What is the shortest / best snipe time I can use when setting up a snipe in Auction Sentry?
The optimum snipe time for most users is between 5 and 10 seconds. I use a cable modem and usually set my snipes for 5 seconds with them going through leaving 2 or 3 seconds to spare but of course “your mileage may vary”. It all is dependent on the speed of your connection when the snipe is placed, the responsiveness of eBay’s servers at the time the snipe is placed, and how closely synchronized your PC’s clock is with eBay’s. It is crucial that you have all of Auction Sentry’s time synch features turned on. You can do this in the Time Synchronization tab of the Options screen. Synch at program start, every hour thereafter and 5 minutes before snipe time. There is an exercise you can perform to determine how much lead time your system needs to place a bid. I always have a test auction going that you can place test bids on. I always cancel my test auctions before their scheduled end time so you don’t need to worry about winning it if you place a bid. You can find my present test auction
