Originally Posted by
Charles Wahl
There's something I'm not understanding here. If someone else wins the auction, aren't you off the hook? I'm not aware of there being a 5-minute period after the auction ends, in which the highest bidder can back out, and the second-highest bidder is contracted to be the substitute winner.
Unless that's so, I don't see what all the fuss is about. If you want to play in the auction sandbox, then know what stuff is worth, and don't bid more than you're willing to pay for it -- pretty simple.
I've overpaid for bike stuff, but I have nobody to blame for that but myself. And I've been offered "2nd chance" opportunities -- sometimes I've taken them, sometimes not.
My bid was taken up to my max with several hours left, then outbid with plenty of time left. Then 4 minutes after making that bid, it was retracted.
I don't feel I overpaid, but I think this is a dishonest practice by a seller.
The points from everyone responding here are well taken. I have tried sniping manually in the past with poor results......I will make an effort to upgrade my skill level with automated sniping in the future.