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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;funkee, post: 1922849, member: 37925&quot;]Sniping only works because many bidders do not actually enter their true maximum bid. Rather, they bid in small increments, perhaps hoping to get a deal. This proves costly at the end of the auction when a sniping tool can submit a bid faster than a human. But if you actually enter your true maximum, the sniping tool doesn&#039;t have any advantage. As far as whether either practice affects the closing price can be argued.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve also seen buyers bid, then increase their max many times by a few dollars or cents each time. Because eBay counts each increase, they are artificially inflating the bid count. I guess their thinking is other potential buyers will not bother to bid, if they think there&#039;s a lot of competition already for that item.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I was browsing through listings and saw an item at $95.00 with 2 bids, I might be more inclined to also bid. When that same item is at $95.00 with 42 bids, I might pass, thinking I probably won&#039;t get a good deal if I manage to win it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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