on 06-09-2019 07:45 PM
As a long-time sniper who has sprung with jaguar-like swiftness into a last-few-seconds bid on much-wanted items, I have been using Gixen for years.
Other users may have received the heads'-up about Gixen's change of terms, but for those who haven't (or who haven't been using a sniping programme as part of their strategy for winning auctions), I thought I should post the appropriate information here.
❝On (or around) Sep 15th, Gixen will introduce some changes and restrictions on free accounts, as follows:
I consider an annual $6 is nothing in comparison with what using an auction sniper can save one on eBay.
DISCLOSURES: I'm not affiliated with Gixen and I don't receive any sort of benefit from posting this or any other information about it. I'm also not a representative of eBay in any way. I would be the President of the Secret Swift Snipers on Auctions Society if it existed, but it doesn't. I love my coffee, and you withhold washed rind cheese from me at your peril.
07-09-2019 06:44 AM - edited 07-09-2019 06:45 AM
I am glad you posted that.
I once signed up for a sniping program where I had 3 free uses before subscriptions kicked in. I remember using it twice.
But recently there was a cookbook on auction and I thought.. a sniping service might be useful. Couldn't recall the old one I used. Googled and Gixen came up but I wasn't sure how legit it was and when a message came up about allowing changes to my computer, I backed out.
So it is good to know for the future that it is a reliable one.
I am a bit shocked they allow free users 4 free snipes a month!
That's a lot.
These days, I find hardly any of the things I look at are in auction format, but I suppose it would depend on the category.
By the way, I probably should have been subscribed to a sniping service.. I totally forgot about the auction till a couple of hours after it ended.
All's good though. An exact same item had been reposted by then and a few days later it changed to add 'Make an offer'. I did.