Become an Auction Stealer

Becoming an auction stealer (a.k.a. – sniper) is very important to getting the best deals at the best prices.

Now don’t worry, you’re not doing anything illegal or unethical. Actually, it’s welcomed by e-Bay.

You can read this on eBay’s "Getting Outbid" help page where they actually state that “Sniping is part of the eBay experience, and all bids placed before a listing ends are valid - even if they're placed one second before the listing ends.”

As you can see, bidding as an auction stealer is a welcomed practice. So let’s learn how to snipe on eBay.

Snipe on eBay 101

First and foremost, you have to use the right esnipe service that fits your needs. We’ve reviewed 8 of the most popular esnipe services to use when you snipe on eBay .

Next, you need determine how many seconds before the auction closes that you want your snipe to take place. This is important as you may be bidding against other auction snipers.

However, you do want to allow for possibly slow connections, or slow computers, so that your bid does get placed in time.

Personally, I have my sniping service, Prospector , set to 5 seconds.

The amount of time that you want to wait before the esnipe occurs is completely up to your discretion. However, keep this in mind.

If the amount of time is too small, any slowness between e-Bay and your esnipe service may prevent your bid from reaching e-Bay in time.

If the amount of time is too great, you will probably give a competing bidder enough time to take the auction back, and you lose.

I recommend that you make the time no less than 3 seconds, but no greater than 7 seconds. However, feel free to play with this time setting so you can find what works the best for you.

For detailed information specific to your esnipe service, please see that services help documentation on how to specifically set the seconds to your liking.

Second, remember to bid the maximum amount that you feel comfortable with while still feeling like you will get a good deal.

This will help to ensure that you have the best chances on winning the auction for a price that you can boast about! Trust me, if you become an auction stealer, you’ll end up with deals that you will definitely feel proud of!

Finally, use a snipe service that allows the use of bid groups.

Bid groups allow you to bid on several items at one time. If one online auction item in the group is won, the esnipe service will cancel all other bids in that bid group.

What does that mean to you?

You can just about set your own price for the item you want.

This means that you will greatly increase your chances of successfully winning an auction at the price YOU want!

Auction Stealer - Quick Review