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<p>[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 7958358, member: 24633"]While I'm no longer active buying [anything] at auction, I used Bidnapper <i><b>religiously</b></i> for as many as fifty auctions at a time for many years, and I was successful about 85% of the time. All I needed to do was enter the item # and the amount I was willing to bid <b><i>("Bid it and forget it".)</i></b> Bidnapper would notify me if someone placed a bid higher than mine, and that allowed me plenty of time to decide if I wanted to continue or not.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't know what it costs now since it has been more than 10 years since I was a player, but unlimited bids used to cost $43 per year, and it paid for itself almost immediately.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I disagree with the theory of <i><b>bid high and bid early</b></i> because it tells other bidders that someone else is involved which allows them to adjust (increase) their bid accordingly. It doesn't mean that the person using a sniping program is crazy and willing to spend too much. I never placed a bid that I didn't think was fair.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A snipe bid is completely hidden from the competition until it is just about too late for someone to post another bid. Oftentimes, this helps to keep the price lower because the other bidders are not expecting another competitor. That is how Bidnapper enabled me to save money on my auction wins and use those savings to pay for the sniping service.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 7958358, member: 24633"]While I'm no longer active buying [anything] at auction, I used Bidnapper [I][B]religiously[/B][/I] for as many as fifty auctions at a time for many years, and I was successful about 85% of the time. All I needed to do was enter the item # and the amount I was willing to bid [B][I]("Bid it and forget it".)[/I][/B] Bidnapper would notify me if someone placed a bid higher than mine, and that allowed me plenty of time to decide if I wanted to continue or not. I don't know what it costs now since it has been more than 10 years since I was a player, but unlimited bids used to cost $43 per year, and it paid for itself almost immediately. I disagree with the theory of [I][B]bid high and bid early[/B][/I] because it tells other bidders that someone else is involved which allows them to adjust (increase) their bid accordingly. It doesn't mean that the person using a sniping program is crazy and willing to spend too much. I never placed a bid that I didn't think was fair. A snipe bid is completely hidden from the competition until it is just about too late for someone to post another bid. Oftentimes, this helps to keep the price lower because the other bidders are not expecting another competitor. That is how Bidnapper enabled me to save money on my auction wins and use those savings to pay for the sniping service.[/QUOTE]
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