I figure there should be a software out there that fools the sniper software by not telling it when it has reached the level of the winning bid.
Just as ethical as the sniping programs themselves.
However, as I understand it (anybody feel free to correct me if I'm wrong) Proxy bidding, which is built in on the bay, still means you win, if the bid you are willing to go to is the highest.
Just be carfull on auctions with reserves, if you REALLY want something, and the reserve is set crazy high, I have seen the auction amount jump to match the reserve if your proxy bid is high enough (at which point you bought it, if it's that high no one else will bid and you made a legitimate bid, so you're stuck).
