subject: How To Win Bids By Sniping On EBay [print this page] Winning bids on eBay is an exhilarating experience. It is generally accepted by the eBay buyers' community that trading and sniping are some of the most powerful tools to win bids on eBay. If you want to keep winning bids on eBay or want to resell and make substantial profits, you must be adept at trading and sniping. They have become hugely popular as is evident from the availability of many programs and software that help you become more proficient in sniping.
Sniping is a term that is specific to eBay, which is used to describe the act of bidding for an item at the very last moment. There are innumerable success stories of snipers who have been able to get the items that they have set their eyes on by making a last-minute bid and walking away with their winnings. It may require spending a few dollars more. By deliberately bidding on an item at the very last second, your chances of winning the bid increase significantly.
Sniping is preferred because it is a better option than visiting the bid page constantly to up your bid, only to find someone else raising the stake close to closing time. However, you must be clear in your mind about the maximum amount you are willing to bid to avoid embarrassment later. You can get a fair idea of the cost of the product by visiting other pages and also by looking at similar items that have been auctioned off on the site in the past.
There are two forms of sniping: automatic and manual. Automatic sniping is done by the computer through sniping software, while manual sniping is done by an individual buyer without the aid of any tools. Automatic sniping is a more efficient and expensive process.
If you want to succeed by sniping at eBay, all you have to do is find out the exact timings of the auction, more specifically the closing timings. Log on to the auction page in the last 5 minutes and bid when only 20 to 25 seconds are left for the final bell. Of course, there could be many others who are also good at sniping to win bids. You will have to fine tune your skills to beat them. Getting your bid in at the very last moment involves understanding the speed at which your computer responds to your commands and the speed of your Internet connection. Once things fall into place, you will develop the knack of pushing in your winning bid at the precise moment to remain unchallenged further and taking home your winnings.
It is quite obvious that sniping is against the rules of bidding on eBay. But, there are many who do it frequently and get away with it. You must be careful not to do it in a way that it breaks eBay rules. One of the ways to do it is to remain logged in for a longer period and make those occasional low-key bids and move in for the kill at the last possible moment. This way you can get what you want and at the same time, your tactics cannot be termed as sniping.
