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[bounce]

i would add

if anyone wins the Sovereign pack lot, or the Sweet Cap/Piedmont pack lot, i'd be interested in buying one of each

i don't want all of them enough to keep bidding

[wondo]

Originally Posted by wondo

One of my lots is marked SOLD. The other has had additional time added.

Now the SOLD lot is open and I’ve been outbid. Good night all.

[Peter_Spaeth]

2 minutes until I win for the third time. Deja vu all over again next?

[sflayank]

every lot closed again

[Leon]

Originally Posted by YazFenway08

One of mine marked “sold”.

Then refreshed and now open again. I understand acts of God, etc….but not sure how they unwind this

I will go out on a limb, having no contact at all with the AH, and say this will be continued tomorrow night...just a guess
.

[sb1]

back live!

[BobbyStrawberry]

Closed......and now open again! What is going on here

[chadeast]

Yep, everything closed around 12:55, even though every lot showed a closing time of 1:00:19.

EDIT: and now every lot is open again closing at 1:06!!

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by babraham

Now every lot I was watching and bidding on shows closed

That's what I see on My Bids page. When I look at an actual item page, it shows around 20 hours remaining but also says the auction is in Preview Mode.

[babraham]

Originally Posted by babraham

Now every lot I was watching and bidding on shows closed

And...now every single one back open with a 1:06 end time.

[ThomasL]

Closed...Open...Closed and now Open again lol

[Peter_Spaeth]

Like a presidential election, this one isn't getting called tonight.

[Casey2296]

WTH! They closed two of my wins that had no bids in the last 30 min, and just reopened them.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by Leon

I will go out on a limb, having no contact at all with the AH, and say this will be continued tomorrow night...just a guess
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If that really happens, there will be a slew of pissed off people. They've already far exceeded the allotted time to bid on lots with no activity in "overtime".

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by babraham

And...now every single one back open with a 1:06 end time.

That's what I was seeing, but now it's back to Preview Mode.

[nolemmings]

Originally Posted by jayshum

That's what I see on My Bids page. When I look at an actual item page, it shows around 20 hours remaining but also says the auction is in Preview Mode.

Same here

[babraham]

Originally Posted by Leon

I will go out on a limb, having no contact at all with the AH, and say this will be continued tomorrow night...just a guess
.

Man, I hope not.
Every bidder that wanted a chance to bid on an item past it's allotted time could have done that over the last hour of this nonsense.

One auction I'm bidding on has been bid up an additional $500 during this...I'm still winning it but these issues have essentially cost me $500 plus BP.

[darwinbulldog]

Originally Posted by babraham

Now every lot I was watching and bidding on shows closed

Most of mine too, but one of them shows 23 hours and 58 minutes remaining.

[sflayank]

now says 24hrs left

[whiteymet]

Now it appears the auction has been extended 24 hours

[sflayank]

now it says 20 hrs

[Peter_Spaeth]

It seems odd to me that a site issue would then be followed by what seems to be a software issue, but what do I know.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by sflayank

now says 24hrs left

Wow, who would have thought that? It was the only smart thing to do, imo.
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[molenick]

All I can say is I am glad Net54 did not crash...and thank you to everybody for posting timely updates.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Leon

Wow, who would have thought that? It was the only smart thing to do, imo.
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Probably, but at the same time depending on how many people who had won tonight get outbid tomorrow, may not be pretty.

[MR RAREBACK]

Seems like a good idea to extend another day

[LEHR]

Everything shows closed now and that I won one lot. Almost afraid to go to bed at this point.

[jayshum]

Hard to believe that no additional information has been sent out via email. I'm getting emails when I place a bid or get outbid so seems like they should be able to send something out to everyone.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Probably, but at the same time depending on how many people who had won tonight get outbid tomorrow, may not be pretty.

Believe me, I am high on some and have the same thoughts.
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[nolemmings]

Mine is letting me raise my bid now, although I am pushing my max limit on some and have exceeded on others. I would raise my bid on one or two if I thought I truly had 10 minutes left but it says I have 20 hours. The old hurry up and wait game.

[wondo]

I’m heading to the BST page to do some shopping!

[babraham]

Originally Posted by jayshum

Hard to believe that no additional information has been sent out via email. I'm getting emails when I place a bid or get outbid so seems like they should be able to send something out to everyone.

Right?
Just send an update so everyone knows what is going on.

[Sean]

So if it continues tomorrow, can I place an initial bid now?

[Kaneen]

One of the lots I won a couple of times...then lost a couple of times...and now currently am winning again...says it is open for bidding with 19 hours and 55 minutes left.

I'm betting we get an email that says they are extending this til tomorrow night. And now our high bids are "sitting ducks" for bidders to regroup and decide they want back in.

[Casey2296]

Unbelievable

[jayshum]

I just called REA and there was a recording saying they are aware of problems and are working on them. All communications will be through email and they will extend the auction as necessary. No option to talk to anyone.

[troutbum97]

They really should check the time stamps of the bids, remove any & all bids after midnight sharp tonight (when the server crashed), and resume/ restart the auction at midnight tomorrow w/ 10 min clocks on all lots.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Probably, but at the same time depending on how many people who had won tonight get outbid tomorrow, may not be pretty.

Yes.... it sucks. Prospective bidders already had a full hour (instead of the normal 10 minutes) to bid on items with no activity. Now they'll get an additional 24 hours.

REA has records of when each bid was placed. Tomorrow they should close off all the lots that received no activity in overtime, and only extend the lots that showed activity during the extended bidding.

I doubt this will happen, but it's absolutely the right thing to do.

[chadeast]

Originally Posted by Kaneen

One of the lots I won a couple of times...then lost a couple of times...and now currently am winning again...says it is open for bidding with 19 hours and 55 minutes left.

I'm betting we get an email that says they are extending this til tomorrow night. And now our high bids are "sitting ducks" for bidders to regroup and decide they want back in.

Seriously, there's been plenty of time to bid on all lots, more than usual! They really need to find a way to close this tonight.

[hcv123]

Thank you for your patience during this time. Access to the site is restored but we understand that some users may still be experiencing issues. As such, in accordance with our Terms & Conditions, we are extending the auction in order to allow for uninterrupted access. In order to effect this plan, the auction servers may start and stop at various points in the short term.

The auction will now end Monday, April 25 at 9 PM EDT. In lieu of extended bidding, the auction will go directly into the 10-minute lot-by-lot closing at 9 PM EDT. Please note that during this extension, only bidders who were qualified to participate during extended bidding will be allowed to participate.

Please stay tuned to your email for updates.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

[prestigecollectibles]

Update from REA

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by Leon

Believe me, I am high on some and have the same thoughts.
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I was high bidder on a lot going into the first extended bidding. No more bids came in. No bids during the up-down fiasco period either. So now they are going to give people another day to outbid me.

What is most annoying is that the company has really screwed this up, yet they will benefit by extending time to get more bids. And bidders like us who read the rules and p[layed by them get the rug pulled out from under us.

And.............. having inadequate server horsepower to conduct the auction properly is NOT an "act of God." God could figure out how to do this (like split the auction close over 2 or 3 days like Heritage does.)

[babraham]

Originally Posted by jayshum

I just called REA and there was a recording saying they are aware of problems and are working on them. All communications will be through email and they will extend the auction as necessary. No option to talk to anyone.

Seems like they've already gone above and beyond for the extending of the auction.
The 10min lot by lot turned into every single auction just being open another day from the looks of it.

[Kaneen]

Yep it's official...we now get to start this all over again tomorrow night at 9pm. Wonder if we can all just retract our bids in a solidarity protest? Lol

[hcv123]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Yes.... it sucks. Prospective bidders already had a full hour (instead of the normal 10 minutes) to bid on items with no activity. Now they'll get an additional 24 hours.

REA has records of when each bid was placed. Tomorrow they should close off all the lots that received no activity in overtime, and only extend the lots that showed activity during the extended bidding.

I doubt this will happen, but it's absolutely the right thing to do.

Anything else would be really wrong!

They are saying the auction is extended till 9PM tommorow. Does that mean new bidders can come in on lots they weren't bidding on?? That shouldn't be allowed either. Auction should be "paused" till 9 PM tomorrow and then opened with the 10 minute rule in play.

[troutbum97]

New AH method to fish for extra bids.

Who needs shill bidders when you can just stop start stop start stop start stop start stop start freeze stop freeze start stop start ….

[Leon]

Originally Posted by chadeast

Seriously, there's been plenty of time to bid on all lots, more than usual! They really need to find a way to close this tonight.

No they don't.
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[Lobo Aullando]

I mean, it's kinda like they did the "Pine Tar Game," right? Seems dead-on fair, and one would think they could figure out the programming in twenty or so hours.

Originally Posted by troutbum97

They really should check the time stamps of the bids, remove any & all bids after midnight sharp tonight (when the server crashed), and resume/ restart the auction at midnight tomorrow w/ 10 min clocks on all lots.

[babraham]

Originally Posted by troutbum97

New AH method to fish for extra bids.

Yeah for sure...didn't this just happen to a PWCC auction a month or two ago?

[Kaneen]

This extension just gives losing bidders time to regain their testosterone levels, tranquilize their wives, do some fuzzy math, and make some "creative" accounting maneuvers to get themselves back in the game.