eBay vs. eSnipe

["lumina333" <lumina3@xxxx>]

I just read this thread on the AMX files. Call me ignorant, but I had 
no idea that there was actually a service offered to people wanting 
to 'snipe' auctions! Stands to reason that some entrepreneur would 
see a profitable market by offering such a service. I bet they rake 
in the money! Personally, if I see an item that I want, I place my 
maximum bid on it and forget it. If I win, I have paid what I feel is 
a reasonable price (or less if lucky). If I lose, someone was willing 
to pay more for it than I felt it was worth. Getting caught up in the 
bidding causes me to pay too much! As for selling items - since I now 
know about eSnipe, I will put reserves on items that I expect get a 
certain price for. The rest of my 'I just want this item gone from my 
house' things can go for whatever someone will pay me for it.
As for shipping costs - do you think that eSnipe is causing sellers 
to gouge on the price to make up for the loss of money on a sniped 
auction? (Some sellers gouge anyway, that is why I always check their 
shipping costs and factor that in to the price I want to pay for 
their item).
Also, I wonder what happens when multiple people use eSnipe service 
on the same item....does their 'Rovatron' software program give 
preference to one eSniper over another? I find it interesting that a 
seller stated that he was bombarded by 50+ angry emails (by bidders 
admitting to using eSnipe) after he ended the auction 20 minutes 
early because there were no bids.
I bet eBay will soon find a way to block this software function.
Deposit: 2 Cents
-Lu-
eBayer since 1998