, I know for sure that people do it.
This is what I did in the past, and it does not work. When you do this and aren't immediately outbid, you increase the chances of someone throwing in another buck or two more than they normally would have over the course of however much time is remaining. It makes no sense to bid outside of the closing seconds of an ebay auction. If you can't be online when it ends and it's so important you don't want to miss it, use esnipe.william-james88 wrote:That is wierd, but I tend to avoid that by always placing my highest bid right away, days before the listing ends. if I dont get it, so be it.
ScottyP wrote:This is what I did in the past, and it does not work. When you do this and aren't immediately outbid, you increase the chances of someone throwing in another buck or two more than they normally would have over the course of however much time is remaining. It makes no sense to bid outside of the closing seconds of an ebay auction.william-james88 wrote:That is wierd, but I tend to avoid that by always placing my highest bid right away, days before the listing ends. if I dont get it, so be it.
william-james88 wrote:ScottyP wrote:This is what I did in the past, and it does not work. When you do this and aren't immediately outbid, you increase the chances of someone throwing in another buck or two more than they normally would have over the course of however much time is remaining. It makes no sense to bid outside of the closing seconds of an ebay auction.william-james88 wrote:That is wierd, but I tend to avoid that by always placing my highest bid right away, days before the listing ends. if I dont get it, so be it.
Maybe things changed, but when I was more active on e-bay in 2014, this is the technique I used and it always worked for me, both in terms of deals and less frustration. Basically I purchase all the possible deals. No one but me will get this product at a price I consider a deal. I may pay more than I would have but I never pay more than I want to and thats what matters most to me.
mattysan wrote:Anybody else seen this trend or had this happen to them? Again, in the past, when this has happened to me I very frequently received a "Second chance" offer afterward. I reported all of these as suspicious today.
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