I Got Beat With 8 Seconds Left!!

Hey ratman, do you remember your store #?

BD

I set my snipes for 1.2 seconds

I'd say about 30% don't go through due to processing time but the later you snipe the more chance you have of winning I think. I never won auctions I was interested in before I started sniping. Now win at least 10% of the time.

I have had this happen a few times too. It is a little frustrating but if it is an item I really want, then I just wait until the last few seconds to bidand it usually comes down to a bid on the last 2-3 seconds. So if you do not have a program that will set up a last second bid or you are not available to sit at your computer near the auction end time, then you will probably lose out on a few good auctions. However, like somebody said at least you won't overbid for something at the last second just to outbid somebody.

I usually set mine for 2 or 5 seconds but still if you don't bid enough you will not get the item. If they bid $100.00 over what they think anyone else will ever bid (and some times they will because they want it so badly) no matter what you use it will still be out bid within the last 2 seconds because it will place their bid after yours

I set my best bid to fire at 6 seconds, if I don't get it at the price I was willing to go than so be it. I quite second guessing when I am outbid by a very small amount, no telling what the max of the other sniper was so go with the flow...doesn't matter what the other is at on time, 2 sec or 10 sec I would have won or loat either eay.

Here's an update! Another one of these coins came up last week, I lost it again with 2 seconds left. A buyer of an earlier coin re-listed his coin as the other one sold for way more than he paid for it. I registered my bid with 8 seconds left and got it! It is now on the way to me from North Dakota. Some pics:


I am super stoked about this one, and there was less than 3,000 made!!
Thanks for sharing the ride with me!
Brian