eBay question

[Deleted member 23270]

OK dumb question time. What is the difference between a sniping programme and submitting a max bid? Surely you set a maximum in the sniping programme?

 

[fundy]

OK dumb question time. What is the difference between a sniping programme and submitting a max bid? Surely you set a maximum in the sniping programme?

the time you submit your bid doesnt give someone else a chance to bid again so arguably you are more likely to win the item than if you have put your bid in early people can keep increasing their bid

 

[jim8flog]

Still my fav eBay selling experience is when someone in the last few seconds (prob snipe) put in the bid for £30 on shoes I was selling

Buy them now was £25 lol

I often put in a very low bid to get rid of BINs in case somebody uses it then wait for the dying seconds to put in what I am prepared to pay.

Lots of people are clearly unaware that BIN is deleted after a bid.

 

[Foxholer]

OK dumb question time. What is the difference between a sniping programme and submitting a max bid? Surely you set a maximum in the sniping programme?

A sniping program doesn't actually register the bid until just before the listing closes.
With a Max Bid, your bid is registered as soon as you make it - but only up to enough to become the high bidder (or to your max value if it is not greater than someone else's max bid - which is bumped up sufficiently to stay high bidder).

 

[jim8flog]

OK dumb question time. What is the difference between a sniping programme and submitting a max bid? Surely you set a maximum in the sniping programme?

One aspect a sniping programme means you do not need to be there when the auction ends whereas bidding in the dying seconds means you need to be there.

I have watched many an auction that is being shill bid, using a second identity to keep bidding to find out your or others maximum and deleting the bid once it becomes the winning bid.

 

[ManinBlack]

A sniping program doesn't actually register the bid until just before the listing closes.
With a Max Bid, your bid is registered as soon as you make it - but only up to enough to become the high bidder (or to your max value if it is not greater than someone else's max bid - which is bumped up sufficiently to stay high bidder).

What you also have to remember is that if your early bid & the sniper's maximum are the same you win because the early bid trumps a later one of the same amount.

 

[ManinBlack]

One aspect a sniping programme means you do not need to be there when the auction ends whereas bidding in the dying seconds means you need to be there.

I have watched many an auction that is being shill bid, using a second identity to keep bidding to find out your or others maximum and deleting the bid once it becomes the winning bid.

Are you sure you can withdraw a bid so easily & quickly? I don't think you can.

 

[Foxholer]

I often put in a very low bid to get rid of BINs in case somebody uses it then wait for the dying seconds to put in what I am prepared to pay.

Lots of people are clearly unaware that BIN is deleted after a bid.

Not universally. Some categories it stays until a bid above 50% of BIN is registeed.

 

[jim8flog]

Are you sure you can withdraw a bid so easily & quickly? I don't think you can.

You can if it is your own 'identity' ( or at least you used to able to do it). The seller used to need to agree to the bid withdrawal which if it is the same person is very easy to do.

Used to be a lot easier to spot when the full user name could be seen.

 

[jim8flog]

Not universally. Some categories it stays until a bid above 50% of BIN is registeed.

Thanks

I do not do much ebay buying these days (mainly bins) so had not noticed.