How to Avoid Losing An Auction to eBay Snipers First of all, what the heck is sniping on eBay and other auction sites?
Well, eBay sniping will have to occur when a bid is about to end. Some crazy yahoo rushes in and bids a little higher than the highest bid just as the clock is running out of time, and winning the bid. Sniping is technically against the rules at eBay, but this doesn’t always seem to slow the snipers down! In most cases, even if you report it, there is a good chance the sniper will get away with it, and you will have lost the item that you wanted to win so badly. Unfortunately, in order to avoid losing the items you want to the activity of snipers at eBay, you have to take on the sniper mentality. You also need to become a sniper yourself, but in a way that will not violate eBays rules. Sniping can be done in one of two ways. The first technique is the safest, but not necessarily the easiest. In this scenario, you simply keep up with the item you are bidding on. Make a note of the date and time that the auction will end, and make sure that you are in front of your computer and logged in
