Are You a Sniper?

If you're not an auction sniper, you probably really dislike sniping and would like to tar and feather the last guy that took a win away from you. I've been buying on eBay since '96 and with the majority of my 2000 cookie jar collection coming via eBay, it's the only way I bid now.

What is Sniping?
It's the process of bidding at the very last moment before an online auction ends. The sniper has only one shot to get the item and the sniper's bid has to be high enough to be the winning one. Sniping can be done manually, but I find it more efficient to use an online service that will bid automatically in the last few seconds of the auction.

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