Thread: Mathematical analysis of sniping strategy

I always bid in the last seconds unless there are many of the object, and little interest.

I just figure the highest price I am willing to pay, set up the bid price, and wait out the seconds. It was much harder to do when they did not show the seconds remaining, I had to use a clock.

When new I entered into one of those "bidding wars", never again!!

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

It's he who gets there firstist with the mostest. If it is equal the first guy takes precedence. I always put mine in manually. I never use a program. I want the adrenaline rush. Generally 4 seconds before the end, give or take a second. The negative aspect is that my bid must be enough because there is no time to put in a higher bid. This has turned out to the good though, I don't always win but my bank account is less depleted.

Note to self: Start bidding with 6 seconds left . . .

His paper is invalid. He didn't factor in what happens if your about to do a manual snipe and you computer freezes or your connection slows and you can't get it in in time. That throws everything off.

On the website of ebay,
with auctions aglow,
I lost a great razor,
By bidding too slow.

For bidding's a pleasure,
But losing is grief,
And a tricky bad sniper,
Is worse than a thief.

A thief will just rob you,
And steal what you've got,
But a sneaky bad sniper,
Will take what you've bought.

On ebay it ain't who gets there first. It is who gets there with the most regardless.

I dont expect all to share my opinion, but using a sniping program just doesn't seem sporting to me. If it is all about the end result, I suppose anything is fair game. Waiting to manually bid at the last possible second is certainly fair and a good way to keep your razor budget intact. I just feel the third party programs are somewhat like shooting a wild animal that you have lured to a kill zone with a salt block...it might get the game in the bag but it just doesn't leave me feeling good about myself!

I just want the razor. I don't care about the "thrill" of ebay or anything else that goes along with it. I have no problem using a sniping software.

I'm in it for the razors.