Re: [CR]ebay auction tactics

(Example: Framebuilding:Paint)

Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 09:08:43 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: "cl >> CR List" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]ebay auction tactics
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In-Reply-To: <00dc01c6e839$ad1d8250$6401a8c0@DELLLAPTOP>


David Toppin wrote:
> It depends on what software you use. Esnipe is web based, but they cahrge a
> transaction fee and or a percentage. I use one that is on my local
> computer. I think the web based ones are more reliable, but way more
> expensive

I also use one based on my computer (eBayAgent -- an open source perl script). I suppose the advantage of using a commercial sniping program is that they presumably have paid eBay for access to the bidding APIs, whereas the perl script I use needs to reverse-engineer the changes when they happen.

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA