| If you're reading this, you must already | | | | time to bid that little bit higher than |
| know of Very few people don't. | | | | they really wanted to because, afterall, |
| However, you may not be aware of auction | | | | another dollar isn't too much. When you |
| snipers, or what they can do for you, so | | | | have 2-3 people doing this, the price of |
| let me define it. An eBay auction | | | | the item skyrockets and a lot of those |
| sniper places a bid in the final seconds | | | | little-bit-higher bids adds up fast. |
| of an auction on your behalf. You may | | | | The only people that benefit from this |
| be saying to yourself that it's no big | | | | are sellers and eBay(they get a |
| deal, you can bid yourself no problem. | | | | percentage of the final sale price). |
| Well, read on, and you'll see all the | | | | Getting an item for a cheaper price is |
| great benefits to using a bid sniper. | | | | the main reason most eBayers use an |
| The first benefit is convenience. The | | | | auction sniper on a regular basis. |
| convenience of setting a snipe ahead of | | | | Still, there is a third benefit that |
| time and not having to be on the | | | | many eBayers love -- your bid is not |
| computer at auction close to put in a | | | | placed until near auction close, giving |
| bid. So the natural question in most | | | | you as a buyer time to think over the |
| people's minds is they can just put in a | | | | bid and perhaps cancel the bid if you |
| bid far ahead of closing, no need to do | | | | find one cheaper, or no longer have a |
| it last-second. If you don't care about | | | | need for the item. |
| overpaying, this is the easiest thing to | | | | Most eBayers have an eBay sniper to give |
| do. | | | | them an advantage over those that do |
| This brings about the second benefit. | | | | not. You either snipe or get sniped, |
| Bidding far before the end of the | | | | it's as simple as that. Most people |
| auction close does nothing but drive up | | | | find out after losing out on an item how |
| the price of the item for sale, and is a | | | | handy a tool it has become. It can make |
| huge waste of money. When a person puts | | | | your eBay experience that much better. |
| in a bid in advance, people have the | | | | |