Sniping is simply a strategy that capitalizes on the fact that the vast majority of people are unlikely to monitor online auctions (of which they are a participant) in the closing minutes. As a result, whatever limit bid, X, the leading bidder has established can easily be trumped in the final seconds by another bidder bidding X+delta, where delta is the minimum differential bid. Experienced eBay buyers employ this strategy at all times, whether in person or through a cyber-agent. --Rob ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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