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MilkMan · 05-07-2004, 05:09 PM

Is it better to bid right at the last minute or at any given time? :huh:

Spinner · 05-07-2004, 05:13 PM

As Dark always says, get your maximum bid in early and by doing so tell everyone that it's yours. That way, you'll either get your item for a price you're willing to pay, or you won't get it, but the price by then will be too high for you anyway.

That having been said, I have succesfully sniped, but I wouldn't always recommend it.

What item have you got in mind?

EDIT: This CPS 3000 by any chance? If so, I hope you win it. Get your maximum bid in now.

MilkMan · 05-07-2004, 05:18 PM

Yes....Hey, that's funny. :Hey, that's funny.: :Hey, that's funny.: :Hey, that's funny.: hahahaha. I want it so bad and I will get it

Note: we better stay off topic! :P

MilkMan · 05-07-2004, 05:24 PM

Also, what exactly IS shipping insurance...... :huh:

Neuro · 05-07-2004, 08:27 PM

that means if it gets lost or damaged in shipping you get reimbursed for the shipping and item price. and I ALWAYS snipe, bidding early just drives the price up.

blaze · 05-07-2004, 08:36 PM

I agree with neo. all the way.

Monsoon · 05-07-2004, 08:40 PM

I'd buy a CPS 3000 in an eyeshot! I already have a CPS 2100 and I don't have any backpack blasters. I hear it's better then the newer CPS 3200.

Neuro · 05-07-2004, 08:45 PM

just the opposite. the 3000 has a soft backpack, I hear people have had problems with this. the 3200 has a hard backpack. the 3000 leaks, these were fixed with the 3200. but I'd still go for the 3000 over the 2100. now the scary thought is, before I knew better, I almost bought a 3000 over my 2500.

blaze · 05-07-2004, 09:21 PM

yeah if you run with a soft backback it could pop open or jiggle...but overall I think the 3000 would be better.

BlueSmudge · 05-07-2004, 10:00 PM

oh, you want that? I was going to bid on it. then ya'll stay away from that 1000 and that splashzooka, im going for whatever goes lower

Ben · 05-08-2004, 08:21 AM

My dad buys all his eBay auctions (and he does eBay on a daily basis) with a special program to snipe it at the last second. I don't know what it's called, but there should be similar programs for Windows since he does it on Linux.

It would be weird if two computers sniped it with that program at the exact same time, I wonder what would happen?

BlueSmudge · 05-08-2004, 12:18 PM

your dad sounds like my dad, on without the program, he has timers that go off 5 minutes before the auction closes so he can manually snipe it. My dad gets a package every other day! Hey, that's funny. :Hey, that's funny.:

MilkMan · 05-08-2004, 01:49 PM

I think I'm going to bid now because if I choose to snipe then the price will just get too high -_-

MilkMan · 05-08-2004, 08:27 PM

Wait a minute....couldn't you just bid like 2000 dollars or something? Then nobody would ever get higher. Wait a minute....is the price raised if somebody bids higher but not above your maximum? Then that would make sense why nobody does that.

Jangadance · 05-09-2004, 03:32 AM

05-07-2004, 05:09 PM	#1
MilkMan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: PA Posts: 308 UserID: 110	Is it better to bid right at the last minute or at any given time? :huh: __________________ "Anything with a nozzle and a pump is good enough for me." <--------------- Same lying signature 3 years and counting!

05-07-2004, 05:13 PM	#2
Spinner Administrator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,321 UserID: 77	As Dark always says, get your maximum bid in early and by doing so tell everyone that it's yours. That way, you'll either get your item for a price you're willing to pay, or you won't get it, but the price by then will be too high for you anyway. That having been said, I have succesfully sniped, but I wouldn't always recommend it. What item have you got in mind? EDIT: This CPS 3000 by any chance? If so, I hope you win it. Get your maximum bid in now. __________________ ISS: Soaker Sagas Submit your saga and see it up with other titans of water warfare.

05-07-2004, 05:18 PM	#3
MilkMan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: PA Posts: 308 UserID: 110	Yes....Hey, that's funny. :Hey, that's funny.: :Hey, that's funny.: :Hey, that's funny.: hahahaha. I want it so bad and I will get it Note: we better stay off topic! :P __________________ "Anything with a nozzle and a pump is good enough for me." <--------------- Same lying signature 3 years and counting!

05-07-2004, 05:24 PM	#4
MilkMan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: PA Posts: 308 UserID: 110	Also, what exactly IS shipping insurance...... :huh: __________________ "Anything with a nozzle and a pump is good enough for me." <--------------- Same lying signature 3 years and counting!

05-07-2004, 08:27 PM	#5
Neuro Retired Moderator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,081 UserID: 30	that means if it gets lost or damaged in shipping you get reimbursed for the shipping and item price. and I ALWAYS snipe, bidding early just drives the price up. __________________ "I used to care, but now I take a pill for that." You can pretty much ignore the times on that, I rarely ever have Xfire on when I play. I should, though.

05-07-2004, 08:36 PM	#6
blaze Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 515 UserID: 94	I agree with neo. all the way.

05-07-2004, 08:40 PM	#7
Monsoon Retired Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 832 UserID: 56	I'd buy a CPS 3000 in an eyeshot! I already have a CPS 2100 and I don't have any backpack blasters. I hear it's better then the newer CPS 3200. __________________ Do not underestimate the power of stupidity in large groups

05-07-2004, 08:45 PM	#8
Neuro Retired Moderator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,081 UserID: 30	just the opposite. the 3000 has a soft backpack, I hear people have had problems with this. the 3200 has a hard backpack. the 3000 leaks, these were fixed with the 3200. but I'd still go for the 3000 over the 2100. now the scary thought is, before I knew better, I almost bought a 3000 over my 2500. __________________ "I used to care, but now I take a pill for that." You can pretty much ignore the times on that, I rarely ever have Xfire on when I play. I should, though.

05-07-2004, 09:21 PM	#9
blaze Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 515 UserID: 94	yeah if you run with a soft backback it could pop open or jiggle...but overall I think the 3000 would be better.

05-07-2004, 10:00 PM	#10
BlueSmudge Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 886 UserID: 97	oh, you want that? I was going to bid on it. then ya'll stay away from that 1000 and that splashzooka, im going for whatever goes lower __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------- BlueSoak.net --------------------------------------------------------------

05-08-2004, 08:21 AM	#11
Ben Founder Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,955 UserID: 1	My dad buys all his eBay auctions (and he does eBay on a daily basis) with a special program to snipe it at the last second. I don't know what it's called, but there should be similar programs for Windows since he does it on Linux. It would be weird if two computers sniped it with that program at the exact same time, I wonder what would happen? __________________ email: ben at sscentral dot org / Forum rules Read this page before emailing me. Do not send me a PM or email with a question if someone else could answer the question. Post at the forums so others could offer their take. Do not send me a PM or email about reading a certain post unless it's been a few days since you've posted. I try to read every post.

05-08-2004, 12:18 PM	#12
BlueSmudge Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 886 UserID: 97	your dad sounds like my dad, on without the program, he has timers that go off 5 minutes before the auction closes so he can manually snipe it. My dad gets a package every other day! Hey, that's funny. :Hey, that's funny.: __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------- BlueSoak.net --------------------------------------------------------------

05-08-2004, 01:49 PM	#13
MilkMan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: PA Posts: 308 UserID: 110	I think I'm going to bid now because if I choose to snipe then the price will just get too high -_- __________________ "Anything with a nozzle and a pump is good enough for me." <--------------- Same lying signature 3 years and counting!

05-08-2004, 08:27 PM	#14
MilkMan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: PA Posts: 308 UserID: 110	Wait a minute....couldn't you just bid like 2000 dollars or something? Then nobody would ever get higher. Wait a minute....is the price raised if somebody bids higher but not above your maximum? Then that would make sense why nobody does that. __________________ "Anything with a nozzle and a pump is good enough for me." <--------------- Same lying signature 3 years and counting!

05-09-2004, 03:32 AM	#15
Jangadance Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 25 UserID: 100	Yes.

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