i used to think that it was wrong to bid at the 
last minute, because it wasn't really fair to 
the person who had already bid 8 days 23 hours 
ago (etc etc on time). but i have been outbid so 
many times at the last minute that i really 
don't care anymore. sniping has become such a 
bad thing on eBay, too, that if i am selling 
something and it's not getting any bids i won't 
end it because i know that there's probably 
someone waiting to bid at the last minute.

that gets the bidder a cel for a lot cheaper 
than they would have gotten at a dealer site, 
but it's not always good for the seller. when i 
list on eBay i usually start cels at lower or 
equal to what i paid for them, no markup like a 
dealer site. so if people wait to bid and the 
cel was started for lower than what i paid, i'm 
losing money. that's the only thing that i don't 
like about sniping.

i do bid at the last minute if it's a cel that i 
want very badly, and i will admit that i do bid 
in increments. but it's not to jack the price 
up, either. on day one i might only have $50 to 
spend for the cel, but by day 9 i may have 
gotten a paycheck or some surprise cash from 
somewhere and am able to bid more. i don't want 
to jack the price up above what i have to spend, 
so i don't bid my max right away. there's 
nothing wrong with that in my opinion.

haruna