How to join eSnipe
What's this going to cost me?
We charge people to use eSnipe. That's how we make our living.
Before you join, we want you to know exactly how much you'll pay, when, and how.
The first one is free!
Actually, the first two weeks are free. No restrictions. You can use eSnipe as much
as you want for 14 days after you join, and you won't owe us a cent.
You only pay when you win
eSnipe charges you a fee for each auction you win after submitting a bid
through the service. If you don't win the auction, you don't pay.
How the BidPointTM system works
Once your 14-day free trial period expires, you can continue to bid by purchasing
BidPointsTM.
You can buy BidPoints on-line with your credit card or PayPal account, or
by sending eSnipe a check.
If you decide not to use eSnipe after the end of the free trial, you don't owe us a cent.
You don't have to "unsubscribe" to avoid fees.
If you don't use eSnipe, you owe nothing.
BidPoints cost $0.01 each. (You get a discount if you buy them in quantity.)
Each time you win an auction after submitting a bid through eSnipe, eSnipe deducts a certain
number of BidPoints from your account:
- If your winning bid is less than US$25, you "pay" 25 BidPoints.
- If your winning bid is US$25 to US$1000, you
pay one BidPoint per dollar, rounded down to a whole number of
BidPoints. A winning bid of $500 "costs" you 500 BidPoints.
- If your winning bid is over US$1000, you pay 1000 BidPoints.
- For an auction with bids in non-US currency you pay 100 BidPoints (US$1.00),
regardless of your winning bid.
- For a Dutch auction you pay 100 BidPoints (US$1.00), regardless
of quantity, currency, or closing price.
When you run out of BidPoints, you're expected to buy more. (And yes, we'll remind
you, politely at first, if you forget.)
When you're ready to buy BidPoints, click the Purchase BidPoints
link found on many eSnipe pages. The following pages will lead you through the
process of selecting a payment method and entering necessary information such
as your credit card account number.
There is
more information
about buying BidPoints in the last section of this tutorial,
"Other cool things eSnipe can do".
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