Scott Holder wrote:
> At 06:54 PM 8/12/2002 -0700, you wrote:
> >Exactly what is sniping ?
>
> Putting a bid in in the last few seconds. My record is a 3 second snipe :)
>
> Some people don't like it because it's not "fair". I figure it's putting a
> bid in before the end of an auction, and since you're supposed to bid the
> max you're willing to pay anyway, if you get outbid you theoretically have
> nothing to be upset about.
It is a term that whiners developed. I agree to an extent that using a bot
to do it is a little weak, but fair is fair. eBay *is* an *auction* site
after all. Ever been to an auction? They talk fast. and the bids fly.
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