What happened to the ability to snipe or skipe where you could bid B4 ended (3secs etc)

[p7a7t77]

Sorry, havn't been on for ages - wondering what happened to the ability to snipe (I think that is the word) - you hit that button and type in the amount you want to go to and the seconds left in bidding to jump in with the bid - obviously outbidding (most the time unless that bidder is also sciping/skyping/sniping (forgot) and get the item "sneakily"?  I don't see the "word" to click on for items to be bid on??? thank  you.  Pat

[karl*katz]

Not all items are listed in auction format.

Some items are fixed price only in which case you just use the "Buy it Now" button.

If the item is auction format you should be able to bid up to the last few seconds.

[kalvin@ebay.com]

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@p7a7t77 wrote:

Sorry, havn't been on for ages - wondering what happened to the ability to snipe (I think that is the word) - you hit that button and type in the amount you want to go to and the seconds left in bidding to jump in with the bid - obviously outbidding (most the time unless that bidder is also sciping/skyping/sniping (forgot) and get the item "sneakily"?  I don't see the "word" to click on for items to be bid on??? thank  you.  Pat

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Hi Pat,

There've been no changes in that regard - you should still be able to bid on items in the last few seconds of an item's duration.

Thanks,