“I signed up for one of those eBay sniper services for a free intro and it worked well putting in a bid at the last second, but it wasn’t worth the fees they wanted to charge.”
I pretty much purchase only BUY IT NOW items, but the few auctions I bother with, I always use the FREE gixen.com sniping service, and it has never failed me. It works really great! Oh, and did i mention it is free!
eBay financials have been buoyed by PayPal’s income for some time. PayPal is being spun off into a separate intity thanks to activist Investor Ican’s pressure. eBay must now stand on it’s own two feet, keep your eye on slight of hand fee changes. eBay is the master of “new and great” programs/changes that part you from another one or two percent of the final value fees.