Years ago…
… when I was still a new eBay buyer, I used to sit in front of the computer when the auction is about to end, count down until the last 5 minutes, then bid on the auction and happily thinking that I must be the higher bidder.

Seconds later a message appear telling me that I have been outbided!

Manual bidding like this are not only nerve wrecking but also takes up a great amount of time and patience. Someone always seem to be the higgest bidder!

It is not necessary to sit in front of the computer…
…keeping track on the auctions that I badly wanted to win. All I need to do is snipe the auction with a tool, and they call it auction sniper.

What is auction sniper?
An auction sniper bids for you automatically in the last second. You simply enter the auction item number, the maximum bid price you are willing to pay the item and your eBay account details so the software can log into your account. You won’t be necessary paying the maximum bid price that you have entered after winning. The sniping system will automatically increase the bid price accordingly from the current bid price. Do you still recall that auction sniping is one of the formula to win auctions everytime?

Two formats.
Sniping system are available in two formats – web-based and software. Most web-based software are free to use, some charged a small fee when you win the auction, whereas, sniper software program is downloaded onto your own computer. Software sniper cost more but there are no ongoing fees and many of these programs can be downloaded on a trial basis for free.

Here is a collection of 12 Sniper Tools that you can use:

Auction Stealer
BidNapper
Auction Sniper
EZ Sniper
Auction Raptor
Auction Blitz
Power Snipe
Auction Navigator
Gixen
Mega Sniper
Bid Slayer
iSnipeIt

Have you use any auction sniper before?
What are your experiences with them? Do you find it easier to win an auction with a sniper system?

Auction sniper is definitely a must to me, particularly when the item I wanted to bid is popular. Popular items get a lot of last minutes bidders and makes winning by manual bid extremely difficult.

Tags: auction sniper, ebay tips, bidder, maximum bid, bid sniping