After the debacle of the last couple of days (from a developer's POV and first time user) I have found this service to be:
1. unreliable
2. unapologetic
3. unwise
Where do I delete my account?
Sincerely
Aaron
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What a joke:
Let's face it: you really want to win that auction. And you don't want to pay too much. The secret: bid with your brain, instead of starting a bidding war. Use Auction Sniper to play the game on your own terms and begin winning auctions consistently.
Here are the benefits of using Auction Sniper …
* Avoid a bidding war. Bidding wars often cause you to spend more money than you actually intended. Therefore you actually are going to be saving money by using Auction Sniper because you won’t rely on compulsive bidding to win an auction.
* Let us do the work. Don’t let your work or leisure time get interrupted by a closing auction. With Auction Sniper you don't have to sit by your computer and watch the bidding until the auction closes. Once you place a snipe bid with us, our servers handle everything automatically. Not only are you saving money, but you are also saving time.
* Why bid prematurely? Why would you want to increase an auction's current bid price if it doesn't close for several more days? This only leads to an inflated closing bid. There is no reason to bid prematurely; it will only encourage other bidders to bid on the item.
* Cancel your bid. When you bid directly though eBay, it is generally difficult to cancel your bid. With Auction Sniper, you can cancel your bid up to 5 minutes before our servers place it for you. So you are buying time to think about your bid and make sure it's what you intend.
Let's face it: you really want to win that auction. And you don't want to pay too much. The secret: bid with your brain, instead of starting a bidding war. Use Auction Sniper to play the game on your own terms and begin winning auctions consistently.
Here are the benefits of using Auction Sniper …
* Avoid a bidding war. Bidding wars often cause you to spend more money than you actually intended. Therefore you actually are going to be saving money by using Auction Sniper because you won’t rely on compulsive bidding to win an auction.
* Let us do the work. Don’t let your work or leisure time get interrupted by a closing auction. With Auction Sniper you don't have to sit by your computer and watch the bidding until the auction closes. Once you place a snipe bid with us, our servers handle everything automatically. Not only are you saving money, but you are also saving time.
* Why bid prematurely? Why would you want to increase an auction's current bid price if it doesn't close for several more days? This only leads to an inflated closing bid. There is no reason to bid prematurely; it will only encourage other bidders to bid on the item.
* Cancel your bid. When you bid directly though eBay, it is generally difficult to cancel your bid. With Auction Sniper, you can cancel your bid up to 5 minutes before our servers place it for you. So you are buying time to think about your bid and make sure it's what you intend.
I think it is very sad that this has happened and I do feel for the techs at AS, however....I think that those of us who have had a problem should have had some communication, not just told the problem is fixed. Or where there is a discussion in this forum it should be left open not closed.
Rather than put things in my watch list I used to snipe them and then decide on the day of the auction if I still wanted to bid, thank god I didn't have a full page when AS went crazy!
The final nail in the coffin for me is the character called camera, who I am assuming is part of AS staff and has been very rude to people who are experiencing problems. This has been a wonderful service to date, but we do pay for this service and if it is broken then most would expect to be told rather than laying bids that are faulty.
My page still tells me my bid is too low for an item that I won 2 days ago and I still have one bid that was laid 4 days early. I did manage to remove all other bids.
I have not found how to cancel my account yet, but still looking.
Rather than put things in my watch list I used to snipe them and then decide on the day of the auction if I still wanted to bid, thank god I didn't have a full page when AS went crazy!
The final nail in the coffin for me is the character called camera, who I am assuming is part of AS staff and has been very rude to people who are experiencing problems. This has been a wonderful service to date, but we do pay for this service and if it is broken then most would expect to be told rather than laying bids that are faulty.
My page still tells me my bid is too low for an item that I won 2 days ago and I still have one bid that was laid 4 days early. I did manage to remove all other bids.
I have not found how to cancel my account yet, but still looking.
Hi Community,
If you would like to close your Auction Sniper account, please contact our customer support department using the "File a Support Request" link at the bottom of our help page, and we'll be happy to accommodate that request. If you have a prepaid balance remaining in your account, it will be refunded to you prior to your account being closed.
-Mike
PS: The community member that goes by "camera" is actually NOT an employee of Auction Sniper.
If you would like to close your Auction Sniper account, please contact our customer support department using the "File a Support Request" link at the bottom of our help page, and we'll be happy to accommodate that request. If you have a prepaid balance remaining in your account, it will be refunded to you prior to your account being closed.
-Mike
PS: The community member that goes by "camera" is actually NOT an employee of Auction Sniper.
What's with all these numpties wanting to close their accounts. I think AS explained what happened (an event beyond their control) and gave detailed solutions to those with problems. My snipe was placed 4 days early - no big deal. I can either bid again on ebay or just go with the flow...
Adios
R2
Adios
R2