Originally Posted by
kingston
Why is sniping better than just entering your maximum price? If you win, great. If you don't, oh well, it was more than you were willing to pay.
I agree and that is usually what I do unless it's something I really, really want, then I go with one of the last second strategies. Still, it hurts when you miss out on something by $.50 or a dollar. Man, you snipers really stick in my craw!
BTW Kingston, wife is from Lake Bluff, just off Green Bay Rd, Lake Forest High grad. Her parents and bro still live there. Nice town.
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