idunno - maybe i'm not getting the concept here

i want to bid on a sweet item. the auction ends at 7 tonight. people are trying to outbid each other on it now ! WTF is the matter with these guys? They're just running the price up. Maybe the seller is bidding from another e-mail address 
i'm pissed 

A lot of people bid at the last minutes to try n win

It is an auction site...
Hey what is it that your bidding on? If I like it I might bid on it too! 

Quote from: sofadriver on December 25, 2011, 10:58:35 AM
idunno - maybe i'm not getting the concept here

i want to bid on a sweet item. the auction ends at 7 tonight. people are trying to outbid each other on it now ! WTF is the matter with these guys? They're just running the price up. Maybe the seller is bidding from another e-mail address 
i'm pissed 

Maybe they'll be at Christmas dinner when dinnertime rolls around on Christmas day so they're bidding now?

Quote from: peeny on December 25, 2011, 11:45:45 AM
Maybe they'll be at Christmas dinner when dinnertime rolls around on Christmas day so they're bidding now?

Food, friends, family and holidays to remember are not good excuses.
I'm talking about bidding here!
I'm talkin' 'bout WAR !  .........

Have fun. Tell us how it turns out.

http://www.snipeswipe.com/

Have fun!!   

Hey, thanks for the tip. I added that into my favorites.

Well, it ended up getting too rich for my blood.
Sweet jacket, though. And broke in just right.
My S2r1000 is red/red and I woulda' been stylin' !!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/140665485500?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Check the bid history and you'll see that the winner was a pretty sly fox! He made just one bid at the perfect time. A deserving winner. 
I had all my last second moves planned out but, since I need another riding jacket like I need another hole in my head, I decided it was getting too high with 1 1/2 hrs to go.

There will be more.

bid snipers aren't exactly a new thing... 

Quote from: teddy037.3 on December 26, 2011, 03:10:06 AM
bid snipers aren't exactly a new thing... 

They're not, I've been using that site for many years now.

Not a lot of people are aware of such things though and it sure beats sitting on Ebay trying to make the winning bid on something you really want when someone else is using a swipe website.   

That jacket looks like a knock-off.

Quote from: DucHead on December 28, 2011, 10:25:22 AM
That jacket looks like a knock-off.

it's not, i have one nearly just like it

www.esnipe.com

as far as online auctions go http://www.quibids.com is way more of a scam... well... legal scam... OK so I cant control my bidding...

Quote from: cokey on December 25, 2011, 11:25:46 AM
A lot of people bid at the last minutes to try n win

With esnipe you can choose 10, 5 or 2 second bid, on your behalf, before the auction ends.  Great site!