I getting p-ed off with being outbid 4 seconds before the end of an auction, when there has been no other prior bids. These bids are made by anonymous bidders, obviously professionals as they have 30 or so going at the same time. It's no fun any more - eBay must be losing buyers in droves - it's just becoming a commercial marketplace. There needs to be some changes made somehow - of course you can't contact anyone in eBay to complain directly. David

You arent being beaten by snipers, you are being beaten by people who are prepared to pay more than you. If your bid was the highest you would win.

i only buy on ebay and i dont use a snipping tool, auctions i am interested in that finish when i am at home, i will wait until the last 10 seconds to place my bid. Those that i am not home for i will place what i am prepared to pay as my bid and leave it at that.

You sound like you are in the trap that i was in when i first started on ebay, getting into nibble bidding trying to top the last bids by a little increment. All that does is push the price up and potentially gets you into a situation where you end up paying more for an item than you were prepared too.

When you are interested in an item, work out what YOU are prepared to pay for it and bid that amount, dont try and work out what others are prepared to pay and try and out bid them