NewsForge: Open Source Sniping Tool Takes Aim at eBay

“Have you ever bid in on eBay auction item and thought you were
going to win, only to see it go at the very last second for a bid
just slightly higher than yours? Congratulations, you’ve been
sniped. Luckily, you can fight back by getting your own sniping
tool, courtesy of the open source community, which provides
JBidwatcher, one of the best ones gunning.

“Most eBay bidders make use of eBay’s proxy bidding feature that
allows the bidder to set the maximum price they are willing to
pay…”

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