Originally Posted by
gamecat
Because even if I'm "only" willing to pay $200 I may want to pay $207 to beat a $203 snipe.
In other words, to beat other snipers with the same price-point. Although it's pretty hard to pull off--you usually have to just keep doing one click bids and hope your final click comes after the final snipe but before the auction ends server side.
prehaps your paying too much for the bike because you got wound into a bidding frenzy? You can set an automatic bid in with 2 seconds to go which would not leave enough time for a manuel reaction.
If I
really need an item (
recently some correct length forks - my bid was 57) I put a very high esnipe in and walked away, and because the bid arrives so late, the other bidders can't pick away at it. If I end up paying alot of money then I'l just have to work a little harder in the week.
The main thing is I don't have to think, oh I can't be out the house at 5:19pm on sunday afternoon because I might get some bike forks!