e-Bay Shill Bidding...???

Adam · 03-03-2004, 02:42 PM

As a buyer and a seller on eBay I find sniping to be a big problem. I lose lots of profit due to people sniping at the last minute and I constantly lose items I am bidding on to snipers. I think sniping is wrong from a buyer and seller point of veiw, unless you are the winning sniper. (not trying to offend anyone). I lost $100 on an item I was selling due to people trying to snipe only a few days ago. I cant count how many times I have lost an item I was bidding a fair amount on, due to a sniper bidding an outragous amount at the last 30 seconds or so. I can only afford dial up service, so I dont have a chance once it gets to the last 2 minutes. If I were on cable or something and could afford the sniping software, I admit I would try it, so I supose I am a hipocryte (have no idea how to spell that, but I guess you know what I mean). IMHO the auction should go on for 5 minutes after the last bid, that way all the averagage buyers have a chance. Just my 2 cents.

03-03-2004, 02:42 PM	#18
Adam User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Greeneville TN, USA Posts: 78 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	As a buyer and a seller on eBay I find sniping to be a big problem. I lose lots of profit due to people sniping at the last minute and I constantly lose items I am bidding on to snipers. I think sniping is wrong from a buyer and seller point of veiw, unless you are the winning sniper. (not trying to offend anyone). I lost $100 on an item I was selling due to people trying to snipe only a few days ago. I cant count how many times I have lost an item I was bidding a fair amount on, due to a sniper bidding an outragous amount at the last 30 seconds or so. I can only afford dial up service, so I dont have a chance once it gets to the last 2 minutes. If I were on cable or something and could afford the sniping software, I admit I would try it, so I supose I am a hipocryte (have no idea how to spell that, but I guess you know what I mean). IMHO the auction should go on for 5 minutes after the last bid, that way all the averagage buyers have a chance. Just my 2 cents.