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daviddbreadmanLike Jay I only bid early on stuff that I will only want if my 'low bid' gets hit. I'll almost never go back and raise my bid on those. I always snipe manually for any card I really want with 5 secs to go.
As an aside, there is nothing better than waking up in the morning and seeing something you won because of your low bid days earlier and totally forgot about! Its almost as much satisfaction as doing battle with 5 secs left with multiple browser screens open.
For snipes I use 4 browser screens. One with the main list of cards, especially if multiple auctions are ending in a short period of time, another with the card itself up so i may refresh and monitor the price, another with a preset snipe price entered and ready for verification with 5 secs and a final browser with the bid price not entered so i may adjust quickly with a few secs to go in case the price rises and i just want to add a few more bucks. i can usually complete the screen with 10 seconds left, that's my point of no success. That's how its possible to adjust with under 12 seconds go to. It may be alot of work, but I love the battle and wouldn't change my methods for the world! 