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<p>[QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 1831288, member: 13307"]I understand your frustration with getting sniped. However, keep this in mind:</p><p><br /></p><p>*As primarily a seller on eBay, I would absolutely prefer higher selling prices. I feel that bidders waiting until the last moment to submit all their bids leads to lower selling prices. I don't have actual numbers to prove this...just my perception.</p><p><br /></p><p>*As a buyer on eBay, I have absolutely sniped about half the items I've won. The other half? Searching through BIN/BO listings. Contacting the seller. Saying, "Hey, would you consider ending this auction early for X price?" Maybe give this a try.</p><p><br /></p><p>*As a seller, my opinion doesn't mean squat to eBay. I can't leave negative feedback for buyers, I can't rate them on How Fast Did They Pay or Buyer Tried To Extort A Lower Price. eBay takes a cut of my shipping fees to try to get me to make all my shipping FREE. eBay has done nothing to protect me in the few cases where someone has tried to use the system to take advantage of me...but if enough buyers complain...maybe that will help?</p><p><br /></p><p>*They are NOT going to do away with the sniping...because it's probably the most exciting moment as a buyer, when you WIN. However, I would like to see an end to software/app/robot sniping. I don't mind if a person snipes...but if there are ten software programs conspiring to keep the end price down, now I have an issue with that.</p><p><br /></p><p>*Maybe, if searching BIN/BO listings doesn't work out for you, you should start placing your reasonable bid (or somewhere a little lower than it) early on in the process, then trying to snipe yourself with your actual reasonable bid. I've done this a few times with success - someone tries to snipe my bid of $2.50 with a $3 bid, but I've got a bid of $3.50 I throw in at the last second. That way they don't have time to "re-snipe" you.</p><p><br /></p><p>*If an item gets away from you, don't take it personally. Let it go. There will always be more coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>I JUST lost a coin I'd contacted the seller about, worked out a deal for an offer, was going to pay, and someone bought it at FULL PRICE. Talk about frustration...but oh well, I'm not going to let the one that got away ruin the 5 or 6 that I did catch that day. (Although I was pretty sure it was going to be a nice RPM.) </p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe this helps?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 1831288, member: 13307"]I understand your frustration with getting sniped. However, keep this in mind: *As primarily a seller on eBay, I would absolutely prefer higher selling prices. I feel that bidders waiting until the last moment to submit all their bids leads to lower selling prices. I don't have actual numbers to prove this...just my perception. *As a buyer on eBay, I have absolutely sniped about half the items I've won. The other half? Searching through BIN/BO listings. Contacting the seller. Saying, "Hey, would you consider ending this auction early for X price?" Maybe give this a try. *As a seller, my opinion doesn't mean squat to eBay. I can't leave negative feedback for buyers, I can't rate them on How Fast Did They Pay or Buyer Tried To Extort A Lower Price. eBay takes a cut of my shipping fees to try to get me to make all my shipping FREE. eBay has done nothing to protect me in the few cases where someone has tried to use the system to take advantage of me...but if enough buyers complain...maybe that will help? *They are NOT going to do away with the sniping...because it's probably the most exciting moment as a buyer, when you WIN. However, I would like to see an end to software/app/robot sniping. I don't mind if a person snipes...but if there are ten software programs conspiring to keep the end price down, now I have an issue with that. *Maybe, if searching BIN/BO listings doesn't work out for you, you should start placing your reasonable bid (or somewhere a little lower than it) early on in the process, then trying to snipe yourself with your actual reasonable bid. I've done this a few times with success - someone tries to snipe my bid of $2.50 with a $3 bid, but I've got a bid of $3.50 I throw in at the last second. That way they don't have time to "re-snipe" you. *If an item gets away from you, don't take it personally. Let it go. There will always be more coins. I JUST lost a coin I'd contacted the seller about, worked out a deal for an offer, was going to pay, and someone bought it at FULL PRICE. Talk about frustration...but oh well, I'm not going to let the one that got away ruin the 5 or 6 that I did catch that day. (Although I was pretty sure it was going to be a nice RPM.) Maybe this helps?[/QUOTE]
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