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PostPosted: Wed Feb 25, 2026 9:51 am    Post subject: Why snipe page - no longer need to provide pw Reply with quote

FYI, your why snipe contains:

Disadvantage: You may feel uneasy about sharing your eBay username and password with a third party. There is no way around it, as online sniping services need your login info in order to submit a bid for you.

You now use a token, so it's no longer a disadvantage.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 25, 2026 10:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Agreed, that is legacy language related to a now very old and discontinued implementation, and should be removed.

Thank you for pointing it out.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 01, 2026 4:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I updated this to:

Disadvantage: None. You have to authorize Gixen on eBay to bid on your behalf, but you can withdraw that authorization at any time.

Thank you for pointing out this.
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