Originally Posted by
Spaghetti Legs
What is the timing of the actual automatic snipe bid? 1 second left, 10 seconds? I would think that some of the failed automatic sniper bids would occur if several, or even just two auto bids occur at the same time. How closely does eBay drill down on bid timing?
For esniper, the program I use, the timing is set by a command line switch:
-s Set the bidding time, specified as now, or seconds before
the end of an auction. If now is used, bids will be placed
immediately. The corresponding configuration option is
seconds, default value is 10 seconds. You should snipe
late enough in an auction to prevent a manual bidder to
update their bid, but before other snipes. In case two
bids are within one bid increment of each other, the first
bid placed wins.