How to snipe on eBay

PapiLoco55 · Jul 25th, 2008, 01:24 AM

http://doiop.com/SNIPE_EBAY

I feel some duty to share this information because it comes from the hundreds of messages I've received about my two previous eBay columns -- many from snipers who, while admitting the situation sucks, were happy to share what they have learned.
"eBay forced me to become a sniper," was the tone of many of these e-mails. They didn't like having to become "pros" in the eBay "game" but said it's necessary if you want to "win." This seems to make eBay the hot action sport for couch potatoes.
How did we live before the Internet made all this possible?
I will now share the mainstream of the advice I have received. Follow this advice and you will win more auctions and pay fairer prices. The downside is you really must be online when the auction ends. And the more people who do this, the less effective these tactics become.
Note: This is the point in the column when a really evil columnist would attempt to regain the upper hand by telling you he never really got beat by the snipers in the first place and did this all either to a) learn advanced sniping technique, or b) just stir the readers. But I, as several of you pointed out, am not that cunning.
Here goes:

http://doiop.com/SNIPE_EBAY

noongnat · Jul 25th, 2008, 08:12 AM

Ignore the fake link guy. If you are interested in snipping, try out JBidWatcher.

http://www.jbidwatcher.com/

It's free, easy to use, and will often times get you that item you want at the maximum price you decide to pay.

Jul 25th, 2008, 01:24 AM	#1
PapiLoco55 Member	How to snipe on eBay http://doiop.com/SNIPE_EBAY I feel some duty to share this information because it comes from the hundreds of messages I've received about my two previous eBay columns -- many from snipers who, while admitting the situation sucks, were happy to share what they have learned. "eBay forced me to become a sniper," was the tone of many of these e-mails. They didn't like having to become "pros" in the eBay "game" but said it's necessary if you want to "win." This seems to make eBay the hot action sport for couch potatoes. How did we live before the Internet made all this possible? I will now share the mainstream of the advice I have received. Follow this advice and you will win more auctions and pay fairer prices. The downside is you really must be online when the auction ends. And the more people who do this, the less effective these tactics become. Note: This is the point in the column when a really evil columnist would attempt to regain the upper hand by telling you he never really got beat by the snipers in the first place and did this all either to a) learn advanced sniping technique, or b) just stir the readers. But I, as several of you pointed out, am not that cunning. Here goes: http://doiop.com/SNIPE_EBAY

Jul 25th, 2008, 08:12 AM	#2
noongnat Member Location: Mississippi	Ignore the fake link guy. If you are interested in snipping, try out JBidWatcher. http://www.jbidwatcher.com/ It's free, easy to use, and will often times get you that item you want at the maximum price you decide to pay.