Can I snipe Buy It Now Items?

It depends: If the auction is also a Buy It Now or Fixed Price item with zero (0) bids, sniping may not work because eBay rejects bids higher than the list price.

To get around this, you can place a very low bid on the item manually, after the item is first listed. This converts it to an auction, and then sniping bids will be accepted. For more information on this situation, see Why Did I Lose?

Helpful Tip: Placing a bid on a Buy It Now listing changes it from a Fixed-Price listing into a standard auction.

See Also

• Adding a Snipe
• Do You Bid the Minimum Amount
• What is a Minimum Bid Increment?