Social Anxiety Support

Kyaa · 08-21-2009, 02:03 PM

Vote and discuss.

VCL XI · 08-21-2009, 02:06 PM

Yep. I don't bother bidding unless I can be there at the end time.

KyleThomas · 08-21-2009, 02:25 PM

I've never seen the point. I know what I'm willing to pay for an item, I put that in as a bid and forget about it.

carambola · 08-21-2009, 02:43 PM

I will only snipe if I have previously bid. It seems wrong to just wait until the very end and come out of nowhere.

TorLin · 08-21-2009, 02:58 PM

i voted "Sometimes"
i work on ebay, and i snip only the items that i really want, and bid on the secondary items i wanted.

coldmorning · 08-21-2009, 03:00 PM

I've never used ebay.

Duke of Prunes · 08-21-2009, 04:03 PM

I don't like to call it "sniping", I like to call it "using my brain".

Toad Licker · 08-21-2009, 04:04 PM

Sometimes, it depends on how much I really want the item I bid on.

Hoth · 08-21-2009, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KyleThomas

I've never seen the point. I know what I'm willing to pay for an item, I put that in as a bid and forget about it.

That only works in an ideal world where everyone is strong-willed.

I bought my car on eBay (stupid, but easier than dealing with people). I set a maximum bid thinking I'd just leave that. Then somebody went over it, and I decided to stretch my budget and up my max bid, and we traded back and forth a bit like that. Finally I used an automated sniping program for my final bid so that we couldn't drive each other to stupider bids anymore.

I've only bought two items on eBay in total in my life though, and I don't recall if I sniped the other.

Just Lurking · 08-21-2009, 05:08 PM

Rarely, when necessary.... if it's an uncommon item that may not be put up for auction very often. You know other people are going to be doing it, so you're not really helping your cause by abstaining...

But I'm not patient when it comes to buying things, so I aim for "Buy It Now" auctions and avoid the ones I have to sit on, whenever possible. It's been a few years since I last felt the need to "snipe".

coldmorning · 08-21-2009, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoth

I bought my car on eBay

How did that turn out? Did it run as you expected and so forth?

Aurora · 08-22-2009, 01:14 AM

I snipe.

It sucks to loose.

kenny87 · 08-22-2009, 03:25 AM

I do, it never works to just put in a bid and leave it, if there is even one more person bidding on it, it seems if you give them time they will always be someone willing to pay more than you do, even if its a ridiculous price. Only time I don't care is if there is no bids and no demand for that particular item.

Stanley · 08-22-2009, 08:05 AM

I never even bought anything off eBay.

Kelly · 08-22-2009, 08:08 AM

I snipe. I want what I want when I want it. Everyone else be damned.

Have a nice day,
Kelly

WineKitty · 08-22-2009, 09:33 AM

Yes, I am very bad about that but lately have been doing more selling than buying.

Freedom2010 · 08-22-2009, 09:52 AM

Never used eBay.

Micronian · 08-22-2009, 10:03 AM

Isn't that the name of the game, though?

If you show your cards too early, someone's going to beat you before the timer runs out.

I don't know how it is now, but I remember buying tickets for a concert online (this was about 2001). I was part of the "select group" that got a chance to buy them early, before they went out on sale. I thought I had plenty of time, but a blink of an eye later, half the seats were already sold before i could even click on the button!

ebay is pretty much the same. You really have to be lightining fast. especially on those rare items.

fluch · 08-22-2009, 10:03 AM

Yes, if I'm around I normally will, otherwise I'll just bid what I'm willing to pay.
I really don't like using ebay recently though, since it means putting a lot of trust in the person at the other end. I'll normally avoid it if there's an alternative.

ShyFX · 08-22-2009, 01:28 PM

I've never bought anything from ebay. I'm kind of worried that I'll get carried away and buy a whole bunch of stuff I don't need, just because its cheap. When I moved out of my old house I couldn't believe how much useless crap I had bought over the years. I gave away most of it and the rest went into the trash.

08-21-2009, 02:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Kyaa Status: Permanently Banned Join Date: May 2008 Gender: Female Posts: 134	Are you an ebay sniper? Vote and discuss.

08-21-2009, 02:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
TorLin Status: MayTheForceBeWithYou Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: California Gender: Male Posts: 17,058	i voted "Sometimes" i work on ebay, and i snip only the items that i really want, and bid on the secondary items i wanted. __________________ MTFBWU (May The Force Be With You) - TORLIN AIM, MSN, YIM: T0RL1N Skype: Tor_Lin Visit me at; ToryLing.com \| LivingAnxious \| Facebook \| Myspace \| Last.fm

08-21-2009, 04:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
Toad Licker Status: Broken Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: A Fruitloop Daydream Gender: Male Age: 44 Posts: 29,638	Sometimes, it depends on how much I really want the item I bid on. __________________ All will wither, go to sleep The ones you love you may not keep All you touch will fall apart The dreams you kill will break your heart There's no mercy, there's no rest The void will scream within your chest No one knows and no one will So leave this place that makes you Ill - Madder Mortem

08-21-2009, 05:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
Just Lurking Status: Student.. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Posts: 2,852	Rarely, when necessary.... if it's an uncommon item that may not be put up for auction very often. You know other people are going to be doing it, so you're not really helping your cause by abstaining... But I'm not patient when it comes to buying things, so I aim for "Buy It Now" auctions and avoid the ones I have to sit on, whenever possible. It's been a few years since I last felt the need to "snipe". __________________ "The psychiatrist says, 'I think you're crazy.' The man says, 'I want a second opinion.' The psychiatrist says, 'Okay, you're ugly, too!'" ~Henny Youngman

08-22-2009, 01:14 AM	#12 (permalink)
Aurora Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia. Gender: Female Age: 24 Posts: 850	I snipe. It sucks to loose. __________________ I tell you everything that is really nothing, and nothing of what is everything, do not be fooled by what I am saying. Please listen carefully and try to hear what I am not saying. ~ Charles C. Finn

View Poll Results: Are you an ebay sniper?
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08-21-2009, 02:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
VCL XI Status: n/a Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,566	Yep. I don't bother bidding unless I can be there at the end time.

08-21-2009, 02:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
KyleThomas Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK Gender: Male Posts: 448	I've never seen the point. I know what I'm willing to pay for an item, I put that in as a bid and forget about it.

08-21-2009, 02:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
carambola Status: SAS Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: California Age: 24 Posts: 735	I will only snipe if I have previously bid. It seems wrong to just wait until the very end and come out of nowhere.

08-21-2009, 03:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
coldmorning Status: Add water and shake Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Northern California Gender: Male Posts: 2,125	I've never used ebay.

08-21-2009, 04:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
Duke of Prunes Status: A prune isn't a vegetable Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: England Gender: Male Age: 18 Posts: 208	I don't like to call it "sniping", I like to call it "using my brain".

08-22-2009, 03:25 AM	#13 (permalink)
kenny87 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Louisville, Kentucky Gender: Male Age: 20 Posts: 625	I do, it never works to just put in a bid and leave it, if there is even one more person bidding on it, it seems if you give them time they will always be someone willing to pay more than you do, even if its a ridiculous price. Only time I don't care is if there is no bids and no demand for that particular item.

08-22-2009, 08:05 AM	#14 (permalink)
Stanley Status: SAS Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Gender: Male Age: 27 Posts: 705	I never even bought anything off eBay.

08-22-2009, 08:08 AM	#15 (permalink)
Kelly Status: One More Thin Gypsy Thief Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Mainz, Deutschland Age: 32 Posts: 6,462	I snipe. I want what I want when I want it. Everyone else be damned. Have a nice day, Kelly __________________ Maybe I'll live my whole life just gettin' by. Maybe I'll be discovered. Maybe I'll be colonized. You can try to train me like a pet. You can try to teach me to behave. But I'll tell you if I haven't learned it yet, I ain't gonna sit. I ain't gonna stay.

08-22-2009, 09:33 AM	#16 (permalink)
WineKitty Status: Almost 10,000 Posts :) Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Alone Inside My Mind Gender: Female Posts: 9,972	Yes, I am very bad about that but lately have been doing more selling than buying. __________________ "The more I know about people, the better I like my dog." - Mark Twain

08-22-2009, 09:52 AM	#17 (permalink)
Freedom2010 Status: breaking free Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Here, there, and eveywhere Gender: Female Posts: 2,214	Never used eBay. __________________ "Live right now- just be yourself. Doesn't matter if it's good enough for someone else." - Jimmy Eat World

08-22-2009, 10:03 AM	#18 (permalink)
Micronian Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Osaka, Japan Gender: Male Posts: 1,940	Isn't that the name of the game, though? If you show your cards too early, someone's going to beat you before the timer runs out. I don't know how it is now, but I remember buying tickets for a concert online (this was about 2001). I was part of the "select group" that got a chance to buy them early, before they went out on sale. I thought I had plenty of time, but a blink of an eye later, half the seats were already sold before i could even click on the button! ebay is pretty much the same. You really have to be lightining fast. especially on those rare items. __________________ "I might be great tomorrow, but hopeless yesterday"

08-22-2009, 10:03 AM	#19 (permalink)
fluch Status: in another moment... Join Date: Aug 2009 Gender: Male Age: 23 Posts: 101	Yes, if I'm around I normally will, otherwise I'll just bid what I'm willing to pay. I really don't like using ebay recently though, since it means putting a lot of trust in the person at the other end. I'll normally avoid it if there's an alternative.

08-22-2009, 01:28 PM	#20 (permalink)
ShyFX Status: shake 'n bake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canada Age: 27 Posts: 2,936	I've never bought anything from ebay. I'm kind of worried that I'll get carried away and buy a whole bunch of stuff I don't need, just because its cheap. When I moved out of my old house I couldn't believe how much useless crap I had bought over the years. I gave away most of it and the rest went into the trash.