I've read about some of the other odd things people have experienced lately. For background, I have used AS since February of '02. I've placed 60 snipes and won 59...one didn't meet the reserve price. I always snipe with the max amount I am willing to pay and I'm usually (well ok, apparently always) willing to pay more than others. But OK, here is my gripe:
Today AS placed my snipe 1 min and 2 seconds before the end of the auction. It resulted in other bidders seeing my bid and having time to attempt to beat me...ie...pushing the price higher much like in a bidding war. Precisely one of the reasons I love using AS.
What gives? Has this happened to others very often? This was entered as a 7 second lead time.
As usual, my willingness to pay a premium price resulted in me still being successful...but it does seem that some of the other bidders bumped their "highest willing" prices in response to my bid being present in the system...costing me perhaps $200 or more. ??
Any comments appreciated.
eBay auction: 190032760223
Then this other really odd thing was that AS showed the status "Placed Successfully" in My Snipes...and below in the Totals showed "Lost (1)" with my max bid and then Final Price = $2,224. Note that I actually won the auction at $2684.34. REALLY makes me wonder if something wacky is going on at AS.
Another goofy thing is my bid history shows I have one Active Max Bid $56.01 with current $49.99....I have no idea where this tidbit is coming from...but sure seems like something screwed up in the AS database/history...as I am not bidding on any other auctions...and nothing in the list shows "Active"...only all the "You Won!'s" and the one "Reserve not Met" as mentioned previously. ???
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