Sniping isn’t a bad thing though, it’s the poorly educated bidders that lead to anti-sniping rules. I’d wager 75% of EBay bidders don’t understand how the proxy bidding works there. Ideally you should put in your maximum price when you place a bid and then let the auction run its course.
It's kind of fun to watch attempted sniping happen when they don't out-snipe my proxy bid. I use other auction sites that don't do proxy bidding and you basically have to either snipe or overpay if there's any competition for the auction.
