Now I don't actually KNOW the real percentages, but lets say on average 1 snipe out of 20 do NOT go through due to either ebay or AS problems.
Sniper#1 schedules 20 snipes. The first 19 fire as desired, and the LAST one fails to get placed.
Sniper#2 schedules 20 snipes. The first 10 fire as desired, the 11th fails to get placed, then the next 9 fire as desired.
Sniper#3 schedules 20 snipes. The FIRST snipe fails to get placed, but the next 19 get placed as desired.
Although the success/failure percentage for ALL the snipers is identical,imagine if you will how the demeanor/attitude and perception of the AS program of all those snipers will differ at various stages of their "sniping career". What will they think of AS after snipe #1, #11, #20?
After snipe#1, snipers 1 & 2 are pretty happy, sniper 3 is signing onto the forum to share how they think AS is a piece of s##t service!
After snipe#11, sniper #1 is bouncing off the walls enamored with the AS service! Sniper #2 is still pretty happy, but may sign onto the forum to calmly query what happened to AS's normally reliable service. Sniper#3 (assuming they KEEP using the service after the FIRST snipe failure) is finding themselves liking the AS service more & more!
After snipe #20,....well, you can fill in the blanks!
I suggest, especially to newbies is that now you've gotten your AS service failure out of the way,....
...SNIPE ON!!
Jabbergah