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by Jezrant
12 Mar 2024, 10:19am
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: last second ebay bidding
Replies: 52
Views: 2840

Re: last second ebay bidding

Jezrant wrote: 12 Mar 2024, 10:18am
mattheus wrote: 12 Mar 2024, 10:07am
Paulatic wrote: 12 Mar 2024, 8:29am ...

That’s not how Ebay works. Ebay puts on automatic bids for the buyer. You as the seller will only see my highest bid and never my maximum.
...
That was my understanding, too. I only use eBay now for BUY IT NOW items, as I can't be bothered with all this ...

but back-in-the-day I remember telling eBay my MAX BID, then walking away, knowing I didn't WANT to pay more than that. (maybe I'll get the item, maybe I won't because someone was willing to pay more). And you couldn't outbid me by a penny to "win " the game, as eBay had a minimum "raise" (as would any sensible real world auction room).
So now I've made it clear that I am decades behind the times ...

Are folk here saying that the current Sniping Software is cleverer than eBay's inbuilt feature? IAMFI :-)
Sniping software is cleverer than the punters who think they can outgame the system by frantically upping their maximum bid in the final moments of the auction.
Posting on my phone.🤦‍♂️
by Jezrant
12 Mar 2024, 10:18am
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: last second ebay bidding
Replies: 52
Views: 2840

Re: last second ebay bidding

mattheus wrote: 12 Mar 2024, 10:07am
Paulatic wrote: 12 Mar 2024, 8:29am ...

That’s not how Ebay works. Ebay puts on automatic bids for the buyer. You as the seller will only see my highest bid and never my maximum.
...
That was my understanding, too. I only use eBay now for BUY IT NOW items, as I can't be bothered with all this ...

but back-in-the-day I remember telling eBay my MAX BID, then walking away, knowing I didn't WANT to pay more than that. (maybe I'll get the item, maybe I won't because someone was willing to pay more). And you couldn't outbid me by a penny to "win " the game, as eBay had a minimum "raise" (as would any sensible real world auction room).
So now I've made it clear that I am decades behind the times ...

Are folk here saying that the current Sniping Software is cleverer than eBay's inbuilt feature? IAMFI :-)
Sniping software is cleverer than the punters who think they can outgame the system by frantically upping their maximum bid in the final moments of the auction.
by Jezrant
12 Mar 2024, 10:18am
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: last second ebay bidding
Replies: 52
Views: 2840

Re: last second ebay bidding

mattheus wrote: 12 Mar 2024, 10:07am
Paulatic wrote: 12 Mar 2024, 8:29am ...

That’s not how Ebay works. Ebay puts on automatic bids for the buyer. You as the seller will only see my highest bid and never my maximum.
...
That was my understanding, too. I only use eBay now for BUY IT NOW items, as I can't be bothered with all this ...

but back-in-the-day I remember telling eBay my MAX BID, then walking away, knowing I didn't WANT to pay more than that. (maybe I'll get the item, maybe I won't because someone was willing to pay more). And you couldn't outbid me by a penny to "win " the game, as eBay had a minimum "raise" (as would any sensible real world auction room).
So now I've made it clear that I am decades behind the times ...

Are folk here saying that the current Sniping Software is cleverer than eBay's inbuilt feature? IAMFI :-)
Sniping software is cleverer than the punters who think they can outgame the system by frantically upping their maximum bid in the final moments of the auction.
by Jezrant
12 Mar 2024, 9:03am
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: last second ebay bidding
Replies: 52
Views: 2840

Re: last second ebay bidding

yostumpy wrote: 12 Mar 2024, 8:54am
tatanab wrote: 10 Mar 2024, 8:42pm If I want something, I wait until a minute to go before entering my bid and then wait until the last 5 seconds before committing it. This is not fool proof since I can be beaten by sniping software or by a previous bidders higher limit.
^^^this. :D
You will be beaten by a sniper.
by Jezrant
12 Mar 2024, 8:46am
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: last second ebay bidding
Replies: 52
Views: 2840

Re: last second ebay bidding

In a perfect world, people would act rationally and predictably.
by Jezrant
11 Mar 2024, 6:01pm
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: last second ebay bidding
Replies: 52
Views: 2840

Re: last second ebay bidding

pjclinch wrote: 11 Mar 2024, 5:37pm
Bonefishblues wrote: 11 Mar 2024, 9:33am
rareposter wrote: 11 Mar 2024, 9:11am

Which is exactly the point of the software!
Bid the maximum you're prepared to pay at first instance and let nature take its course, as it were.
We'll, quite. I've not had any trouble deciding how high I'm willing to go and putting that in. However late other bids are, if they're lower than my maximum I'll still get it and if they're higher then they get it because they're higher.

If you can't decide how high you'll go then I'd suggest it might be just as well if you don't have time to raise after a late bid!

Pete.

One of the last times I 'won' an auction on fleabay, I made an educated guess about what the item was worth and then put in a maximum bid much lower with the sniping software. I was actually testing the sniping software as it was still fairly new to me at the time (this was a few years ago). There were a few other bidders and a little flurry of activity in the last few seconds, and then I 'won'. £200 less than what I would have wanted if I was selling that item.
by Jezrant
11 Mar 2024, 5:32pm
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: last second ebay bidding
Replies: 52
Views: 2840

Re: last second ebay bidding

Jezrant wrote: 11 Mar 2024, 5:25pm
cyclop wrote: 10 Mar 2024, 7:08pm Twice I,ve been pipped at the post on ebay for bike stuff,in the last few seconds,How ?
As others have said, you’ve been pipped at the post by someone using sniping software. Annoying, but that’s fleabay for you. I too use it (Gixen) after ‘losing’ a few times as you have. It’s worked very well the few times I’ve bid for something I wanted on that auction site.
by Jezrant
11 Mar 2024, 5:25pm
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: last second ebay bidding
Replies: 52
Views: 2840

Re: last second ebay bidding

cyclop wrote: 10 Mar 2024, 7:08pm Twice I,ve been pipped at the post on ebay for bike stuff,in the last few seconds,How ?
As others have said, you’ve been pipped at the post by someone using sniping software. Annoying, but that’s fleabay for you.
by Jezrant
10 Mar 2024, 10:20am
Forum: Racing, Olympics, TdF, Competitive cycling
Topic: General racing chitchat
Replies: 55
Views: 33172

Re: General racing chitchat

Pidcock’s comments after Strade Bianche were a laff
https://youtu.be/IF3KxWJp2DQ
He would have been censored by the moderators on here. :lol:
by Jezrant
6 Feb 2024, 2:46pm
Forum: Cycling Goods & Services - Your Reviews
Topic: New cycling kit ... or is it?
Replies: 13
Views: 1048

Re: New cycling kit ... or is it?

Gawd, that is pretty disgusting. Did this well-known retailer whose name rhymes with Jaffa ever reply to your strongly worded returns form?
I’m more surprised Jdsk made a connection with the Japanese vending machines story and then posted links to educate us :shock:
by Jezrant
3 Feb 2024, 9:38pm
Forum: Electrically assisted pedal cycles
Topic: E Hybrid purchase ?
Replies: 92
Views: 16720

Re: E Hybrid purchase ?

Jdsk wrote: 3 Feb 2024, 9:15pm
Jezrant wrote: 3 Feb 2024, 8:47pm
ncutler wrote: 29 Jan 2024, 10:35pm ...
The latest version of the Specialized App captures quite a lot of information from the bike: this shows the power settings used

This was a short ride last Saturday to a local supermarket: about 15 miles, one medium hill, a couple of small ones, the usual bumpy Lancashire lanes away from the flat land near the coast: used 7% of the battery. I wasn't working very hard - just used the motor on the hilly bits. I used to do this ride quite often on non-electric bikes, but I was finding a serious knee-strain problem and don't want to risk anything getting nasty and keeping me off a bike..
I'm curious how the Specialized app works with an iPhone and, in particular, with the iPhone's Health app. Are you using the app on an iPhone?
"Seamless integration with your favorite partner apps, including Apple Health, Garmin, Wahoo, and Strava, means the Specialized app fits in with your way of life."
https://www.specialized.com/us/en/app

Jonathan
Thanks Jonathan, I saw that too. I've read about some issues on another forum by Specialized eMTB riders that suggest the integration with some other apps is not quite as seamless as Specialized claim.
by Jezrant
3 Feb 2024, 9:32pm
Forum: Electrically assisted pedal cycles
Topic: E Hybrid purchase ?
Replies: 92
Views: 16720

Re: E Hybrid purchase ?

ncutler wrote: 3 Feb 2024, 9:00pm Regret I can't help with iPhone apps: the app I use is on Android: I have never used Apple kit, mainly due to the 'walled garden' that constrains software development and access to their devices.
Thanks anyway. I had similar reservations about Apple. Never liked the corporate culture either. However, after years with Android smartphones, I switched to an iPhone when I started to encounter some really frustrating bugs with my last smartphone. Works brilliantly for me (as does an iPad).
by Jezrant
3 Feb 2024, 8:47pm
Forum: Electrically assisted pedal cycles
Topic: E Hybrid purchase ?
Replies: 92
Views: 16720

Re: E Hybrid purchase ?

ncutler wrote: 29 Jan 2024, 10:35pm Capture.JPG

The latest version of the Specialized App captures quite a lot of information from the bike: this shows the power settings used

This was a short ride last Saturday to a local supermarket: about 15 miles, one medium hill, a couple of small ones, the usual bumpy Lancashire lanes away from the flat land near the coast: used 7% of the battery. I wasn't working very hard - just used the motor on the hilly bits. I used to do this ride quite often on non-electric bikes, but I was finding a serious knee-strain problem and don't want to risk anything getting nasty and keeping me off a bike..
I'm curious how the Specialized app works with an iPhone and, in particular, with the iPhone's Health app. Are you using the app on an iPhone?
by Jezrant
28 Jan 2024, 8:33pm
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: Is this dangerous?
Replies: 52
Views: 5666

Re: Is this dangerous?

853 wrote: 28 Jan 2024, 2:08pm * UPDATE *

Having shoe-horned a 28mm tyre into a frame that really wasn't big enough for it, here is what the rear brake bridge looks like after approximately 220 miles of wet roads with plenty of mud/silt/sand on them.


IMG_3747.JPG

Amazingly, I still have a full covering of paint on the brake bridge, although it is probably thinner than what it was


IMG_3751.JPG

This pcture shows that the brake caliper, particularly the spacer washer that goes up to the brake bridge has some wear. Note the shiny metal triangular area - that wasn't there before I put the 28mm tyre on!
Thanks for the update. Any more 'exciting' moments?
by Jezrant
26 Jan 2024, 10:12pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: Yorkshire Dales Cycleway - where to stay overnight x2
Replies: 6
Views: 556

Re: Yorkshire Dales Cycleway - where to stay overnight x2

Why go to Tebay? The western extension isn't better than the original route, but if one of your objectives is Tan Hill, personally I'd go straight up to Kirkby Stephen from Sedbergh. I’ve done the original route three times over the years, starting not far east of Skipton and going clockwise. I've also done day loops taking in the section that's been added in the extension over to Tebay, Orton and the Ashbys. Sedbergh and Dent are nicer places to spend the night than Tebay with various options for accommodation depending on budget. Have a look at the Cyclists Welcome website for a couple of B&Bs. A place I would have recommended seems to have closed since Covid, but the Cyclists Welcome shows other options. In my experience, they tend to be good. There's also a traditional farm B&B just outside Sedbergh called Ash Hining. I haven't tried that one, but it looks good to me. You won't have any worries about your bikes, this is the Yorkshire Dales countryside, but their website says they even have a locked shed for bikes. Grinton YHA is the obvious next night as has been suggested with an obligatory stop at the Dales Bike Centre cafe for a brew and cakes before the last little slog up to the hostel. Reeth is a charming little place, but I can't recommend any accommodation there, perhaps it's changed or maybe you're less fussy than I am -- there's a large constant flux of tourists coming and going at Reeth and personally I've found the reception there not the best of the Dales, but the Dales Bike Centre is just down the road and very good indeed.