When this same failure happened with Heritage just a month ago (
https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=281704), I suggested it was a platform failure and not malice, as at least one person strongly suggested. That didn't go over so well.
Tonight, different auction house and a different auction platform (the one that sent out passwords in clear text), same meltdown. I really don't think these auction houses are engaged in fraud that would be just stupidly obvious. No, they're just using inadequate platforms that can't handle traffic and transactions.
These guys make an awful lot of money with their 20% buyer
penalties premiums. Maybe they can spend some of it on their technology.