Extended lead times recommended, 10 seconds or more

eBay has been slower than normal at accepting bids the past 3 days causing snipes to be placed after the auction has closed. "Not in Times" are running about 3-4x as high as normal. About 1 in 40 are not getting to eBay in time. Normally that's closer to 1 in 200. We have seen this happen even with snipes with lead times of 9 seconds.

This has been happening since eBay made a major change in how bids are accepted. That didnt affect us though because of how we snipe, but it's obviously effecting eBay.

Snipes at high traffic periods from 5:30-8:30pm should use slightly more than 10 seconds.

We'll report back when it's safe to lower your lead times. Or if a 1 in 40 chance of having a snipe be late is acceptable feel free to stick with your normal lead time.

Thank you