Originally Posted by Garandman
Personally, I bid what I'm willing to pay as early as possible. A last-minute only wins if they pay more than what I thought it was worth.
But in between your opening bid and a sniper's last second bid there are the type of bidder that plays like it's a real auction... bidding until he is high bidder or run out of funds. If he wins no sweat off your back. But if he eventually gives up and you win, you have just paid that much extra. Sniping doesn't give that type of bidder a chance to run up the price on you.
Originally Posted by Garandman
When I sell, it's too annoying to get all the bids in the last few seconds, so I often offer discounted or free shipping if the winning bid is placed more than 24 hours before auction end.
That way, I bone the "snipers," which makes me happy, because such last minute bidders dishonor real snipers.
Ok, you boned the "bad" snipers, but you just cost yourself shipping fees and potentially higher bids from the _real_ snipers (same difference).
To sum up, you're buying high and selling low, and you probably sleep really good at night.
