I've used Gixen for eBay sniping for many years. It's highly reliable and functional, including mirror service. The cost is negligible compared to snipe advantages, such as not having to baby sit the bids. The owner of Gixen, Mario also does a great job communicating to Gixen users of any policy changes, eBay API updates, occasional server issues (typically main and mirror are NOT affected simultaneously). The Gixen forum is also highly functional and friendly. All in all Gixen is a great service that pays for itself after the first bid.
Please ignore the negative 1 star review from Fred F - Gixen does not install any SW on Mac computers.
I've used Gixen browser based on multiple computers including Windows workstations and Mac. On Windows I"ve used Gixen Desktop software a long time ago, but now I just use browser based. On Mac there is no desktop software available to install, it's all browser based, like browsing a website.