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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 2511700, member: 77639&quot;]All it takes is a little hiccup in a router between the sniping site and eBay (and there could be dozens of routers between the sites).&nbsp; By the time a critical data packet get re-routed, auction is over.&nbsp; There is a huge variation in how long it takes data packets to travel between sites.&nbsp; Most of the time we don&#039;t notice because it&#039;s less than a second.&nbsp; But at times, it could be in the multiple seconds range.&nbsp; You can get a real view of this by going to the Windows command line, and type: ping <a href="http://www.ebay.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com" rel="nofollow">www.ebay.com</a>.&nbsp; I just tried it, and in four tries, the time to eBay and back ranged from 45 to 456 milliseconds!</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, I don&#039;t use sniping sites because you have to give them free access to your eBay account.&nbsp; If one of them is hacked, the hackers may just do mischief for the fun of it (change your password, payment methods, etc.).&nbsp; However, if they also have a fraudulent way to pay (like a stolen credit card number or PayPal password), they can change your address to one that suits them, then order lots of stuff using stolen payment info to pay.&nbsp; When the real owner of the credit card denies the charges, next fall-back is you.&nbsp; You might not wind-up paying in the end, but sorting it out could be a nightmare.&nbsp; You will be the first suspect in the credit card fraud too!</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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