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I totally got sniped on something I really wanted...in the last 5 seconds of the auction! GAH!
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Ebay Snipers
Started by b16a87crxsi, Jun 25 2007 10:54 PM
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#1
Posted 25 June 2007 - 10:54 PM
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Anyone else hate ebay snipers?
I totally got sniped on something I really wanted...in the last 5 seconds of the auction! GAH!
I totally got sniped on something I really wanted...in the last 5 seconds of the auction! GAH!
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#2
Posted 25 June 2007 - 11:02 PM
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Bid faster than they snipe.
Time it.
You have to be like an assasin, sneaking up behind the sniper in his tower.
OR, use a rocket launcher and blow the guy up. that would mean setting the bidding so high he cant touch it.
Time it.
You have to be like an assasin, sneaking up behind the sniper in his tower.
OR, use a rocket launcher and blow the guy up. that would mean setting the bidding so high he cant touch it.
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Posted 25 June 2007 - 11:03 PM
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I hate it to. It happens WAY to often. Sadly tho there is not much you can do about it.
Conceal nothing... And watch the fools search forever!
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Posted 25 June 2007 - 11:04 PM
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QUOTE (bobdragster @ Jun 25 2007, 11:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Bid faster than they snipe.
Time it.
You have to be like an assasin, sneaking up behind the sniper in his tower.
OR, use a rocket launcher and blow the guy up. that would mean setting the bidding so high he cant touch it.
Time it.
You have to be like an assasin, sneaking up behind the sniper in his tower.
OR, use a rocket launcher and blow the guy up. that would mean setting the bidding so high he cant touch it.
Well I was bidding on chrisandsarahb's side skirts, given that they were broken I didnt want to pay to much, but I didnt think anyone else would either but I would have given more than the other bidder won them for....grr... damn laptop, im not as fast on the mouse...
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Posted 25 June 2007 - 11:16 PM
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dude, your telling me. i just sniped a set of broken sideskirts tho. sometimes it works out for the best.
just kidding dude. it wasnt me
just kidding dude. it wasnt me
When I die, i want to go asleep peaceful.......... not screaming and freaking out like everyone else in the car
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Another loser who can not get traction. I feel sorry for him.
IM A LOSER!!! my car pulls harder when spinning than any "highly modified" EW
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Posted 25 June 2007 - 11:18 PM
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QUOTE (crxls @ Jun 25 2007, 11:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
dude, your telling me. i just sniped a set of broken sideskirts tho. sometimes it works out for the best.
just kidding dude. it wasnt me
just kidding dude. it wasnt me
I was gonna mapquest your location!!!
Im sure it was a fellow RPR member that got em, which is good...but I wanted em pretty bad.
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Posted 25 June 2007 - 11:33 PM
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QUOTE (b16a87crxsi @ Jun 25 2007, 11:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I was gonna mapquest your location!!!
Im sure it was a fellow RPR member that got em, which is good...but I wanted em pretty bad.
Im sure it was a fellow RPR member that got em, which is good...but I wanted em pretty bad.
Message the person and offer them more than they paid.
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Posted 26 June 2007 - 12:17 AM
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well all i can say (no it wasn't me but i've sniped many a thing in the past) you set a limit on how much you can afford, then you set a limit above that based on how much you want it, if this is too high for your blood then give up now, if you can still pay for it at that point congratulations you have won an item believe me. and if you buy broken sideskirts for more than $40 shipped.... i might have some rare U.S.-used, japanese brake pads for the 1st gen/3rd gen that you might be interested in for $35 hahahahahahaahahahah
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Posted 26 June 2007 - 12:30 AM
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QUOTE (IfTakumiDroveACRX @ Jun 26 2007, 12:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
well all i can say (no it wasn't me but i've sniped many a thing in the past) you set a limit on how much you can afford, then you set a limit above that based on how much you want it, if this is too high for your blood then give up now, if you can still pay for it at that point congratulations you have won an item believe me. and if you buy broken sideskirts for more than $40 shipped.... i might have some rare U.S.-used, japanese brake pads for the 1st gen/3rd gen that you might be interested in for $35 hahahahahahaahahahah
Its called im good with fiberglass.
Would be kind of easy to fix fiberglass side skirts.
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Posted 26 June 2007 - 08:05 AM
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QUOTE (b16a87crxsi @ Jun 26 2007, 12:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Its called im good with fiberglass.
Would be kind of easy to fix fiberglass side skirts.
Would be kind of easy to fix fiberglass side skirts.
funny since most people I know that are "good with fiberglass" would make their own rather than fix broken ones but hey to each their own! good times, good times!
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Posted 26 June 2007 - 10:33 AM
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Do you guys know who is getting a real kick out of this thread right now? I won't say *looks in Chris_F_dude's direction* 
*looks in Chris_F_dude's direction*
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Posted 26 June 2007 - 11:40 AM
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QUOTE (b16a87crxsi @ Jun 26 2007, 12:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
but I would have given more than the other bidder won them for....grr... damn laptop, im not as fast on the mouse...
EDU (from ebay.com):
Here's how bidding on eBay works:
When you place a bid, you enter the maximum amount you'd be willing to pay for the item. Your maximum amount is kept confidential from other bidders and the seller.
The eBay system compares your bid to those of the other bidders.
The system places bids on your behalf, using only as much of your bid as is necessary to maintain your high bid position (or to meet the reserve price). The system will bid up to your maximum amount.
If another bidder has a higher maximum, you'll be outbid. BUT, if no other bidder has a higher maximum, you win the item. And you could pay significantly less than your maximum price! This means you don't have to keep coming back to re-bid every time another bid is placed.
Seems pretty straight forward to me...
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Posted 26 June 2007 - 12:59 PM
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^^^^ SOME bidders will just bid up if you place a MAXIMUM amount just to be jerks and make you pay more^^^^
BEST RULE:: IF YOU CANT BEAT THEM JOIN THEM!! WHILE IN ROME DO AS THE ROMANS DO!!! .etc..etc..etc..
RARECRX:::: IS A FREAKING E-BAY SNIPER NOW AFTER BEING SNIPED MANY TIMES
I just wait until the last seconds and place a REALLY HIGH MAXIMUM BID.... No way will they have time to INFLATE THE PRICE just to make you pay more.. It works for them just as well as it works for me.
BEST RULE:: IF YOU CANT BEAT THEM JOIN THEM!! WHILE IN ROME DO AS THE ROMANS DO!!! .etc..etc..etc..
RARECRX:::: IS A FREAKING E-BAY SNIPER NOW AFTER BEING SNIPED MANY TIMES
I just wait until the last seconds and place a REALLY HIGH MAXIMUM BID.... No way will they have time to INFLATE THE PRICE just to make you pay more.. It works for them just as well as it works for me.
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Posted 26 June 2007 - 01:00 PM
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Yeah. Ebay Proxy bids automatically. I used to feel the same way, but if you REALLY wanted it you'd have put what you were willing to pay.
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Posted 26 June 2007 - 05:18 PM
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QUOTE (badpenny @ Jun 26 2007, 11:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Do you guys know who is getting a real kick out of this thread right now? I won't say *looks in Chris_F_dude's direction*
*looks in Chris_F_dude's direction* Yeah, I hate ebay snipers too. I get sniped on everything. Everybody snipes, just gotta be faster than everyone, and set the bar to high to jump over in the last few seconds. I lost a JDM catalog a few months ago by a nickle in the last 2 seconds.
Now, what is the best way to repair sideskirts? Fibermesh, or one of those metal mesh things with some JB Weld packed in?
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