eBay

Yes, strange. Most forums will mark a discussion as "closed" after a few months.I didn't notice how old the discussion was.

It's very strange how everyone defends sniping.It's even stranger that people say that sellers and ebay profit from it too.If buyers weren't getting lower prices they wouldn't be doing it. They would just place their maximum bid at any point during t...

nonsense!if people sniping didn't reduce the price for BUYERS they would not be doing it.people do it because they pay less for items, not more. it's bad news for sellers. even worse news for eBay. they must be losing millions as a result.

Not likely you would win it with $1 more. But perhaps $10 more.Given that sniping is a strategy that generally means people pay less for items (otherwise why bother doing it) I am surprised eBay hasn't addressed it.

I don't understand how that is meant to be good for sellers.It's BAD for sellers as they will tend to get a lower price for the item.Consider this:Bidder 1 (who isn't able t snipe) sets the bid at $20 and maximum bid at $30.Bidder 2 (a sniper) comes ...