Hunt Thread

[Leon]

Hey Guys
I moved the Hunt thread to a more covert place for a very good reason. Let them deal with their software for a bit and we can discuss it some more after that. I think it's the right thing to do in this case.

[ajw]

I'm the guy that started the thread. Not that it matters, but it was probably a good thing to move it for a bit. That said, I'd like to follow any discussion that happens later. If anyone thinks of it, could you shoot me an email with a link to the new thread once it pops up? I only visit on rare occasions, so there's a good chance I'd miss it.

Thanks,

Drew

[Leon]

For those that don't know Hunt Auctions had a very poor situation with security in their s/w last night. It was allowing things to be seen that shouldn't have been, such as other bidders bids, contact info etc....(I think, I never really saw the stuff myself). I got a call from them last night asking if I could do something to help. I moved the thread from the front page to another area and renamed it so as to give them time to fix it. Hunts told me they were working on fixing it last night and they were supposed to let me know when it was done. They didn't ever get back with me. They also said they wished the original poster on this board would have called them about it. I guess he didn't, again, I don't know I am just going by what I was told. Hopefully they have it fixed by now. There really wasn't anymore info in the other thread than is here now. At any rate that is the story. regards

[HRBAKER]

I thought that I read in the original thread that he said he did call, talk to someone and sent them a link to show them how he was doing it. That may have been his first thread on the memorabilia side. As a semi-frequent bidder I would like to know when/if it was/is fixed.

[Anthony S.]

Hard to believe that the state of the art auction software Hunt utilizes encountered any difficulties...

[Bicem]

Has not been fixed FYI.

[asoriano]

Originally Posted by HRBAKER

I thought that I read in the original thread that he said he did call, talk to someone and sent them a link to show them how he was doing it. That may have been his first thread on the memorabilia side. As a semi-frequent bidder I would like to know when/if it was/is fixed.

I read that as well, Jeff.

See you in Chicago.

[ajw]

I just looked back at my two posts from last night. I made the first at 7:17 pm EST (or EDT, I can never remember which is which). At 7:28 I made a similar post to the Collector's Universe board to alert that group of collectors. I then made a nearly identical post to a different Net54 forum at 7:51 pm. At 8:06 pm I posted a reply to that message, stating that I had called Hunt and told them about the problem.

I guess someone could argue that I should have called Hunt first, but the chronology above is how it went down.

ajw

[Leon]

Originally Posted by ajw

I just looked back at my two posts from last night. I made the first at 7:17 pm EST (or EDT, I can never remember which is which). At 7:28 I made a similar post to the Collector's Universe board to alert that group of collectors. I then made a nearly identical post to a different Net54 forum at 7:51 pm. At 8:06 pm I posted a reply to that message, stating that I had called Hunt and told them about the problem.

I guess someone could argue that I should have called Hunt first, but the chronology above is how it went down.

ajw

No worries AJW. No doubt you went above and beyond the call of duty on this one. I believe every word you said I was only relaying what I was told. Maybe Sonny did tell me you called but it was after the post....Regardless, the issue on their site probably should have been corrected by now. best regards

[autograf]

I'm no computer wiz either and tried to replicate the issue but couldn't. I was using an iPad and a Macbook. Maybe it's a fault with a certain browser? What browser were you using? I looked at the source code on the HTML and didn't see anything weird. The URL at the top didn't change when looking at the overall bids and when you clicked on an item, it gave you the item URL which changed from the huntauctions.com. I don't want details because ultimately I don't care but just wondering what browser you were using. I generally can figure out these type things and on a call with HRBAKER last night I couldn't.

[ajw]

Because someone asked, I was using Firefox. I also use the "No Script" add-on, so it's possible that blocking scripts somehow permitted me to see something I should not have. I highly doubt that's the case, though, as I am nearly certain that you could do the same thing using Internet Explorer.

I don't want to cause any more trouble, but I do think this is something that should be out there and discussed. To be honest, the information I saw would make it fairly easy to shill bidders. I have no idea if that happened, but that is the real risk here. With a minimal amount of computer skill, I suspect someone could have put together a list of every bid in the entire auction, along with the bidder's name and contact info.

I have had at least one person ask me how I was able to see what I did. I'm confident I did not do anything wrong, but I'm not really sure I should share the information. I don't know if Hunt fixed their site, but I'm not able to see the same information in the same way I did last night. Another poster above said he was able to just a few hours ago. Perhaps he's more tech savvy than I am.

Honestly, I think it might help if someone from Hunt showed up and made some sort of statement. I don't want to fan the flames any, but I also think that other bidders have a right to know what happened, why, and how Hunt is going to fix it.

I'm obviously not a regular here, but I do really respect the Net54 community. I'm not trying to cause trouble, so please let me know if I step over any lines I'm not aware of.

ajw

[Leon]

ajw- You did every thing correct. Last night the person I spoke with said they aren't really allowed to post on chat boards. I doubt they will come on here to explain it. best regards