What is ConsumerSniper?
ConsumerSniper is an eBay auction sniper. That is, a software agent which will automatically bid on eBay auctions for you during the closing seconds of the auction. Sniping is a proven method of winning items cheaply, preventing bidding wars that drive the price up.
The advantage of ConsumerSniper is that the software agent is hosted on our own servers and not on your computer. This means that you don't need to be in front of your computer, lying in wait, getting ready to snipe your bid in at the last moment.
You don't need to be in at all.
In fact you don't even need to have your computer switched on.
You configure your maximum bid on our servers at any time which is convenient to you.
Then you forget about it and get on with other things.
You certainly don't need to think about getting up in the middle of the night to place your bid on an auction which is taking place in a different time zone.
Actually, you don't have to use your own computer at all.
You can be at work or on holiday - anywhere in the world and you can access the ConsumerSniper servers thorugh any local internet connection.
Sniping software on your own computer typically costs about £35. £35 pounds can buy you a lot of bids on ConsumerSniper - and every ConsumerSniper bid bought as a batch is guaranteed. This means that you only pay for the bid if it is a winning bid. You can even manage your ConsumerSniper auctions through your mobile phone if you use an internet service.
"There are also risks to banking on a last-minute attempt. Such bidders may find themselves unexpectedly busy when the auction closes or unable to get a very late bid to transmit successfully." Best to Bid Late on eBay
Why do people nibble?
Frankly we don't really know.
In fact we don't understand why anyone nibbles at auction or uses standalone sniping software on their desktop computers at all.