So you don't think a DNS problem is a plausable reason for late bids???
I checked my 40 sec winning snipe that went off after "the problem" was fixed & it went in exactly 40 secs before auction end.
I have to believe - I'm in Australia & the non-bids have been occuring in the early hours of the morning (PDT) so should not have been peak time for ebay or AS........... I have checked a good proportion of my valid 7 sec snipes in the past & can't recall any that have not been on time. That is, up until 20 June when my problems started.
I only offered my experience because I couldn't find any mention of the DNS problem anywhere else on AS.
Hopefull one of the support guys might like to comment on the issue here where all can see???????