Don't plan on "sniping" either of these auctions. See the sellers "Revised Anti-sniping policy."
bbarsh wrote:I do agree that it shouldn't be too hard for ebay to install a "catch" for last second bids. If an item recieves a bid in the last 60 seconds, ebay should add 60 more seconds. That would solve the sniper wars but only for those who are truly watching the item expire. So really, it doesn't do a hell of a lot of good.A better way to protect sellers, would be to increase the minimum bid amounts in the last ... say ... 30 minutes of an auction. Make the min. bid increase $5.00 or something. That would increase the dollar amount of the sniping bids and help the seller out. It would also promote earlier bidding.
Deadlord36 wrote:And let's be realistic: eBay is a business. It has no affiliations with real auctions. It cares nothing for real auctions. It, like any other business, wants to make a profit, as much as possible, and keep happy customers. Obviously eBay is aware of possible anti-sniping measures. Have they been implemented? Uhhhh, noooooooo. Why should eBay care how people bid? They take their cut one way or another.Here's the scenario:
burntwire wrote: As to bidding someone up, I think we could all look at what people are bidding on and play "make them pay" all day long(how childish). Get a second job if you are really interested in winning . If this offends anyone I am sorry but the truth sometimes hurts.BTW: The snipe clause may work but the auction may take forever to end with two bidders nickle and diming each other to death. Just put your max bid in at whatever time you feel comfortable with and you won't have a reason to kick yourself in the ass later, because it sold higher than you were willing to pay.