What's going on? I can't use "Snipe it now," I can't cancel my snipe. Nothing seems to work. I heard that this is an AOL problem but I don't use AOL and what was once a brilliant service is now totally useless!!!

Strange - all is working for me. Maybe it's a temporary outage - try again...

R2

It's happened to me too! Well over 24 hours now - I filed a report and AS says it's aware of the problem.
I've now got severe sniping withdrawal symptoms.....aaaargh!!!!

Same for me. I can't add a bid and don't use AOL.

I do use AOL and did not have the problem today, but found the other day when I was trying unsuccesfully to add a bid, that if I were REALLY persistent, as in at least 8-10 times, the system would eventually let me add a bid.

I've had a snipe set up on an item now for around 6 days, this is a rare book which has not been described correctly, I would love to add it to my collection, only one bid on it so far in single figures. The auction ends late tonight and I don't know if the snipe will work as AS seems to be unusable at the moment, nothing happens when I click the buttons. If this item goes cheaply and my snipe doesn't go in I will be beside myself!!
Do I stay up late and make a manual bid or is there any sign that things will be getting back to normal?

Dear me. I've been signed up to this service for only 2 days. Yesterday afternoon the login wasn't working, now I can login but nothing else works.

Lets just say it's not been a very impressive start.

Poor you, DMTS 1 - I've been delighted with AS up to now, but this is annoying - we don't even know when it's likely to be fixed...........and you'd think, since we can't snipe AS can't get any money, that SOME info would be forthcoming......

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Originally posted by Peterborough:
If this item goes cheaply and my snipe doesn't go in I will be beside myself!!
Do I stay up late and make a manual bid or is there any sign that things will be getting back to normal?

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Who says a manual bid/snipe will be successful. There’s any number of things between you and ebay that can go wrong that will prevent you from bidding.

The last I heard, AS’ failure rate was 1 out of 1,000 (let’s be liberal, and say it’s 10,000). All well and good unless you happen to be that "1". On “must have” items, aka “I will be beside myself”, you might want a backup. Go ahead and have AS place a snipe. As a backup, stay up late and place a manual snipe, or use an alternative sniping service. I’d opt for staying up late, because I probably couldn’t sleep, and I’m proactive. If neither AS nor your backup work, then someone/something in the universe doesn’t want you to have it. I probably would have my backup leave a bid that was at least an increment different to insure that AS, or manual, or alternative service worked (AS and alternative will still bill you, regardless). Remember, your higher snipe would have to be after your lower snipe to be recorded by ebay.

I’d avoid a proxy bid because someone has already placed a bid, and like you, probably realizes its value, which means it could easily turn into a bidding war, even if it’s late at night.

If there was something I really wanted, and if *I* didn’t do everything I could to get it, then I would be mad at myself. You could even have multiple backup plans. It’s all a personal choice.

Of course, there’s the possibility the item won’t go cheaply. There’s the possibility there will be a flurry of snipes. There’s the possibility that the current proxy bid is very large.

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The auction ends late tonight and I don't know if the snipe will work as AS seems to be unusable at the moment, nothing happens when I click the buttons. If this item goes cheaply and my snipe doesn't go in I will be beside myself!!

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Set your alarm clock!

I just won a sniped item and it went through as it should! I also have added several snipes yesterday and today without a hitch.

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Originally posted by Mrs.M:
I also have added several snipes yesterday and today without a hitch.

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When will those be closing? Or better asked, when will they be sniping?

Hmmm.....maybe it's just off for the UK?

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When will those be closing? Or better asked, when will they be sniping?

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One closed at around 10 AM Eastern and the next one closes in 3 1/2 hours.

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Originally posted by 6flb:
Poor you, DMTS 1 - I've been delighted with AS up to now, but this is annoying - we don't even know when it's likely to be fixed...........and you'd think, since we can't snipe AS can't get any money, that SOME info would be forthcoming......

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I think perhaps I chose the wrong time to join!

Still not working, by the way!

It must be UK because mine in the US are working! You have reported it?

I just now had another sucessful snipe placed and I won, so it definitly is working here!

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Originally posted by Mrs.M:
It must be UK because mine in the US are working!

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R2 said his were working, so don't think it would be a UK problem.

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Originally posted by Mrs.M:
I just now had another sucessful snipe placed and I won, so it definitly is working here!

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Doesn't mean there still isn't a problem. Has it been determined this is something that deals with location or country? I must have missed something - not a first, nor a last.

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Doesn't mean there still isn't a problem. Has it been determined this is something that deals with location or country? I must have missed something - not a first, nor a last.

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This is what I get for multitasking, Rick! I got two problems switched!! Well, anyway, whatever the problem, it is not with everyone!