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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mitchell, post: 49512, member: 989&quot;]That is the only way I bid on ebay.&nbsp; I decide how high I am willing to go, and bid that in the last 15 seconds.&nbsp; I use opera browser that allows multiple tabs, so I have one tab with the auction watching the timer, and a second tab with my bid in it and at the second &#039;confirm bid&#039; page.&nbsp; At 15 seconds, I confirm my bid.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The way to beat sniping is to use a &quot;maximum bid&quot; where you enter how much you are willing to pay, instead of the minimum amount to be the highest bidder.&nbsp; If you max bid $15 on a $10 highest bid, ebay only increments the auction to $10.50, so you still don&#039;t pay more than necessary to win.&nbsp; If someone snipes $11.01 at the last second, you win with $11.51 because ebay increments your bid within your maximum.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sniping and losing to sniping are all part of ebay.&nbsp; When you are a seller, and you see your auction climb 2 or 3 dollars in the last minute, it isn&#039;t so bad.</p><p><br /></p><p>The nice thing about sniping is that it prevents you from getting caught up in the last second bid war.&nbsp; Believe it or not, you can get more consumed with winning, than with getting the item, and that works against you.&nbsp; I don&#039;t use any software to snipe though, because I like to be in control so I can pay immediately.</p><p><br /></p><p>By sniping, you are calmly deciding how much you will pay, then entering that bid at the last seconds.&nbsp; If you lose, so be it.&nbsp; If you win, you got it at the price you were willing to pay.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chances are that the item you lost to sniping went for more than it was worth, so you came out on the best end.&nbsp; Ths sniper probably did you a favor.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is ALWAYS a better deal and better price on ebay.&nbsp; Don&#039;t get caught up in a&nbsp; last minute bid war and lose your head.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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