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Posted by Mark Rand on April 5, 2008, 7:11 pm
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>> AS is the best one I've come across so far. The
>> _only_ time I'll place a bid directly on an auction is if I think that a
>> inexperienced seller might withdraw an item due to apparent lack of
>> interest.
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>So what happens when we all snipe the same auction?
>
>Henry
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Highest snipe wins, but people are not likely to get all stupid and
competitive like they do when you announce your interest in advance.
Mark Rand
RTFM
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Posted by Tim Leech on April 6, 2008, 5:30 am
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On Sat, 05 Apr 2008 23:23:14 +0100, Mark Rand
>On Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:58:14 +0100, Chris Edwards
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>>On Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:12:59 +0100, Tim Leech
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>>>Anyone else having trouble with Auction Sentry?
>>>It seized up on me this morning, now it won't open despite rebooting
>>>the machine.
>>>Fleabay is horribly slow as well, maybe there's a connection with
>>>that?
>>>
>>>From Googling around, there seems to be some dissatisfaction with AS
>>>recently, since it has apparently changed hands.
>>>Any other recommendations for sniping software or services?
>>>
>>>Tim
>> You prompted me to try my copy..I was obliged to upgrade to the
>>latest version , which is 3.0.5. However, I downloaded the upgrade without
>>a problem and everything I can test quickly seems OK. I shall be sorry if
>>Dan Hite, who developed AS has gone...he was a very busy guy who constantly
>>upgraded and improved the product.
>> --
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>>Chris Edwards (in deepest Dorset) "....there *must* be an easier way!"
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>Been running 3.0.11 for a little while now!
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>Just put a snipe on something without trouble. I suspect that Tim's problem
>was Ebay being a bit sluggish.
I think you're right, it seems to have sorted itself out after a
period of several hours yesterday, it was working fine by the end of
the day.
Thanks for the other suggestions, I'll see how it behaves over the
next few days.
Tim
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Posted by Austin Shackles on April 5, 2008, 2:44 pm
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>Anyone else having trouble with Auction Sentry?
>It seized up on me this morning, now it won't open despite rebooting
>the machine.
>Fleabay is horribly slow as well, maybe there's a connection with
>that?
>
>From Googling around, there seems to be some dissatisfaction with AS
>recently, since it has apparently changed hands.
>Any other recommendations for sniping software or services?
yeah, don't use it, spoils the fun.
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Posted by Tim Leech on April 5, 2008, 3:10 pm
Please log in for more thread options On Sat, 05 Apr 2008 19:44:52 +0100, Austin Shackles
>On or around Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:12:59 +0100, Tim Leech
>>Any other recommendations for sniping software or services?
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>yeah, don't use it, spoils the fun.
if no-one else was using it, I would agree with you.
It's not like that in the real world, though.
Tim
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Posted by Stephen Howard on April 6, 2008, 3:36 am
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>> On Sat, 05 Apr 2008 19:44:52 +0100, Austin Shackles
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>> >On or around Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:12:59 +0100, Tim Leech
>> >>Any other recommendations for sniping software or services?
>>
>> >yeah, don't use it, spoils the fun.
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>> if no-one else was using it, I would agree with you.
>> It's not like that in the real world, though.
>>
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>I'm not using it, and don't find the need. If you don't bid enough you
>don't get the goods - easy! I like the KISS principle (Keep It Simple
>- Stupid), which means I don't waste loads of my time (and time is
>money) learning or having trouble with this stuff, and I don't waste
>other peoples time when it doesn't work.
>
Same here, never seen the point of sniping. There are only two ways to
lose an auction; too low a bid in the first place, and being beaten by
someone who's prepared to pay over the odds.
I tend to work out my best price, then add a 5% or so 'spoiler' -
which takes care of the 'oooh, lost it by 50p' kick. Never lost an
auction that fell within my valuation.
Regards,
--
Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations
www.shwoodwind.co.uk
Emails to: showardshwoodwindcouk
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