AS did not snipe, again.

Was it a part of a bid group?

Yes, it was. And in this bid group there were perhaps 50 or so items.

item 2654956234...I had a snipe for way more than the item sold for (I think it sold for 1.25 and I had a snipe of $4 on it). I had my snipe set for ten seconds (I have tried six seconds, but that seems to be too close to the auction closing time to register as a proper bid). When I checked the 'reason' on my Snipes I Lost page, there was just some "Did not win" statement which doesn't explain anything. Needless to say, I'm getting quite annoyed with AuctionSniper. I needed that item to complete a piece of merchandise to sell, and now I have to wait and hope it appears again somewhere....

The item sold for $1.54 before shipping. In any case, I can't see any reason why a snipe with a 10-second lead time wouldn't have been placed on a Thursday afternoon. The winner, lucygirl49, put her bid in about 7 minutes before auction close and there's no evidence that the seller closed the auction early for some reason. I think you should file a support claim with AS by going to http://support.auctionsniper.com/. Give them the item number and see what they say. At least you might get a free snipe or two out of it.

The problem with bid group snipes has been fixed. eBay changed the text on their page that we use to make sure you havent already won an item. This is what is used to keep you from winning more than one of the same item in a bid group. When in doubt we dont snipe becasuse we dont want you winning every item in your bidgroup.

It was fixed around 2:30pm on Thursday.

It's good to know that:

- there was a reason
- it was fixed

Thanks

Vladi

See, just be a little patient and a lot understanding and all gets fixed in time!

rsmiller40

It happend again!!!

Item 3345942172 ended 9/5/2003 9:36:05 AM
was sitting in a bid group for a day or so with my max EUR 59,-
It's gone for EUR 54,-

Another item in my Lost Bids folder with Did Not Win status - for no reason.

So much for patience...

Thanks for the link, Steve! I just filed a support claim on this.

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Originally posted by Steve:
The item sold for $1.54 before shipping. In any case, I can't see any reason why a snipe with a 10-second lead time wouldn't have been placed on a Thursday afternoon. The winner, lucygirl49, put her bid in about 7 minutes before auction close and there's no evidence that the seller closed the auction early for some reason. I think you should file a support claim with AS by going to http://support.auctionsniper.com/. Give them the item number and see what they say. At least you might get a free snipe or two out of it.

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Ya, Steve and Rick are the best, if you need help here. They'll help you or direct you to help.

rsmiller40

Sounds like the bugs are still being worked out.

Was that still a viable bid group, vladi? That is, was your pre-set number of snipes unreached?

Chatter163, I have been sniping without a problem. I have noticed something. It seems like a majority of the snipe failure complaints are coming from outside the US.

rsmiller40