Slightly OT: Snipe issues on eBay

[bobbyw8469]

On top of the that, the winning bidder already paid! (I guess he paid quickly because he knew he got a steal on the card). I am torn as what to do. I think blocking snipes is a pretty shitty way for EBay to treat their customers! And yes, the sellers are really Ebay's customers, NOT the buyers.

[bunst]

I had 2 snipes set on Gavelsnipe that did not execute last night. In both instances I would have been the winner. I will be bidding manually from now on until I know it is fixed.

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

On top of the that, the winning bidder already paid! (I guess he paid quickly because he knew he got a steal on the card). I am torn as what to do. I think blocking snipes is a pretty shitty way for EBay to treat their customers! And yes, the sellers are really Ebay's customers, NOT the buyers.

Why are you torn? The bidder won the auction based on the parameters you put forth. You should send the card. Most of my auctions at least start at the money I have into the item. That way I never lose money.
I am AGHAST that a winning bidder would pay immediately!!! How dare he!

[jp1216]

WOW - I'm just glad I didn't have any snipes set this week.
Been using a couple different free services for 10-15 years now - never once had a snipe not go through. I've come to rely on them and never doubted the reliability.

[gnaz01]

Yup, missed 1 last night and am pissed, as it was a piece I really would have loved to have

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by gnaz01

Yup, missed 1 last night and am pissed, as it was a piece I really would have loved to have

Please tell me it wasn't a 1954 Bowman Ted Williams card!!!

[gnaz01]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Please tell me it wasn't a 1954 Bowman Ted Williams card!!!

No worries, Bobby, it wasn't. The 1950's stuff is too new for my taste

[prestigecollectibles]

Does anyone know if it is an Ebay issue or sniping program issue? I use esnipe.com and had no problems the past few days.

I often bid on the Yahoo Japan auction site. The seller can list the item using an option that extends the auction. If there are no bids within the final 5 minutes the auction will keep extending so sniping is not an option. Most sellers use this feature.

[itjclarke]

It looks like there may have been some more issues on eBay tonight. I was trying to bid/snipe 4 items, all ending within seconds of eachother. To help counter their ending times being the same, I had 3 devices open- computer, tablet, phone. I was able to enter bids on each, but when trying to confirm the bids, all three screens froze up for several minutes (buttons didn't work, counter/clock froze, etc). Two were using my wifi, but one was 4G so it is doubtful is was just a home wifi issue.

Once my screens started working again, all items had closed. They all sold for less than I'd expect, so not sure if anyone else had similar issues.

[Scott36153]

Wow. Just DDOS attack the servers that the snipe software is on and bam win auctions at low price.

[bobbyw8469]

My 1954 Bowman Ted Williams SGC 5 that recently sold for $820, because Ebay had snipe issues?? Well, it sold last week. $1,395. Thanks ALOT Ebay!!!! God, I wish someone new would come along!

[ooo-ribay]

I had two snipes not go through last night. One said "bid not placed" and the other said "bid too low" (it wasn't). Anyone else having these issues (again)?