| Summary: BidRobot.com automatically sets your last second bid snipe time based on eBay’s response time and Internet traffic. |
We eliminated the “bid time” option in 2003 because too many bidders were setting buffer times that were too short.
Actually, BidRobot automatically submits your bid anywhere from 5 to 15 seconds before the end of the auction depending on eBay’s response time and Internet traffic.
At about one minute before the end of the auction, BidRobot “pings” the eBay server and checks to see the response time. If there are delays in either the Internet or eBays server (like on Saturday or Sunday nights) then BidRobot sends the bid a couple seconds earlier. If the response from eBay is fast then BidRobot sends the bid later. More on What bid time should I set for BidRobot.com or my eBay Sniper?
