There isn't any way for you to tell whether it's a program sniping for a buyer or the buyer (having the fun of) doing the sniping himself at the last second as @house*of*paws does. There is nothing unfair or unethical about it. eBay is and international site, open 24/7. Some people have to sleep and can't be up at 3:00am to place a bid at the last minute.
And there is little difference between sniping and the ability to enter you max bid and win at the last second as eBay uses enough of your max to keep you in the lead until and unless someone bids more.
The best strategy for winning is to bid only once, bid the most you are willing to pay, and bid as late in the auction as you can.
It's not the sniper's bid that wins or the last bid that wins, it's the HIGH bid that wins.
Aside from the odd bid placed by an errant cat walking across a computer keyboard...
Bwahahahaha...I could tell you some "hair-raising" stories about my errant cat and his computer skills... 😺
Inceptions
Volunteer Community Mentor, buying and selling on eBay since 2004
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