What are Snipers?
Snipers are a extension of eBays own bidding tools, they automatically bid on your behalf upto your preset bidding limit. This facility does increase your bid, the moment another bidder enters the bidding war, snipers enter your lowest bid until the final moments. The idea behind a sniper is to keep bidding actions down to a minimum and also by keeping the final price low. There are two types of Sniper: PC Based which require an interent connection to be active as the auction approaces the end and secondly their is a web based tool that goes ahead without your involvment, this offers the ability to bid on similar items simultaneously and then stop bidding once one has been won. Snipers can not guarantee you a win, especially if the price rises above your maximum limit. Second Chances and Offers Not all items get sold via auction, especially if the reserve price was not met. The ‘Best Offer’ facility enables buyers to offer a price for their chosen item in which they are interested in p
