Many of you probably know some pretty interesting history about the early years of eBay and online selling. I just learned something interesting myself this week. The creator of the first sniping program emailed me in response to my article last week about sniping tools http://www.auctionbytes.com/Email_Newsletter/47/47.html#snipe. Dave Eccles created Cricket Jr. back in 1997, and wanted me to know about his sniping tool. Here's part of his letter:
"Cricket Jr. Sniped for the first time in mid December 1997 (9 second Snipe) and was introduced to the Ebay community on December 30, 1997. Cricket Jr was the first Snipe tool ever offered and was an immediate hit with the bidders that found the auction."
Mr. Eccles went on to discuss the state of sniping and his experiences in dealing with the auction sites. You can learn more at his Web site. http://www.cricketsniper.com
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Ina Steiner is Editor of AuctionBytes.com and author of "Turn eBay Data Into Dollars" (McGraw-Hill 2006). She has a background in marketing and research in the high-tech and publishing fields. If you have story ideas, comments or questions, send them to ina@auctionbytes.com.
