A common eBay complain that I see, and one that I've seen repeated here, is that people don't like eBay because they get sniped or people snipe their auctions to keep the price down. I contend that sniping is just a myth. First off, when you bid eBay states that you should enter in the maximum that you are willing to pay for an item and that they will only incrementally bump up your bid if necessary (you are outbid). It doesn't say to place your bid for 1 dollar over current, then watch it like a hawk and hope someone doesn't go 1 dollar over your bid. If you follow the instructions, you would have entered in the maximum amount that you were willing to pay. If someone outbids you, last second or not, it was more than you were willing to pay. Now lets look at the sellers side. When you establish a auction, you are in control of the starting price. If you think that people are getting off cheap, it's your fault for not establishing the correct starting price or setting a reserve.
Sorry for the rant (especially with my first post here), but people who are victims of sniping only have themselves to blame.
xyzzy
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