Anyone recommend one?

Are they secure I'm a bit wary about providing my ebay details to a third party...

I'm in the same boat mate. Not sure which ones to trust. Some work online, some you download the software.

If you can't beat 'em join 'em, and I'm sick of being beat!

Goofbay is one

think mine is thro firefox ....spot on tho

I use bidnip. You need to pay for it though.

I use auctionstealer.co.uk after being recommended it - got sick of losing out by 57p etc... Still only any good if your offer is enough in the first place but occasionally gets you a surprisingly cheap item :-)
Never had any issues with scams etc BTW.

never used one before, surely could save you a good few quid though in the long run

so how do they work exactly?

I think you set your highest amount, or can say £1 above highest bid, then set when you want to bid -5 seconds, -1 seconds, whatever, and it does the rest. You don't have to be online at the same time as auction end.

i thought you could just put your highest bid in at anytime and it would put it in with 1 second left?

It'll put it in up to your highest bid, and won't matter when that is reached. Say your highest bid is £250, someone with a sniper can beat you by bidding £251 with 1 second left.


EDIT Also, I'm only assuming how these work from what people tell me about them. Not used one myself....yet.

auction sniper is decent. you get free snipes for every recommendation so if anyone wants it recommended leave your email.

will pm you now cheers

from memory, whoever receives the 'invite' for auction sniper gets three free snipes. i've been using it (only occasionally to be fair) for a couple of years with no probs. although it's still lost out a couple of times, presumably to others using snipers

myibay, a firefox plugin is good and has got me a couple of bargains

does people who sell also use snipers to pres price??

It seems like everytime i be i get outbid same second by 1 pound

I just manually snipe, have 2 windows open at the same time, 1 to see the countdown timer and the other one confirming my bid price.

I've been using Justsnipe (five free snipes per week) and Auctionstealer (three free a week) for several years.

I use Goofbay they have never let me down.

Gixen is pretty good, bids at 6 seconds to go, less time if you pay for the premium service.

[quote="squeak"]I just manually snipe, have 2 windows open at the same time, 1 to see the countdown timer and the other one confirming my bid price.[/quote]

yep i try my best just to do that. its free and no danger of being scammed. it also adds a bit of excitement to my boring life.

often set an alarm on my phone so that i know when the items end so i can be sure to be online....

[quote="MattC"][quote="squeak"]I just manually snipe, have 2 windows open at the same time, 1 to see the countdown timer and the other one confirming my bid price.[/quote]

yep i try my best just to do that. its free and no danger of being scammed. it also adds a bit of excitement to my boring life.

often set an alarm on my phone so that i know when the items end so i can be sure to be online....[/quote]

I do the alarm thing. Should we get out more?

[quote="ryan"][quote="MattC"][quote="squeak"]I just manually snipe, have 2 windows open at the same time, 1 to see the countdown timer and the other one confirming my bid price.[/quote]

yep i try my best just to do that. its free and no danger of being scammed. it also adds a bit of excitement to my boring life.

often set an alarm on my phone so that i know when the items end so i can be sure to be online....[/quote]

I do the alarm thing. Should we get out more?[/quote]

probably, but bitches love it when i get cool new clothes. so it evens it out i guess...

I just make sure I 1000% want it, then wack in my absolute highest bid and normally win it by a long shot. Never fails. Just have to be prepared to put your hand in your pocket. But too many people want something for peanuts these days so I can see why they are popular.