Manual bidding vs auto-bid sniping

Manual bidding vs auto-bid sniping
At auction, how you bid changes what you pay.

The contrast
— Manual / live sniping: bid in the final seconds, avoids signaling interest early, but you must be present.
— Proxy / max auto-bid: set your ceiling, walk away, system bids the minimum up to it.
— Backorder-then-auction (DropCatch): you're auto-entered, then it converts live.

Tradeoff
— Auto-bid protects discipline (your ceiling is your ceiling); manual sniping can win cheaper but invites emotional overbidding.

📌 Pick of the day: set a max-bid and never watch live. The number you'd pay calmly beats the number you'd pay at 11:59pm.

Reading: GoDaddy proxy-bid mechanics doc.