Re: Auction Sniper

EP <EmmettPower@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in comp.lang.perl.misc:
> Hi,
>
> I've been tasked by the wife to bid on various items on eBay for the
> kids for Christmas. I'm getting a bit fed up sitting waiting for the
> last 15 seconds of the auction and so I'm contemplating whether I can
> rig up a very simple Perl sniper that allows me to bid on items at the
> last moment. I'm interested as much in the challenge of getting the
> code to work as in freeing myself from my computer on Sunday
> afternoons.
>
> Before I start writing the code I am wondering if this is actually
> possible or if eBay has set up anti-sniper mechanisms to make it
> impossible. There doesn't seem to be much, if any, discussion on the
> web about such a sniper. On the other hand there are lots of commerical
> sniper products out there which seems to indicate that it is possible.

Why are you asking a Perl group about eBay's access policy? We can
help you with Perl code. Preliminary feasibility studies are another
matter.

Anno
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