"I thought up the idea of (manual) snipping, simply waiting until the last 30 seconds until I made a bid."
I don't get how that is beneficial. Simply give the highest bid you'd be willing to make. As new bids come in your bid will be increased until you win it or until someone outbids your maximum bid.
Exactly how does spending the time to sit and wait until 30 seconds before the action ends make the process easier to win? If the other guy outbid you in my example, his maximum bid would still outbid you if you waited 30 seconds before it ended.
I don't get how that is beneficial. Simply give the highest bid you'd be willing to make. As new bids come in your bid will be increased until you win it or until someone outbids your maximum bid.
Exactly how does spending the time to sit and wait until 30 seconds before the action ends make the process easier to win? If the other guy outbid you in my example, his maximum bid would still outbid you if you waited 30 seconds before it ended.