How to be an ebay sniper...
Posted: 21 Jul 2009 08:17


Bookmark the auction, and set your alarm for five minutes before closing.
Let Bidder 2 walk around thinking he is in the lead. Keep your sniper scope trained on his forehead.
Five minutes before end of auction, alarm goes off. Switch on your PC.
Four minutes to go. Put the kettle on.
Three minutes to go. Open up the auction screen on two separate windows. Enter your maximum proxy bid in the right hand window, click submit and let the confirmation page load. Left screen displays the countdown, right screen displays the Confirm bid button. Place your cursor icon over the Confirm Bid button.
Two minutes to go. Make a brew.
One minute to go. Put your finger on the trigger.
7 seconds.

2 seconds. Bidder 2 frantically tries to enter another bid. There is no time. Even if by luck he squeezes a round off, he is still outbid by the proxy.
0 seconds to go. Drink deep from your mug of victory while mocking the dishevelled corpse of your rival. You are a Winner.
