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Originally Posted by miketime

I snipe. It's the only way to win an auction most of the time. I don't agree with it being bad for sellers. What's worse bidding or not bidding at all? If I didn't bid and no one else was gonna then the seller gets less money than he would If I tried to bid at the last second which raises the price. You can't just bid on something when you see it and hope for the best. There is always someone willing to pay too much for something.

It's not bidding that's the issue. Its also an assumption that no one else is going to bid or that the previos bidder wouldnt raise it once he/she got the email saying that they've been outbid. It's not having time to retaliate. In a real world auction the bids keep going untill the highest bidder is reached. That's not so on eBay because it's timed. Not everyone on eBay is a sniper. Haven't you ever been sniped for a few dollars and thought I would have totally spent maybe 5 more on it to win? Hope that clears things up. It's not right or wrong. Those are the rules set by eBay. It's just... Annoying.