Can I snipe Buy-It-Now Items?

It depends: If the auction is also a Buy-It-Now item with zero (0) bids, sniping does 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?