Java -jar /usr/local/share/java/JBidwatcher-2.1.1.jar This will open a text editor, paste the following text: To install jBidWatcher, just copy these statements in a shell: :) While there are probably bugs I’ve missed, I tested it pretty heavily This is my ‘perfect is the enemy of good’ release. ![]() I’ve finally released 2.1 (followed quickly by a 2.1.1 release). In case there is a new version, let me know and I'll update this howto.About this version: You need the latest release as the older ones are not able to communicate with ebay anymore. It includes adult-auction management, MANY currencies (yen, pound, dollar (US, Canada, Australian, and New Taiwanese), Swiss Francs, and euro, presently), drag-and-drop of auction URLs, a unique and powerful 'multisniping' feature, a relatively nice UI However I'd like to thank foxy123 for his initial howto and he deserves the credits.įrom the jBidWatcher website ( A Java-based application allowing you to monitor auctions you're not part of, submit bids, snipe (bid at the last moment), and otherwise track your auction-site experience. That's a good way to make sure you don't wear out your wallet.įor TSF auctions, I avoid sniping - it's not a nice thing to do among a small community of friends, so I start my bidding as soon as I notice the post.As the jbidwatcher howto for Ubuntu 5.10 () got outdated, I post a new howto for Lucid. For example, if you want to budget $10 and you see twenty different $10 stamps you might want, you can put them all in a group and as soon as you have success with one, it cancels all the other scheduled bids. Some sniping services offer a grouping option where it will cancel other bids within the group as soon as you win one of them. It also lowers your buying price if you're competing against a non-sniper. But it does win bids against any non-sniper who bumps up his bid as the auction goes on, because he doesn't have any chance to react to a late snipe. Sniping doesn't give you any advantage in a contest with another sniper - the selling price will be the same whether you both place your bids in the last minute or immediately after the auction is posted. A bid before you go to bed gives other non-snipers a chance to bump up their bids. I'm another sniper (and have been doing it for so long that you had to pay for a subscription to a sniping service back in those days because there weren't any free options available). Personally, I have found "Buyers remorse" lasts three times longer than "regret to purchase"įor eBay bidding, sniping is essential for success, I think. ![]() If one is patient, the "wants" will always come back around again ![]() Unless the stamps are Scinde Dawks or Cotton reels, there are always stamps to bid on around the corner. The Danzig is a good case in point, I lost the Danzig, but I gained $25 in the Kitty for next weeks auctions. I may want to bid on some scarcer stuff, and I like to live through the bidding process,Īfter many years, I know a few of the people I am up against, and get a feel for whether I should raise Where I really have to stay up, and get Frog eyes, is when I havn't bought anything for a whileīeen cycling or whatever and my piggy bank has around the $60 mark or more. Other auction houses extend the time by a set amount after each bid. That's the benefit of being a worldwide collector. I lose around 80% of my bids, but I am happy with that. Most of the lots I buy, have sniping built in eg: Ebay, I place my highest bid, then off to bed.Įbay will bid up to my limit. I bid generally a quarter of Scott catalogue, and have to be very cognisant of "buyer's remorse" I work to a budget, a floating saving every fortnight. Here's where I am at, and I'm not sure sniping software would benefit me.
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