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"Perfect Penny" Values for Sniping

Oct 282009

Bidders often wonder how many pennies they should put after the dollar value of their bid. Do you always ask yourself, “Should I bid $24.10, $24.50, or $24.98? What is the perfect penny value? Do pennies even matter?”

You are not alone. eBay veteran “puppetplay” still can’t decide after 12 years and hundreds of intense bidding wars. ”It seems like the more I want the item, the more pennies I add,” he says, “but then I come back around to zero and it starts over. Help!”

At BidSlammer, we call this the “perfect penny,” or optimum penny value. Since eBay’s inception, bidders of all kinds (not just snipers) have debated this: If such a value exists, knowing it would give that bidder a big advantage.

Bullet-Proof Your Snipe Account!

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May 282009

A Guide to 20 Ways You Missed That eBay Snipe!

Hopefully you are not reading this article because you were “slammed,” or outbid on an item that you really wanted. Well, don’t fret. In this article, we will discuss 20 ways that you can lose an important item because your eBay account is not set up properly!

We are going to bulletproof your BidSlammer account so that you can significantly reduce your chances of missing out on an item that you want. Even if you are an eBay guru, you will learn something important, as most of the reasons are not trivial.

Remember, when you snipe, you are “bidding blind” — and you will not know what the problem is, if any, until the bid is actually placed and it’s too late. Notice we say “outbid,” not “missed.” You are not missing the snipe since it is placed on time. Instead, you are being outbid or blocked for a variety of reasons.

If you experience a situation where you receive an unusual error message, we invite you to post it here. Stay current by subscribing to the thread. These actions will help us refine our product, eliminate errors, and keep up with the ever-changing world of eBay!

Ok, let’s get started bulletproofing. Here are the 20 ways you might have missed that snipe!

Reason 1. You did not meet the minimum bid increment.

The high bid does NOT always win! Even long-term eBay-ers have to be reminded about the minimum bid increment.

SnipeWire - Never Be OutBid Again ... with SMS!

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May 202009

Talk to BidSlammer Using Your Mobile Phone

Never be outbid again! You can talk to your BidSlammer account using any mobile phone or device that has e-mail or SMS capability. We have added more features to this service, which we introduced last November.

No downloads or installations are necessary. Our product simply uses e-mail or SMS capabilities already available on your phone.

Here’s how it works:

Specify a mobile e-mail SMS address in your Preferences.
Click the STAR image next to your most important snipes.
Read the alerts on your cell phone wnd reply to them using one of the available commands.

You can use commands to change bids, get a status on an auction, or ask for help. Click here for the detailed list of commands you can use with SnipeWire.

MobileSnipe is 100% free (included) with the service. You may toggle alerts for each snipe individually, or set thresholds.

Update your Preferences for text messaging right now!

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"Perfect Penny" Values for Sniping

Bullet-Proof Your Snipe Account!

SnipeWire - Never Be OutBid Again ... with SMS!

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