Slightly OT: Snipe issues on eBay

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by Econteachert205

If I bid on a card for 800 dollars, paid, then had my winning bid cancelled because someone else's sniping software wasn't working, I would never ever buy another card from that seller. Ever.

If I won a card for $500 that was worth $1,000 because people couldn't bid, I too would be ecstatic! I realize I would have won the card from gaming the system though. Period.

[Econteachert205]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

If I won a card for $500 that was worth $1,000 because people couldn't bid, I too would be ecstatic! I realize I would have won the card from gaming the system though. Period.

Ok so I'm bidding on a card and right before the end the power goes out in the town of the guy I'm bidding against... Cancel the auction. Another bidder has an internet outage or lag ... Cancel the auction.... Another bidder has to change his newborn and misses a bid, cancel the auction... Look go ahead and cancel the bid if you want realist the card ( maybe with a reserve this time). Do whatever you need to, but I would really like ethics teachers opinion on this one.

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by Econteachert205

Ok so I'm bidding on a card and right before the end the power goes out in the town of the guy I'm bidding against... Cancel the auction. Another bidder has an internet outage or lag ... Cancel the auction.... Another bidder has to change his newborn and misses a bid, cancel the auction... Look go ahead and cancel the bid if you want realist the card ( maybe with a reserve this time). Do whatever you need to, but I would really like ethics teachers opinion on this one.

I never said I wasn't shipping the card. I am. But if people aren't allowed to snipe because Ebay has blocked certain people from bidding on my items, then yes, I have a sour taste in my mouth! A very bad one! A $330 one! To the point that I don't ever want to do 99 cent auctions again.

You state you never want to bid on someone's items that won't honor "throttled" bids, "Pennies on the dollar" bids, or whatever you want to call them. I don't think you have to worry about that, because that seller will be gone anyway, because he doesn't want to sell his items for peanuts. He is moving on elsewhere. Thanks Ebay! (note the sarcasm here)

[Econteachert205]

You definitively do have a right to the sour taste. You also have the right to be pissed at ebay. No doubt there.

[D. Bergin]

I think Bobby's rightfully upset that a glitch in the system he was paying a generous fee to use, has dramatically affected the outcome of his auctions, costing him quite a bit of coin.

I don't see any signs he has actually pulled out of the transaction either. Let a guy vent.

I had a piece a couple weeks ago. If the final bidder had been blocked from sniping, if might have cost me over $1000 bucks on the item.

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

I think Bobby's rightfully upset that a glitch in the system he was paying a generous fee to use, has dramatically affected the outcome of his auctions, costing him quite a bit of coin.

I don't see any signs he has actually pulled out of the transaction either. Let a guy vent.

I had a piece a couple weeks ago. If the final bidder had been blocked from sniping, if might have cost me over $1000 bucks on the item.

I don't know that's its been clearly established as an "ebay issue". It could as easily have been a sniping service issue.

[jp1216]

Saw this on JustSnipe - the one I normally use. It was posted last night.

Starting from 17:00 Pacific Time, eBay servers experience problems with its servers and networks. The response page from eBay stated that it was timing out. The issue seems to be reduced at 18:00.

eBay has not yet announced the issue on the website.

Pleas use caution during this time.

JustSnipe Support

Originally Posted by jp1216

Saw this on JustSnipe - the one I normally use. It was posted last night.

Starting from 17:00 Pacific Time, eBay servers experience problems with its servers and networks. The response page from eBay stated that it was timing out. The issue seems to be reduced at 18:00.

eBay has not yet announced the issue on the website.

Pleas use caution during this time.

JustSnipe Support

If accurate, that changes things a bit.

[Econteachert205]

I'm sure ebay will credit it s valued sellers for bids not received.... Seriously tho a crappy situation for bobby and whoever said we all should've just let him vent is right.

[ATP]

Originally Posted by Econteachert205

I'm sure ebay will credit it s valued sellers for bids not received.... Seriously tho a crappy situation for bobby and whoever said we all should've just let him vent is right.

In my opinion, there is no way eBay will even consider compensating a seller for a bid that didn't get through...not a chance.

[Bugsy]

Anyone get a snipe to work tonight?

[D. Bergin]

Quite ironically (or not), Ebay has also recently adjusted it's terms of service to clearly state they will never extend auctions if there has been a "service interruption".

Not that they have done that in years anyways........but once upon a time.............

[ATP]

I doubt there are very many sellers that wouldn't honor their sales (maybe I am wrong?), I will of course...but what it will do is likely be an eye opener that running a straight auction without a high starting bid or reserve just might not be an option for higher dollar items as the risk for something like this to happen is just too high. I know folks will say don't do a 99 cent auction...the thing is, that is what bidders say they like to see (obviously), and for items that have a well established value, they often work better than a starting bid that's higher. It draws more eyes and also puts more eyes on other items that are up for sale at buy it now prices.

[ibuysportsephemera]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

I think Bobby's rightfully upset that a glitch in the system he was paying a generous fee to use, has dramatically affected the outcome of his auctions, costing him quite a bit of coin.

I don't see any signs he has actually pulled out of the transaction either. Let a guy vent.

I had a piece a couple weeks ago. If the final bidder had been blocked from sniping, if might have cost me over $1000 bucks on the item.

+1!!!!

And to all those buyers in this thread that don't have any empathy or that don't understand what this means...if this isn't fixed or becomes the norm, many sellers will no longer use eBay for auctions and everything will be either a BIN or have reserves placed on them. eBay has allowed sniping programs for as long as I can remember and it has been an integral part of the auction process for both sellers and buyers.

Jeff