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How to be an ebay sniper...

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 08:17
by The Baron
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:sniper: says:

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. :fight3:

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.

:fforce:

Re: How to be an ebay sniper...

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 08:44
by Lady Jaye
Or you use an automated sniper tool and don't set any alarm! :D

Re: How to be an ebay sniper...

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 09:22
by Thundershot
You missed out a step :baron: :

About 4 weeks later take a look @ your bank statment & think "Why did I spend that much on it??"

:lol:

Re: How to be an ebay sniper...

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 09:27
by D'Compose
Thundershot wrote:You missed out a step :baron: :

About 4 weeks later take a look @ your bank statment & think "Why did I spend that much on it??"

:lol:
...or 4 minutes later when the same auction appears and ends £10 cheaper than what you paid...bollocks :D

Re: How to be an ebay sniper...

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 18:34
by Red Laser
Thundershot wrote:You missed out a step :baron: :

About 4 weeks later take a look @ your bank statment & think "Why did I spend that much on it??"

:lol:
That will be me in a few weeks lol I got my other Chap Mei bike today it has no flipping bike stand any ideas how I can sort one out?

Re: How to be an ebay sniper...

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 22:35
by gung-hoeddie
it's really no good giving tips now i've got my own ebay account i'll still win all the good stuff ;-)

Re: How to be an ebay sniper...

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 22:41
by Red Laser
Is that a wager eddie? ;-)

Re: How to be an ebay sniper...

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 22:55
by gung-hoeddie
your playing with fire ironblood ;-)

Re: How to be an ebay sniper...

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 22:56
by Red Laser
I know lol

Re: How to be an ebay sniper...

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 22:46
by gung-hoeddie
baron, with help from anniem i performed the snipe instructions to the letter and won! :-D superb i'm pleased as you like i won a red shadow for £5.14, i owe you a beer.