Originally Posted by amma
What is the difference between putting in an amount in ebay for the most you are willing to bid, and using one of these other programs? Doesn't ebay keep increasing your bid until it reaches the amount you have entered?
A sniper program enters the bid in the last 10 to 20 seconds, and ususally does not give the opposing bidder an opportunity to go higher as the dust settles! Its absolutely devastating when one of these bids come in when you are bidding and would go higher. I once was out bid by 1 cent! Ouch! :(