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gutsman004

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I was just sniped on ebay for 2 CPS2 blue boards I was searching for.While I know it is part of the ebay experience and accept that,let me go on the record to say that I absolutely hate sniping and even more so hate snipers.If it was someone on here,that's fine,but as the horse from Ren and Stimpy used to say:"No sir,I don't like it!"

Although I didn't win these particular auctions,I believe I did manage to put a good size dent in those bastard's wallets with my max bid.Bottom line,if I'm going to get sniped,the sniper's going to pay....a lot.

Rant over.
 
if their max bid is over your max bid, what difference does it make if they sniped or not? either way it was over what you were willing to pay no?
 
if their max bid is over your max bid, what difference does it make if they sniped or not? either way it was over what you were willing to pay no?

Yep, if you were successfully sniped they were obviously worth more to them than they were to you. If the complaint is that you lost out by a dollar or two that just means they were they only other person seriously interested in them so that is all it took over your max bid but they might have actually bid $50 more than you did.
 
While I know it is part of the ebay experience and accept that,let me go on the record to say that I absolutely hate sniping and even more so hate snipers.

Well, let me just say that we snipers hate all the people who bid up the price early as well. I will never pay more than I intend to because I don't get into any bidding wars. If I want to buy something on ebay, I schedule a snipe for the max I am willing to pay. Then I forget about it until I get the email telling me if I won. All you are doing is allowing people time to get emotional when they get outbid, causing them to bid more than they intended. You are also giving the seller a chance to shill bid, which is the main reason I started sniping to begin with.
 
You are also giving the seller a chance to shill bid, which is the main reason I started sniping to begin with.

That's why I snipe... I set my Max Bid and forget about it. I used to bid as soon as I found the item, but had too many times where my bids where pushed up a few dollars at a time and then when I maxed out the other bidder suddenly retracted his bid... How shocking... Screw that, now I snipe. A Max Bid is a Max Bid... If your max got beat, you shouldn't be upset, as it sold for more than you were willing to pay.
 
if their max bid is over your max bid, what difference does it make if they sniped or not? either way it was over what you were willing to pay no?

This reponse always cracks me up when these rants about ebay and sniping come up, lol.

It looks like it still makes a difference because it still bothers people.


I say screw sniping and screw shilling, I only use the buy it now option. If it's not for sale in the buy it now, the seller can relist it until the sky falls.
 
This reponse always cracks me up when these rants about ebay and sniping come up, lol.

It looks like it still makes a difference because it still bothers people.


I say screw sniping and screw shilling, I only use the buy it now option. If it's not for sale in the buy it now, the seller can relist it until the sky falls.

Yeah, I used to hate snipers too... then I started doing it... BiN is cool, if it's available I'll use it.

BTW, don't think I mentioned it, but sorry to hear you missed out on your Auction gutsman004... it wasn't me who sniped you... ;)
 
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