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Originally Posted by Pete Burton
wow, great, this was exactly the type of advice I was looking for. So does this mean I can just register with auctionsnipe.com (or auctionsniper) and tell them a maximum? Will they just bid the maximum a few seconds before or use my money more judiciously? Thanks, this is great...
oh, BTW, this seller likes local pickup, which is what I want in this instance anyway.
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I see your seller is local... you can also email and ask whether he/she has any more of the item(s) you need. You can't ask them to sell outside Ebay, but you can kind of hint that you are local and looking. They may offer to list more similar items later or even let you come look and make a bulk buy of more parts you can use.
As for auctionsniper, yes, you give them your max bid and set the "lead time" for anywhere from 5 to 1 second and let it do your work. I set my "lead time" at 3 seconds... that is, my bid is placed when 3 seconds are left on the auction. Keep an eye on the auction, and if the current bid ever exceeds your maximum, either up your max or cancel the snipe. The latter will save the free snipe for a later auction.
Good luck!