Auction Sniper

I buy and sell a lot of music instruments and gear and tow friends recommended that I download snipes as a way of saving money when bidding on eBay items. I used to needlessly bid up items only to get out bid at the last minute or I would save a favorite item to bid on later but miss the bid altogether. Auction sniper helps me plan and execute my bids by enabling me to confirm the item that I want, my max price, and time I want to place the bid. The more that I buy on eBay the more I need a tool like Auction sniper to help me stay organized and make a fair bid. I have used them for several years know and am a huge fan. i have recently started using their Second chance bid capability that allows you to make extra bids at the last second —-even when you have met your maximum. If you have ever lost a bid at the last second when you were at your max, you will realize that you were sniped and that you should definitely use this cool tool to go the extra-mile with a bid or two. I trust their app with my credentials which they need to act on my behalf just like I trust eBay. Of the massive number of apps that I use—-this is definitely in the top 5 in the ability to save me time and money on eBay.

I first used AS right at its infancy—where bid-based auctions were plentiful, seller’s & PP fees were cheap, and those that understood bidding were handsomely rewarded. The auction site today is the antithesis of it’s original self. Stated-price (or BuyNow) formats appear to dominate the high-traffic categories and the speciality/rare items continue as they have. It’s been well over a year since AS was updated and the most noticeable issue is its non-conformity with the mega-sized device generation, followed by the broken Bid Category feature (that cancels other auctions once one is won) that perhaps only a few use. That being said, the app still works as confirmed this morning. It isn’t visually appealing and browsing auctions via its interface is on a YMMV basis, but it still does work and given the incredibly cheap fees it provides great value. As a primarily free site I suspect this is more of a hobby to the developer than a commercial interest but I wanted to write this review to ensure he/she was aware that it still provides value to me at least.

By chance, I found an eBay auction for a guitar I really wanted, wherein the seller didn't list the model number. It wasn't in the title or the description. I only found it because I happened to look at the suggested listings below one of the guitars I was looking at. When searching for the model, it never appeared in the results. \nThis guitar is $800 new. You can't find it anywhere online for less. The listing was for an open box item that was basically brand new. This was not a display model. The seller said he had won it online through a drawing of some sort and had only taken it out of the box a couple times but never intended to keep it. \nWith less than 2 days left, there were only 3 bids at just over $300. I'm sure if the seller had included the model number, there would have been more bidding activity, but without the model number, people looking for this specific guitar weren't likely to find it. \nHoping to take advantage of the seller's mistake, I downloaded this app to better my chances of succeeding. I would be asleep when the auction ended and I couldn't justify getting out of bed when I figured there was no way I would possibly win. \nI placed a max snipe bid of $556 which would have been a steal. An absolute steal! No way was I gonna get it for that price! I'm never that lucky. Things like that don't happen to me. \nI just checked my emails upon waking up and won it for $397 total after AuctionSniper placed my bid in the last 3 seconds! I'm writing this review from my bed. I'm so happy. And now I can't go back to sleep.