The Agony Of Defeat

[blue_monkey]

Well I got knocked down a peg on this one! Lost by a penny! :angry032

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[Single Wedge]

I said it before and I'll say it again. Bidwatcher. Ebay sniper software. Best stuff out there and its free.

[blue_monkey]

I hear you Wedge, but I'm still using up an EZ Sniper account. Anyway, this one was not such a big deal. What I really want is this version of a Gem in the silver "cigarette case".

[Single Wedge]

Account?

With Bidwatcher there is no account. Your account is your ebay account. You place snipes on the stuff and let the program go to work for you. Easy sqeezy nice and cheesy.

[blue_monkey]

Totally free, eh? I will definitely check it out. Thanks Wedge!

[D.irving79]

wasnt me :)


very nice set though. very nice indeed.

[Single Wedge]

Totally free and open source.

[soapbuddy]

Sorry you lost out.
I use esnipe.com
It's not free, but I've won pretty much every auction. Just a thought.

[spinyeel]

Looks like the price of Gem's is on the up!!! Glad I've stocked up.;););)

[Navaja]

Is there a version of Bidwatcher for Windows?

[D.irving79]

i win my auctions "by hand".

::angelic004

[Single Wedge]

Is there a version of Bidwatcher for Windows?

Try this (http://www.jbidwatcher.com/) and yes it is totally free and it rocks.

[tjgriffin]

I use bidnapper.com. They charge by time or by number of snipes. I got a one year subscription then bought so many razors that the Bidnapper fee was next to zero. :ashamed001 Next I bought a batch of snipes. When they run out, I plan to quit EBay. My wallet can't take it.

I like it because it run on their server, so my comptuer doesn't have to be on and connected to the 'net. Also, they sync their clocks with EBay to get an accurate snipe time.

[rick]

CHEATERS !



all yall :pot

[smokelaw1]

I'm not the most tech-savvy guy in the world. How does this differ from adding your max bid to e-bay and having it do it? How high does the sniping software go? How do you not get out-bid by anyone with a higher max?

[Single Wedge]

Bidwatcher allows you to place a "snipe" that can take place as close as 1sec before the auction closes. You put in one "bid" and it is not placed until 1 sec or what ever your time is. You can also adjust the amount based on the current bids. So if the bids exceed the snipe amount, just reset it to a higher amount.

Do not bid then set a snipe because you'll snipe yourself. This is designed as a stealth system. Hide then kill.

No charge and they sink with ebay and your ebay account. So all those things that you are watching appear on the bidwatcher screen.

[D.irving79]

nah. i usually win. and i dont have any of that stuff.

;)

[blue_monkey]

CHEATERS !



all yall :pot

That's right, we're cheaters, cheaters, pumpkin eaters! :taunt002

[blue_monkey]

No charge and they sink with ebay and your ebay account.


So, it all comes crashing down together? Or perhaps you meant sync? :happy102

[MTgrayling]

i win my auctions "by hand".

::angelic004

Same here, except I'm no angel. :D

[blue_monkey]

i win my auctions "by hand".

::angelic004

But what if the auction of something you really want ends in the middle of the night or while you are at work? I'l stick to my "sniper ways". :D

[MTgrayling]

But what if the auction of something you really want ends in the middle of the night or while you are at work?

Bid the maximum you are willing to pay.

[tjgriffin]

Bid the maximum you are willing to pay.

That's exactly what I do with the sniper. The difference is that my max bid isn't out there for others to run up. I pick an amount such that if it goes higher, I feel I won by NOT getting at that price! :eek: I don't always win, but I never have buyer's remorse.

I decided to start sniping after I got into the habit of opening 3-4 windows with various bids and firing them off in the last minute of the auction, i.e. sniping by hand. The problem was that those highest bids were to much. I lost judgement in the rush of the race at the end. Also the software can time the bid much better.

One thing to keep in mind: If two people bid the same amount, its the guy who bid FIRST that wins. So if you place a tie bid closer to the end you'll lose. If another sniper's bid is higher than yours it doesn't matter that you placed it first. That's why I like to fire MORE than 1 sec before the end.

[hoglahoo]

I said it before and I'll say it again. Bidwatcher. Ebay sniper software. Best stuff out there and its free.
Maybe I misinterpreted the ebay auction page, but it looks like the winner bid before blue monkey bid, meaning a snipe wouldn't have helped. Even if I am misreading the time stamps, how would the winning buyer place a bid of only a penny more? Who knows how high he or she actually placed their bid

:confused:

Anyway, I use free sniping services as well from time to time, but I don't bid often so sometimes I use gixen or auctionsniper.

[blue_monkey]

Maybe I misinterpreted the ebay auction page, but it looks like the winner bid before blue monkey bid, meaning a snipe wouldn't have helped. Even if I am misreading the time stamps, how would the winning buyer place a bid of only a penny more? Who knows how high he or she actually placed their bid

:confused:

You're right, the times don't make sense. If a higher bid was placed prior to my snipe time, then my sniping service would not even activate. Ah, only at eBay! :whacky011

[D.irving79]

just do what i do: make your max bid like $4,000.


hahaha

[hoglahoo]

I think the winner bid $20.50 or more and when you put in your bid of $20 then ebay proxy bid him or her up to 20.01

At least that's how it used to work

just do what i do: make your max bid like $4,000.


hahaha

Ah, so you are the source of my bidding war frustrations? Arrrrr!

[blue_monkey]

just do what i do: make your max bid like $4,000.


hahaha

But you're safe to do that, because you bid on razors nobody else wants! :happy102