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draco76
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Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 11:52 am

I need to snipe couger!
muhahaha

johnhuck
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Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 12:17 pm

I started with
Snipe Swipe - Ebay Auction Sniper. Try it Free

But I now prefer to use
http://www.auctionsniper.com/

Both give you introductory free snipes

invincibleoverlord
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Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 12:23 pm

Ready,......Aim,.......FIRE!!!!!!

just kidding around we're all guilty here

BaconTastesGood
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Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 12:31 pm

I've been using http://www.powersnipe.com and it's been good, but it has a lot of quirks and annoyances (I use the on-line version, not the downloadable client). It HAS worked quite well though, so I can't complain with that, but it lacks features like "Show me all the auctions I'll lose" and "Delete all auctions I will lose" and things like that. Just very poor presentation options.

draco76
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Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 12:34 pm

I'm just sick of doing it by hand.....

thanks for the sites

Beyondthebreach
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Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 1:10 pm

Guess I am still an old timer. . . I do all my snipes by hand. It keeps everything interesting (and still pumps me up with a tiny adrenaline rush when I win something I really want!)

"Gleemonex makes it feel like it's seventy-two degrees in your head... all... the... time! "

johnhuck
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Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 1:52 pm

beyondthebreach wrote:Guess I am still an old timer. . . I do all my snipes by hand. It keeps everything interesting (and still pumps me up with a tiny adrenaline rush when I win something I really want!)

Ah, a craftsman. :wink:

I do prefer to do it the old fashioned way myself. But the sites mean that you don't have to stay up all night for those international bargains. I've tried setting my alarm a couple of times. But generally just turn over and go back to sleep. :cry:

draco76
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Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 2:10 pm

ya i've stayed up LATE before just to snipe something hehe

Beyondthebreach
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Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 2:10 pm

Guess I have a slight advantage. I work overnight (and have internet access) and between stuff at home, my wife and 6 month old daughter I only sleep from 6pm - 10 pm every day. . .

I'm a walking zombie, but always around to bid if I need to. . .

"Gleemonex makes it feel like it's seventy-two degrees in your head... all... the... time! "

invincibleoverlord
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Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 4:02 pm

What kind of hours!.... you must be BeyondtheBreach of the Dead..... I need my beauty sleep, but I've been known to stay up late for a few choice items. :wink:

darkseraphim
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Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 4:19 pm

I gave up freehand snipes a few months ago ... too bad on the heart.

Also, when I tried putting in honest bids early, other people (cough) were using my bids as personal research and shopping lists. So that didn't work well either.

I'm now using Powersnipe, which doesn't always win of course and has limited features, but it's web-based, no installation. Quick and painless and very easy to use. I cut and paste all my eBay info in about 5 minutes a week, and just let it run. Wins are higher with the same expenditure. Stress is lower. But the fun is mostly gone.

draco76
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Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 11:07 pm

lol just tried to snipe my first auto-snipe auction.....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5926893071

lost :-(

bbarsh
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Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 11:33 pm

I lost, too. Tried the manual snipe just for kicks. Oh well.

But I did snipe poor old aneoth off a shrinked GAZ Shadow Elves...

I prefer the old manual method myself. But I am gonna look at one of the online deals. Just can't keep the late hours...

And I could've bought these damn modules off the 1$ rack!!!

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Gnat the Beggar
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Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 12:29 am

Ya bum.......
Start callin you cougar I shall.....

Get back in that hobby store and dig through the one dollar rack some more....

frankfromgermany
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Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 3:48 am

AuctionStealer - Free online ebay auction sniper software free ebay sniper esnipe ebay snipe site e snipe auctions ebay auction sniper site bid sniper (3 snipes per week free or pay some...)

johnhuck
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Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 4:18 am

draco76 wrote:lol just tried to snipe my first auto-snipe auction.....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5926893071

lost

Looks like a nice copy too.

Jupp
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Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 4:39 am

frankfromgermany wrote:AuctionStealer - Free online ebay auction sniper software free ebay sniper esnipe ebay snipe site e snipe auctions ebay auction sniper site bid sniper (3 snipes per week free or pay some...)

I would have certain problems giving out my ebay credentials to an online system. Somehow it makes me feel uneasy just thinking about it

Anyone of you guys that uses this kind of service for quite some time now? I wonder how the overall opinion on those online bidding services is around here...

Beyondthebreach
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Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 6:58 am

darkseraphim wrote:Also, when I tried putting in honest bids early, other people (cough) were using my bids as personal research and shopping lists. So that didn't work well either.

I may have been (ahem) guilty of that maneuver on a few occasions. . . :oops:

Not that I don't do my own searches. Of course, I still use the "Big Two" resellers on a regular basis. . . both of whom love to put in bids at the earliest opportunity.

"Gleemonex makes it feel like it's seventy-two degrees in your head... all... the... time! "

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