Bid offset

mario · Site Admin Joined: 03 Oct 2006 Posts: 2687

Bid offset option is now available for mirror subscribers.

In addition to 6 seconds (default) sniping, 8, 10, 12 and 15 second sniping is now available.

Mirror subscribers, please let me know if you notice any bug.

Mario.

Guest · Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 6:10 am Post subject:

may i know what this new offset function does?

mario · Site Admin Joined: 03 Oct 2006 Posts: 2687

You can set your bid to arrive sooner than the default time (of 6 seconds before auction end). Some people requested it and may find it beneficial.

One situation when it's useful if you know there will be other snipers and you want your bid to arrive sooner so that bid increment rule works for you, not against you. However, this increases risk of manual bidders having enough time to bid again. So, in most situations one should not change the default setting, unless if you know other users are sniping as well.

RAINYDAZSE · Guest

Hi there
just want to know why is the off set (which I originally set it at)of 3 sec.s shown on only some of the scheduled bids, and on the others it is blank with no off set time shown; as well, on the mirror page it is shown as 3 secs. on some bids and on others, instead of being blank, it has it listed at 6 secs.?
Thanks for your time.

Larraine

mario · Site Admin Joined: 03 Oct 2006 Posts: 2687

As far as I can remember - if it's not shown it's 6 seconds, and vice-versa, nothing is displayed if it's the default value (6 sec).