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From: Greegor on 20 May 2010 20:52 I was not promoting any of the FIVE software packages or services, or the one you posted. http://www.fixyourdesktop.com/index.php/2007/06/5-best-ebay-sniping-tools I have never USED any of them. A few years ago they were kind of a secret but I noticed their behavior. Somebody else mentioned that some of them use special servers to control the timing more tightly. How much do you think the special servers REALLY help? I can imagine that good tracking software on the user end could manage a lot of auctions better than the management software on eBay itself. Got any experience with that? http://www.fixyourdesktop.com/index.php/2007/06/5-best-ebay-sniping-tools
From: Joel Koltner on 20 May 2010 21:00 "Greegor" <greegor47(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:0ff69c5a-14a4-48d1-ba82-0c94c0bc278e(a)f14g2000vbn.googlegroups.com... > How much do you think the special servers > REALLY help? For dial-up users, probably a lot. But I suspect their main attraction is that you don't have to leave your PC on, make sure the snipping program is running, etc. > Got any experience with that? I've used JBidWatcher and was happy with it. ---Joel
From: Spehro Pefhany on 20 May 2010 21:31 On Thu, 20 May 2010 17:52:16 -0700 (PDT), the renowned Greegor <greegor47(a)gmail.com> wrote: >I was not promoting any of the FIVE software >packages or services, or the one you posted. > >http://www.fixyourdesktop.com/index.php/2007/06/5-best-ebay-sniping-tools > >I have never USED any of them. > >A few years ago they were kind of a secret >but I noticed their behavior. > >Somebody else mentioned that some of them >use special servers to control the timing >more tightly. It's not important at all, IMHO, for anyone with normal decent broadband service. The only requirement on the timing is that it be so close to the ending time that Joe idiot can't _react_ to the 'outbid' status. Aside from that, it's actually slightly to your benefit to be a bit _earlier_, since if the difference is less than a bid increment the lower and earlier bid will stand. IOW, if you bid $243.50 3 seconds before the end, and another person bids $247.50 a couple of seconds later, you'll win, since his bid did not exceed yours by the bid increment. >How much do you think the special servers >REALLY help? > >I can imagine that good tracking software >on the user end could manage a lot of >auctions better than the management >software on eBay itself. > >Got any experience with that? > >http://www.fixyourdesktop.com/index.php/2007/06/5-best-ebay-sniping-tools Best regards, Spehro Pefhany -- "it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" speff(a)interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com
From: Capt. Cave Man on 20 May 2010 22:32 On Thu, 20 May 2010 16:25:42 -0700 (PDT), Greegor <greegor47(a)gmail.com> wrote: >What exactly did eBay change about sniping? They kill multiple bid windows as soon as one gets "placed" the other get "killed". That was NOT the case 6 years ago. > >A few years back I got outbid by two tenths of a second once. Not far enough "back".
From: Archimedes' Lever on 20 May 2010 22:45
On Thu, 20 May 2010 21:31:58 -0400, Spehro Pefhany <speffSNIP(a)interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote: >It's not important at all, IMHO, for anyone with normal decent >broadband service. The only requirement on the timing is that it be so >close to the ending time that Joe idiot can't _react_ to the 'outbid' That USED to be the way it worked. Now, the computerized bidding will ALWAYS be the last bid. It really is sad. Ebay sucks as a result. |