Nov
25

Here is our annual “Holiday Offers” mailing, with four ways to earn more free snipes, t-shirts, and more! Reward 1: On Friday, November 27 all snipes added for all users will be free.

Nov
01

Today was Daylight Savings (spring forward, fall back) and so all snipes were adjusted to fire at the right time.  No casualties.

Sometimes weird things happen between 12am and 2am, as the switch doesn’t update on the server until 2am.  So please ignore any odd messages about snipes taking two hours and five seconds.  :-)

Oct
28

Bidders often wonder how many pennies they should put after the dollar value of their bid. Do you always ask yourself, “Should I bid $24.10, $24.50, or $24.98? What is the perfect penny value? Do pennies even matter?”

At BidSlammer, we call this the “perfect penny,” or optimum penny value. Since eBay’s inception, bidders of all kinds (not just snipers) have debated this: Such a value exists, and understanding it will give you a big advantage.

Sep
27

We have posted the winners of the guess contest for the “perfect penny” value on the forum.

http://forum.bidslammer.com/index.php?showtopic=137

The newsletter explaining the perfect value” will be out in a few days.

Sep
16

As advertised on the forum, for the month of September 2009 we are accepting guesses on the best pennies value, 00 through 99, to use for snipes. (your guess applies to US auctions only)

You know what we are talking about too! “Hmmm… I’ll set a snipe for 67.60 on this item. Wait! Maybe I should bid 67.65. Or should I bid 67.67?”

Is this you? You are not alone, as it has been debated since eBay’s inception: What is the best value of pennies (1¢ through 99¢) to use for a snipe bid on an eBay auction? The answer would give you a tremendous edge over other snipers who bid manually or with a sniping service like BidSlammer.

And what an interesting answer we found! BidSlammer has discovered the PERFECT pennies value! Take your guess in your BidSlammer Preferences - and learn the winners first week of October!

Hey … even if you can’t figure it out, you at least will have a 1 in 100 chance of guessing right rolleyes.gif We doubt very many people will guess correctly so we will judge free shirts based on who is NEAREST the value.

Put your guess in your user preferences, click on Preferences in your BidSlammer account.

Jun
18

To celebrate the recent revamp Version 2.0 of our website, we’re offering all BidSlammer users a Free Snipe Day this Friday, June 19. All snipes placed through or service on Friday will be free for all users.

New customers can even join and import and track existing bids for Free.

May
28

A Guide to 20 Ways You Missed That eBay Snipe!

Hopefully you are not reading this article because you were “slammed,” or outbid on an item that you really wanted.  Well, don’t fret.  In this article, we will discuss 20 ways that you can lose an important item because your eBay account is not set up properly!

We are going to bulletproof your BidSlammer account so that you can significantly reduce your chances of missing out on an item that you want.  Even if you are an eBay guru, you will learn something important, as most of the reasons are not trivial.

Remember, when you snipe, you are “bidding blind” — and you will not know what the problem is, if any, until the bid is actually placed and it’s too late.  Notice we say “outbid,” not “missed.”  You are not missing the snipe since it is placed on time.  Instead, you are being outbid or blocked for a variety of reasons.

If you experience a situation where you receive an unusual error message, we invite you to post it here.  Stay current by subscribing to the thread.  These actions will help us refine our product, eliminate errors, and keep up with the ever-changing world of eBay!

Ok, let’s get started bulletproofing.  Here are the 20 ways you might have missed that snipe!


Reason 1.  You did not meet the minimum bid increment.

The high bid does NOT always win!  Even long-term eBay-ers have to be reminded about the minimum bid increment.

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May
20

Never be outbid again! You can talk to your BidSlammer account using any mobile phone or device that has e-mail or SMS capability.