Firefox-Ebay

[Jethroww]

Hi. Would like some help in finding a timed stop watch that matches E-bays time? Most of the time I bid on a item I get out bid with only a few seconds
left in the remaining bidding time by 50 cents above my top limit. Every time
I bid I am told you are the high bidder then with a few seconds left I am out did
and no time left to put in another bid. After a while it pisses me off....
Thanks for the help.

[networkguy]

There are programs out there you can buy such as auction sentry, they sync your pc's time with ebay and then you set a snipe time. Whats happening to you is common, its called sniping. Somone enters the autcion number into the program, sets there max bid and sets it to place a bid with only 5 or 10 seconds (or whatever they want) left in the auction, this gives no one else a chance and placing a counter bid. You may feel its not fair, all I can tell you is, if you can't beat them, join them.

Here is a link to the software:

http://www.auction-sentry.com/

NG

[Mindfield]

Hi. Would like some help in finding a timed stop watch that matches E-bays time? Most of the time I bid on a item I get out bid with only a few seconds
left in the remaining bidding time by 50 cents above my top limit. Every time
I bid I am told you are the high bidder then with a few seconds left I am out did
and no time left to put in another bid. After a while it pisses me off....
Thanks for the help.

Not to sound cynical, but welcome to eBay, home of the sniper. Sniping is a big part of eBay for a lot of people. It helps keep prices down by not giving people a proxy to pick away at.

Basically you have two choices:

1. Bid what you're willing to pay and hope no one outbids you, or,
2. Get your bid in under 10 seconds -- 5 in you can manage. That's the way of the sniper.

There are programs out there that will snipe for you -- most of them cost money either for the software or a web-based subscription service. I still prefer to do it by hand, though.