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AlbertoBalsalm
from ReykjavÃk (Iceland) on 2005-09-19 13:30 [#01727534]
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FUCK OFF YOU WANKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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horsefactory
from 💠 (United Kingdom) on 2005-09-19 13:37 [#01727540]
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ahah
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tridenti
from Milano (Italy) on 2005-09-19 13:38 [#01727543]
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LOL!
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AlbertoBalsalm
from ReykjavÃk (Iceland) on 2005-09-19 13:39 [#01727544]
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<--- me 10 minutes ago :)
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uzim
on 2005-09-19 13:41 [#01727546]
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what were you bidding on?
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AlbertoBalsalm
from ReykjavÃk (Iceland) on 2005-09-19 13:42 [#01727549]
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Technics SL1210 mk2 turntable
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mimi
on 2005-09-19 13:45 [#01727552]
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try bidding more money you fucking retard
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AlbertoBalsalm
from ReykjavÃk (Iceland) on 2005-09-19 13:49 [#01727564]
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on your periods honey? you're still gonna have to wash those dishes
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chambre noire
from Iceland on 2005-09-19 13:49 [#01727565]
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try a sniper software
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virginpusher
from County Clare on 2005-09-19 13:50 [#01727568]
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el oh el
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swears
from junk sleep on 2005-09-19 13:55 [#01727582]
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What is this "sniper software" you speak of?
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horsefactory
from 💠 (United Kingdom) on 2005-09-19 13:56 [#01727583]
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jbidwatcher
A+++
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mimi
on 2005-09-19 13:56 [#01727584]
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wow, aren't you daring. sorry, you can't blame women for your inability to understand ebay.
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roygbivcore
from Joyrex.com, of course! on 2005-09-19 14:00 [#01727591]
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yeah she's right
the whole point to auctions is to bid the most money at the end of the auction
you cant be pissed off cause people arent retarded
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r40f
from qrters tea party on 2005-09-19 14:09 [#01727598]
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hahah... :D
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swears
from junk sleep on 2005-09-19 14:18 [#01727608]
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No one ever wants to push the bids up too high, which is totally understandable. Why raise the price by £50 two hours before the end, when you can raise it by £1 at ten seconds to go.
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AlbertoBalsalm
from ReykjavÃk (Iceland) on 2005-09-19 14:30 [#01727619]
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well this guy was obviously using this sniper software to cheat, which i wasn't aware that existed. i haven't used ebay for a long time, and i have only one a few auctions here and there in the past. there's nothing retarded about me being pissed off that this guy outbidded me on the last 10 FUCKING seconds, it's very normal to feel that way you robot muppets. i was only expressing my few mintutes frustration over this. it's no big deal, i couldn't care less about this now, there will be other auctions. so you can fuck off with your smartass attitudes both of you. fucking patronizing pricks.
ok i'm done. that was fun :D
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J198
from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2005-09-19 14:36 [#01727623]
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i sympathize. people with sniper software should be banned from the internet.
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ymenard
on 2005-09-19 14:48 [#01727644]
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Bah it's just that... who decides what's the last time before a bid and what's not? Is it morally acceptable for the last bid to be 10seconds? 1 minute? 10 minutes? There's no black/white here... just a fucking grey zone.
There's no way to make it perfect for everybody, so I say keep those sniper software.
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nacmat
on 2005-09-19 15:06 [#01727664]
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thats how it works man
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nacmat
on 2005-09-19 15:09 [#01727668]
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what is sniper software????
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redrum
from the allman brothers band (Ireland) on 2005-09-19 16:03 [#01727751]
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i have no knowledge of said sniper software, but common sense would suggest that it's software that acts automatically to bid within the remaining moments of an ebay item's availability in order to assure your purchase.
could you not figure that out for yourself?
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nacmat
on 2005-09-19 16:06 [#01727752]
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yes, but I wanted moe details and links
sorry for being less intelligent than what you require
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nacmat
on 2005-09-19 16:09 [#01727754]
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yes, but I wanted moe details and links
sorry for being less intelligent than what you require
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Zeus
from San Francisco (United States) on 2005-09-19 16:13 [#01727757]
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yeah, the same thing happened to me once, and I came here and bitched about it, and I got the same response... then I realized they were right. Either place you max bid, and accept it if someone else is willing to pay more then you, or bid in the last 10 seconds as well... because as long as the auction is open, it really is fair to place a bid.
that said, I was pissed too, so I understand how ya feel.
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redrum
from the allman brothers band (Ireland) on 2005-09-19 17:58 [#01727879]
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yeah don't do it again man. seriously, fucking watch that shit.
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qrter
from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2005-09-19 18:07 [#01727884]
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it isn't cheating - it's as simple as that. it's completely within 'eBay guidelines'.
most people know about auction sniping - don't blame the rest of the world for your ignorance.
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Taxidermist
from Black Grass on 2005-09-19 18:07 [#01727885]
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Heh... I once did that. I wasn't intentionally trying to snipe the high bidder, but I encountered the item with only five minutes left, did some quick research, determined that it would be worthwhile. Spent the last 30 seconds furiously raising my bid to the point that I won, and the last time I saw the item screen before I won said there was 3 seconds to go.
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xf
from Australia on 2005-09-19 18:19 [#01727894]
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yes, but I wanted moe details and links
sorry for being less intelligent than what you require
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Vader
from € Lisbon, PT on 2005-09-19 18:36 [#01727904]
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10 seconds is plenty of time on eBay, I usually keep two tabs opened on Opera one ready to bid and another to make frequent reloads I only do this when I'm serious interested in a item I hate those snippers who bid on the last 2 seconds that's why you really have to place your max bid and let eBay bid for you.
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pigster
from melbs on 2005-09-19 18:46 [#01727908]
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sniper software stuff, when it automatically bids does it bid a certain amount or like, the highest current big +1?
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qrter
from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2005-09-19 19:21 [#01727913]
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generally they work the same as eBay - you fill in your maximum bid and the sniper bids in the last few seconds, which means it'll bid the amount that's just over the maximum of the previous high bidderm - that is, if your maximum bid exceeds the previous bid ofcourse.
the only difference with normal bidding is that it does it within the last few seconds and it does it automatically - you don't have to hang around etc.
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earthleakage
from tell the world you're winning on 2005-09-19 19:25 [#01727915]
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i went down the shop to get some cigarettes at 11.05 but they decided to close on time! what a bunch of fucking bastards!
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thecurbcreeper
from United States on 2005-09-19 19:42 [#01727928]
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to compare ebay sniping to actual in person auctions is quite wrong
there is no set time for auctions in real life, but a time limit after each bid. so you couldn't, let's say, walk into an auction room at the last second, shout out your bid and walk away the owner of whatever item.
ebay sniping is shit. just because it's within ebays guidelines doesn't make it any less slimey an action.
that said, most people just buy things they don't even really need on ebay, so there's no real reason to get worked up.
i missed you xltronic
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qrter
from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2005-09-19 20:01 [#01727940]
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what is your point, though?
yes, you can't compare eBay auctions to actual in person auctions. therefore you can "walk into an {eBay} auction room at the last second, shout out your bid and walk away the owner of whatever item".
it is exactly that difference that is important.
if sniping was said to be unfair, would people using DSL to connect to eBay also be cheating? what if one browser is quicker than the other, is that unfair? etc. etc.
it's only a slimey action if you refrain from sniping yourself out of some misplaced idea of "being ethical".
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thecurbcreeper
from United States on 2005-09-19 20:27 [#01727944]
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well i would argue that if one actually bid like one should, (under the guidelines of ebay) that being your actual max bid, a faster connection speed really wouldn't be an advantage and the actually bidding is taking care through ebay so nobody is advantaged.
in a somewhat related thingymajiggy, i bid 15 dollars max recently on an item and lost, to someone else who bid 15 dollars. it was weird. i guess however the increments and turns between biddings worked they ended up on 15 dollars and i couldn't bid over them. it confused me at first and i thought i had been duped, but then i thought about it some more and concluded i'm stupid.
p.s. i sent you an email
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thecurbcreeper
from United States on 2005-09-19 20:29 [#01727946]
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oh and i don't think really have a point, other than i don't like ebay sniping. i think i made up that somebody drew the corrolation between actually auctions and ebay auctions. ebay angers my blood and i should probably refrain from any threads bearing it's name.
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qrter
from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2005-09-19 20:30 [#01727948]
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that 15 dollar thing is confusing. how did you loose..? what
yes! I got your e-mail! I'll reply tomorrow! :)
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qrter
from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2005-09-19 20:32 [#01727949]
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well the thing is, sniping has long ago become the norm - so if you're bidding on a HOT item, you'd better use one too.
I don't mind so much, it's all a silly game anyway really.
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thecurbcreeper
from United States on 2005-09-19 20:38 [#01727950]
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well i don't know for sure, but i figure let's say...
i had just out bid somebody on the item for 12.50 or something like that (my max bid was 15) then they came back with 15 or more... (i think it was .50 increments)
me 12.50 them 13 me 13.50 them 14.00 me 14.50 them 15
so since my bid isn't over 15 and even though i was the initial winner at 12.50 i still can't win
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qrter
from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2005-09-19 20:58 [#01727955]
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you made my head die.
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