Dang I got sniped!

[Paladin]

Boy, crusin' along on a auction for a couple of issues of "Y The Last Man" at a pretty good price of $8.50 and what do ya know I get scooped. I was feeling a false sense of security with 6 min left, and went back to work thinking I was in like Flynn, but NO the evil doers got me! Well, I'm headin' to the dark side! Watch out fellow Ebayers!

[ninanina]

Dang!

[Ares]

Boy, crusin' along on a auction for a couple of issues of "Y The Last Man" at a pretty good price of $8.50 and what do ya know I get scooped. I was feeling a false sense of security with 6 min left, and went back to work thinking I was in like Flynn, but NO the evil doers got me! Well, I'm headin' to the dark side! Watch out fellow Ebayers!

 

It wasnt me but Ive sniped people with seconds to go so 6 minutes mean nothing

[joe_collector]

Welcome to the free market, you low-baller.

[Bugaboo-migration]

Yep......people think that most eBay auctions last for 7 days.

 

As far as I'm concerned...........they only last for about the last 30 seconds..........because that's when the winner is decided.

[joe_collector]

Well actually, the vast majority (like 95%++) of completed EBay auctions end with a single bid, and no sniping action. Of the rest, most are a few bids here and there, along with a minute number that are "hot books" and attract snipers in droves.

 

That's why many harp on sniping, as these are deluded bidders who think that since they have the high bid with 2 minutes left, some ultra-hot speculator book will be their's for 1% of Guide or less.

[Bugaboo-migration]

Well actually, the vast majority (like 95%++) of completed EBay auctions end with a single bid, and no sniping action. Of the rest, most are a few bids here and there, along with a minute number that are "hot books" and attract snipers in droves.

But my point is.......that doesn't really matter. When an auction has a secific ending time.......down to a specific second........the other 6 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds are just "convenience" time to place a bid when it's most "convenient" for the bidder. The winner is still decided in that last second......whether it's sniped or not.

 

[Darthdiesel]

Welcome to the free market, you low-baller.

 

F'in awesome! BWAHAHAHA! CLassic line...

[Paladin]

Yes, I'm a low baller. AND PROUD OF IT! But under the surface a sniping monster stirs.

[joe_collector]

Then set it loose. Sniping doesn't mean paying top dollar; just as gman.

[Paladin]

I'll make your guys proud!

 

Funny thing to was that I had heard alot about sniping, and observed a few cases, but when I had the time to observe the auction, I decided to do something else. Always go with you first instinct. The motto that works more often than nought.