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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I used Gixen for the first time this week for an ebay auction I really wanted to win. Naturally, I was worried that it might not work and cost me the auction, but just the opposite. The bid came right... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The most dependable eBay sniper I've ever used. Very modest pricing for such an impressive service. VERY easy to use, ( either with phone app or via website). Gixen takes the anxiety out of eBay biddi... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worthless most of the time. Pointless unless you just want to pay a lot for an auction anyway, as it never actually beats out other 'max' bidders. So ultimately, you're better off planning to pay a lo... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I can't fault Given for last second bidding (snipping) on eBay. It's saved me money over the years. The free offering is perfectly good, but I'm happy to support this service my paying for the mirror... See more

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TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worthless most of the time

Worthless most of the time. Pointless unless you just want to pay a lot for an auction anyway, as it never actually beats out other 'max' bidders. So ultimately, you're better off planning to pay a lot and just bid normally by putting in a max bid. Gixen doesn't accomplish anything to defeat max bidders.

May 22, 2024
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Is this a review of Gixen, or of entire practice of sniping? Because I don't see that the service failed to perform. As for the practice of sniping, numerous studies found that sniping is beneficial. Not sure what else Gixen was supposed to do to avoid this 1-star review. Subsidize your bids?

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Flawless & value for Money

Been using Gixen for about a year free & paid. Probably 30-40 auction times. I have used other auction snipers and this is probably the best. It works as it should and has never let me down. Great value subscription. Safe & sound. Highly recommended.

April 8, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don't rely on Gixen

Been using gixen for a while and it was OK. However today put a few items on there and could see they sold for far less than my max bid so thought brilliant. Then could see that another user won them. Logged into gixen to see the error 'Invalid authorisation) as apparently my authorisation had expired today. However no notice appeared in Gixen when I added the items (only a few hours ago) and I only got an email saying my authorisation had expired about 2 hours after the listings had finished. What use is this surely it's simple to stop items adding items without authorisation or to send a simple email saying it has expired.

Trusting Gixen has cost me a lot of money and I won't be using them again.

March 30, 2024
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Reply from Gixen

Gixen displays the error and emails users as soon as it detects this issue. However it can't do that if authorizations are invalidated abruptly, e.g. when user changes their ebay credentials or when/if eBay detects an account problem. This is rare, but it happens. I am sincerely sorry that this happened to you.

eBay requires that you renew the authorization every 18 months or whenever you change your ebay password or username. This is free of charge. See detailed step-by-step guide and explanation here: https://www.gixen.com/blog/ebay-third-party-authorizations/ or watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MASkjBSyQA

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Works well

All fine and works perfectly. Saves money in the long run.

January 21, 2024
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Are you a genuine user? Why wouldn't you email me before leaving a review? If so - please email me - I always issue refunds to unhappy users. As for login, please use the password reset procedure, or email me and I will resolve the problem.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very reliable.

I started using Gixen in 2019. I started with the free version and then later began using the paid version for my account I use to buy items for resale. I usually have anywhere from one to ten snipes scheduled at a time, so the paid version was worth it for me. It's dead simple to use and very reliable with the mirror service. If you only bid on a few items at a time though the free service is perfectly good. While using the free service there were only a small handful of times where my snipe failed due to server issues or the like. But since using the paid version with the mirror service I can't recall even a single time it failed. So it's definitely a very reliable service.

September 2, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good Sniper

The webinterface does look a bit dated. But the tool behind it is fairly priced, with different pricing structures to match your use case. There are many snipers which are rip offs: but not this one. It has all the features you might want and did work for me all the time.

February 24, 2023
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Works well for sniping(main site)

Works well for sniping(main site). The app however is of high school quality. Bare bones to a fault.

February 25, 2023
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Thank you for the review. New mobile apps are coming up, and will be much improved, and continuously improved.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

recent use

Great sniping tool for eBay.
Pay no more than you want to.
Subscription is very cheap. Easy to use.
Recommended.

November 12, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great sniper for eBay

Great sniper for eBay. I use this site a lot and won lots of items. Subscription is very cheap. Easy to use.
Recommended.

November 8, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ignore all Snipers, This is the ONE to use!

Wow! Used another sniper tool in the past and with the fees based on the winning bid, plus the odd payment method of depositing money into your account, I decided it was time for a change. Gixen has far exceeded my expectations, tried the free account, and after winning three out of the four auctions I paid the crazy low fee to unlock all the options. Worth every single penny.

October 5, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

PayPal account hacked after subscribing!!

I have always used Gixen (free version) without issue. For a large purchase amount, they recommended using the mirror service. I bought the $7 subscription and then shortly after had my PayPal account hacked. There are some stories on the internet about this happening to others who have subscribed to Gixen and have the same password for their eBay account as their PayPal (don’t do this!!). I have reported it to PayPal and my bank and Mario at Gixen but have not yet had a response from him.

September 19, 2022
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Reply from Gixen

Using Gixen is not the cause of your Paypal being hacked. In fact, Gixen does not have, or ask for, your Paypal or eBay password. It uses your eBay authorization, which you can cancel at any time from within your eBay account.

"Some stories" that you refer to is a single post in the Gixen forum from 2011 (!), again by someone to whom it happened to have her account hacked around the same time when they used Gixen.

To emphasize again - Gixen does not have your paypal or ebay credentials, it cannot be the cause of your paypal account being hacked.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Dependable, affordable and precise.

The most dependable eBay sniper I've ever used. Very modest pricing for such an impressive service. VERY easy to use, ( either with phone app or via website). Gixen takes the anxiety out of eBay bidding for me. It saves on time (no more waiting for auctions to end), and more often than not, money. There's definitely strategic advantage to placing bids only at the last possible moment. Mario has created an outstanding service that deserves all the praise it receives. Highly recommend GIXEN as the best bidding tool for eBay. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🌟

January 24, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Affordable, reliable, and simple to use

(My original review has strangely been deleted because it's apparently in breach of Trustpilot’s Guidelines for Reviewers)

I’ve been using Gixen for about 8 years now. I’ve used others in the past and Gixen stood out for me as it's simple, efficient, affordable, and has great customer service.

To expound on the above, Gixen is a no-frills and effective eBay tool. Mario, the developer, is very community-centric, any issues that crop up are addressed promptly.

Trustpilot, this is a genuine review from a delighted user.

December 6, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Helps control my spending on eBay

Gixen is a brilliant sniper tool, I decide my price and put it on Given and forget about it. I put more consideration into the maximum price I'm willing to pay using Gixen so it helps control my spending and avoid bidding wars. It's well worth a subscription even if you only bid occasionally.

October 1, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Worked perfectly

Having lost out on several items due to internet connection issues and people calling me at the critical bidding moment, I decided to give Gixen a try. I was not disappointed, it worked exactly as described. Will definitely be using this again

August 30, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Superb

Superb! The best ebay sniper available, easy and reliable, and with excellent customer care, and numerous updates.

July 17, 2021
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