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Originally Posted by JonnydaJibba
I thought we were talking about a sniping program, a thing that automatically outbids the most recent bidder in the last seconds of the auction. Guess I haven't been paying attention.
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A sniping program doesn't automatically outbid the highest bidder. You still specify the amount you are willing to bid, the only difference is that the sniping program waits until 2-5 seconds before the auction closes to place the bid for you. If you aren't the highest bidder you still don't win. I usually just do it myself, but if I'm going to be at work or asleep when the auction ends then I'll use a sniper. I just don't see the point in bidding on something with 5 days left, gives everyone plenty of time to keep driving the price up. If it worked like Scott said (which is how
proxy bidding should be done), then sniping wouldn't be an issue. But then people wouldn't go crazy overbidding on items and eBay and Paypal wouldn't make so much money.