Re: [NTLK] [OT] Bid Sniper

From: Mick Ring (lists_at_rynosoft.com)
Date: Wed Mar 03 2004 - 20:45:37 PST


on 3/3/04 11:22, Martin Joseph at martyNT_at_barknaturalpet.com wrote:

> So I leave it running on my old OSX server, and tell it how much to
> bid, and it will try and do so directly before the auction ends.

I've never understood why people do this. I've always set a value for an
item and then bid that amount. Ebay doesn't raise the bid to your maximum
unless other bidders try to outbid you. If I want to pay $60, what is the
advantage of sniping?

-Mick

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