If eBay prevents sniping, I would just about quit bidding on items. The only items I would buy through eBay would be "Buy It Now" listings.

Since I started using a sniper, I have been winning a much higher percentage of auctions that I bid on. If I don't win, the price was higher than I was willing to pay. I always place my bid through a sniper for the most I would be willing to pay or what the item is worth to me. Often I end up winning auctions for much less than my maximum bid could have been.

Before I started using a sniper, I was routinely getting outbid on auctions at the very last second. I had just about quit bidding on items because I always lost. This was particularly true for auctions that ended at times when I was unable to watch the auction and bid near the end. If eBay started banning snipers, it seems to me that it would ultimately hurt their business and bottom line. I for one would substantially cut back my shopping on eBay.