Thread: In need of enlightenment about sniping

I've been reading a few posts about sniping in this forum and am still confused about it.
What is the difference between 1. Sniping, 2. Max bidding early, or
3. Max bidding in last seconds.
They all seem alike to me as your max bid is your max bid, No?
Thanks for the info in advance

Max bidding in the last few seconds = sniping. If I put in a max bid early on and get outbid I'm out of the running ..... or worse I'm compelled to bid more than I originally intended. If the item doesn't get many bids, the high bidder feels comfortable with where it is, I come in at the very end and nail it with a max bid .... Or I get out bid and I don't have time to increase my bid. The advantage is that I don't drive the price up and pay more by bidding too early. The disadvantage is that if I snipe I may lose .... but maybe that isn't so bad as I probably didn't need the darn thing anyway.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Max bidding in the last few seconds = sniping. If I put in a max bid early on and get outbid I'm out of the running ..... or worse I'm compelled to bid more than I originally intended. If the item doesn't get many bids, the high bidder feels comfortable with where it is, I come in at the very end and nail it with a max bid .... Or I get out bid and I don't have time to increase my bid. The advantage is that I don't drive the price up and pay more by bidding too early. The disadvantage is that if I snipe I may lose .... but maybe that isn't so bad as I probably didn't need the darn thing anyway.

So those snipe programs are just doing the last second bidding for you and is not something different. Thanks!

Originally Posted by paco

So those snipe programs are just doing the last second bidding for you and is not something different. Thanks!

I've never used a sniping program. I love the adrenaline rush of doing it manually in real time.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I've never used a sniping program. I love the adrenaline rush of doing it manually in real time.

That is what I do, just thought the program did something different or was quicker on the draw or should i say slower

yes that's all the programs do, and that's really the only legal things they can do - place your bid. it makes no difference when the max bid is placed, the max bid always wins the auction.
there are however differences that placing your bid early may not result in it being the maximum, or it may, these things can go both ways.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I've never used a sniping program. I love the adrenaline rush of doing it manually in real time.

I hate the rush that comes when there are five minutes left in the auction and the internet goes down, and I'm left scrambling for a solution

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I've never used a sniping program. I love the adrenaline rush of doing it manually in real time.

I enjoyed the rush too, but it made losing an auction too much to bear! It also riled me somewhat when I'd be trying to snipe myself, only to find I'd misjudged it by a second & missed the bloody thing! Programs for me.

Originally Posted by paco

I've been reading a few posts about sniping in this forum and am still confused about it.
What is the difference between 1. Sniping, 2. Max bidding early, or
3. Max bidding in last seconds.
They all seem alike to me as your max bid is your max bid, No?
Thanks for the info in advance

If Max is bidding, you might as well forget it