Which sniping service do you use?

[T206Jim]

Which sniping service do you use? How reliable has the service been?
I have used Auctionsniper occasionally but they seem to be having trouble with failed bids due account verification difficulty on eBay.

[Howe’s Hunter]

Don't bid all that often, but never had a problem. One time, right after having had to change my ebay user name, I placed a bid and before it would let me finish, notified me that I had a different name I needed to register with them before I could proceed. Was impressed that it figured that out instantly. Oh, and it is free.

[egri]

I used gavelsnipe as well, and no complaints about them.

[frohme]

Originally Posted by egri

I used gavelsnipe as well, and no complaints about them.

+1 - Only 1 issue in almost 7 years and that was an eBay fail as it turns out

[Cubswin82]

biddingscheduler.com

Had 100% success rates with it.

[auggiedoggy]

I snipe the old fashioned way.

[darwinbulldog]

GavelSnipe. It's been good to me.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

I have never used a sniping service, but I am curious. Are they usually used for auctions with hard endings like ebay? Would a snipe service be useful for auction houses like Heritage, Love of the Game, Clean Sweep, etc. which utilize soft endings with 15 min rules and the like?

[jburl]

I have used Gixen for several years. I pay $6/year. Never any issue.

[mybestbretts]

I have used bidnapper for a long time and have only had one glitch and that
was with ebay.

[gregr2]

gavelsnipe

[jcc6252]

Originally Posted by Cubswin82

biddingscheduler.com

Had 100% success rates with it.

Great Free service. 100% success, also.

[kmac32]

I use KenSnipe.....I sit at my computer andput a bid in with 2 to 3 seconds left. Win a high percentage of the time and if I d not win, the item gets expensive for others.

[EldoEsq]

I use Gixen as well...the free site has been perfect for me for over 3 years.

[bobbyw8469]

I like BidNip.

[Leon]

100% gavelsnipe.

[tjb1952tjb]

Gavelsnipe has worked great for me, and it's free. No problems.

[TanksAndSpartans]

Gixen - I love it - much better than sniping manually like I used to do.

For someone who asked about AH, Gixen is just for eBay - you have to provide your eBay username and password.

I don't think sniping is the right strategy for AH anyway.

What I find for AH is that the bid increments are far apart enough that if someone wants to outbid me, they can't do it by 2 cents like on eBay - they have to go up to the next increment at which point, I just tip my cap to them - they wanted it more. Not to mention AHs have extended bidding. By definition a snipe needs a fixed auction end time.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by DezHood

Gixen - I love it - much better than sniping manually like I used to do.

For someone who asked about AH, Gixen is just for eBay - you have to provide your eBay username and password.

I don't think sniping is the right strategy for AH anyway.

What I find for AH is that the bid increments are far apart enough that if someone wants to outbid me, they can't do it by 2 cents like on eBay - they have to go up to the next increment at which point, I just tip my cap to them - they wanted it more. Not to mention AHs have extended bidding. By definition a snipe needs a fixed auction end time.

Thank you, John. I have been running similar scenarios through my head when wondering if sniping services would help outside of ebay. You summed it up well for me!!

[vthobby]

E-Snipe all the way. Never had an issue. Love it!

Mike