(09-20-2011, 01:45 PM)jmc316 Wrote: Help me understand something about sniping...If I bid on an item that is 6 days out from ending, and I dont want to spend more than $20 on it, and I use that as my max bid, how does having a sniper program save you money or win you more auctions?
It keeps the price from being raised a bunch of times, which in turn, can keep the price lower. It doesnt save you money in the sense that you get a discount, but it keeps others from bidding right after you, then you have to outbid them, etc. And since it waits until the last second, someone cant enter their bid after you have put yours in. That make sense?