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SnipePlus! SnipePlus! itself is not a software program
that needs to be installed on
your computer... although we have included a couple below if you're into that sort of thing. SnipePlus! is a collection of the best tools and methods to turn you into an expert sniper. If you're tired of staring at your computer for hours... trying to bid at just the right time, only to find that someone else won the bid, and you lost again... join the club.
We've all been there... If you've done much auction bidding Well... you "ain't gonna be a loser
no more." Here's all you have to do to beat the other bidders ...
We are convinced that he best sniping program is not a software program that needs to be installed on your computer. The best sniping tool is web based. By being web based (or online), your computer doesn't need to be running to place a bid for you. All you do is tell the program what auction to bid on, how many items you want, the highest amount you're willing to pay, and... WHEN TO BID! After filling in the information, the program does the rest ... automatically! ... anytime you set it for ... even if you're not at your computer ... even if your PC is shutoff. Well, we've tried 'em all, and here's our recommendations: |
| Our TOP Web-based Auto-Sniping Tool Picks | |
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| Free Unlimited use for two weeks! Nominal fees after that.
The site that started us sniping. We've used it successfully 100's of times. Nominal charges: $0.25 per winning bid only up to $25.00, 1% above that amount. It's so cheap, we still use it regularly. Plus, you don't have to go to the site to bid. It loads a SnipeIt! form right into your Links Toolbar that you can use while viewing the auction! |
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| Free Unlimited use for 30 days! This is the system we use now. $13.99 for a whole year after that. If you plan to snipe a lot, this one proved cheaper than eSnipe for us. Has some other neat features like "Street Price". |
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| Free for up to 5 Bids per week! ... and highly regarded. Pretty much just a staight online sniping system, but it's good enough. Optional (fee based) Priority Version offers lots more features. |
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| Free! Uses the AuctionStealer system. Confuses us too. Why not just go directly to AuctionStealer? They do also offer the free "PowerTool", a specialized auction browser. Learn more about Auction Browsers. |
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| Free! Uses the AuctionStealer system also. They do also offer the free BidTamer specialized auction browser. Learn more about Auction Browsers. |
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| Free Trial (3 snipes) and simple. It's new, but looks like a real comer. Offers only a few extras, but includes all the ones you really need. After trial, You can subscribe for 3, 6 or 12 mos. |
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| Auction Browsers are customized Internet browsers with built-in auction item watch capabilities. They have very unique auction control capabilities and make auction browsing a pleasure. | |
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AuctionTamer |
They give you two weeks to "try before you buy".
After that, buyer tools are only $12.00 per year. Seller tools are also very economical and take all the hassel
out of managing your auctions. A special bonus is that buyer tools are included free with purchase of the
seller tools One great feature: AuctionTamer works with both eSnipe and BidTamer systems and has a convenient drop down menu that allows you to pick either one to snipe with. |
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The magic of the whole thing... they're online... they keep working... you go do what you want!
That's it! SnipeIt! is set to win the bid, and won't bid higher than you set it. Keep in mind that this is proxy bidding and SnipeIt! only bids high enough to win. It doesn't necessarily bid the highest bid you set. If the bidding goes higher than the amount you set, it will stop bidding. Your days of losing bids are over! Wait a minute! What about step one? ... "Find all the items that are the same and pick out the one you think is the best deal". Well, finding the item you're looking for, is easy. eBay has many search tools built into the system... by category... by item... and by selling date. There's no need to browse page after page of listings to find what you want. The best way to find stuff is to search... learn how to use eBay's search tools and use them. You'll find search boxes at the top of their home page and on every listing page. But, that's not the best way! If you want to find similar items on a bunch of different auctions at once, you can use an auction spider. There are several on the internet. Many times, it's even faster to use a spider to find the item you want, than to use the search tools on eBay. eBay is always slow, but their built-in search engine can be absolutely painful. One that we use is... AuctionHawk They're also the folks that bring you AuctionSniper
listed above... After you find the item you want, decide on the highest price you would pay for the item and write it down, along with the item number ... BUT ... DON'T BID ... just set up your snipe bid. If you go ahead and bid, you'll probably end up paying too much. If another bidder is using a proxy bid, the bid will automatically be raised, but the other bidder may still have the high bid. Then you'll have to start "chasing" the bid. If you finally get to be high bidder, there will still be time for someone else to outbid you. It's better to hold your bid until the last few seconds of the auction... snipe it... and hope for the best. You'll still lose some auctions to more agressive bidders, but you'll win a lot more and usually pay a lot less. Our recommendations of any program is based on actual use and testing. We recommend the Auction Tamer Browser and the BidTamer and SnipeIt! bidding systems, simply because they are tried and true and have so many advantages over the PC resident programs we have tried... but don't overlook Bidnapper and AuctionStealer. They might be new, but they're coming on strong. Thanks for joining our jolly band of snipers. |