On Feb 11, 2:44 pm, wrote:
On Feb 9, 8:53 pm, SamSez wrote:

You still don't get it. If you place a higher value on it than I do,
fine, you still don't need to 'snipe' it to get it. Just bid what YOU
want to pay.

The 'stupid' part is thinking you are getting one over on somebody bysniping.

If everyone bid the most they were willing to pay the FIRST (and only)
time they bid, you'd be right. But a large % of ebayers don't
understand proxy bidding and don't bid their max.

So you're wrong.

There are other reasons why sniping is the best strategy, but since
you can't get past the obvious one, I won't tax your brain with the
rest.


I do not believe that there is any further point in discussing the
matter of sniping. Perhaps the people who do not understand lack
experience, knowledge of the system, or just cannot get their minds
around the strategy. Let those that know what they are doing continue
to win auctions at the lowest possible price given the extant
circumstances, and let those who want to rely on Ebay's proxy system
continue to lose auctions, and pay more than they had to when they
win. If this debate continues, it may degrade into more name
calling. I'm done.