Has AS stopped working ?
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I checked two lots that I had left snipes on and they had sold for less than my maximum amount.
When I went to 'My Snipes' the two lots were still listed, each saying that the auction had over a day to go.
I did the above checking at about 6.00 am this morning from home.
I am now at work (11.03 am) and have checked my snipes and they have taken those two lots off the list, with no comment.
Naturally I am very worried that the other 6 Snipes I have listed will actually work !
When I went to 'My Snipes' the two lots were still listed, each saying that the auction had over a day to go.
I did the above checking at about 6.00 am this morning from home.
I am now at work (11.03 am) and have checked my snipes and they have taken those two lots off the list, with no comment.
Naturally I am very worried that the other 6 Snipes I have listed will actually work !
Were both items listed by the same seller? It sounds to me as if they were withdrawn. You can determine that by checking out the listings, which should say whether or not the seller took them off. 
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3284&item=3041179698
This is one of them, it doesn't look cancelled to me ?
This is one of them, it doesn't look cancelled to me ?
No, it wasn't cancelled. Did you by any chance have these snipes in a bid group folder?
Seller ended it early:
Start Time: 14-Aug-03 16:40:37 BST
End Time: 19-Aug-03 10:47:50 BST
Start Time: 14-Aug-03 16:40:37 BST
End Time: 19-Aug-03 10:47:50 BST
"The seller ended this listing early to sell to the high bidder(s) at current bid price."
This is the comment that appears under the Title Box in the eBay Listing.
It looks like as was mentioned in the previous post, the auction ended early.
As disappointing as it is, its good to know that AS is still on its toes!
This is the comment that appears under the Title Box in the eBay Listing.
It looks like as was mentioned in the previous post, the auction ended early.
As disappointing as it is, its good to know that AS is still on its toes!
Talk about weird. The eBay notation reads: "The seller ended this listing early to sell to the high bidder(s) at current bid price." Now, why would a seller do that? There were two bids on the items and plenty of time for more bids to come. All I can think of is that the seller must need money in a big hurry. The closing price was £22. 
I saw this on an auction earlier today myself...I happened to be looking at somebody's bid history on other auctions and came upon it.
It is really weird and I would be majorly upset if I were planning on bidding on it or if I were another person who had been outbid and hadn't had time to reconsider and place a higher bid.
Seems kind of unfair to me.
WarriorNun
"If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning"
It is really weird and I would be majorly upset if I were planning on bidding on it or if I were another person who had been outbid and hadn't had time to reconsider and place a higher bid.
Seems kind of unfair to me.
WarriorNun
"If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning"
My sister has just done this - she rang the vendor and the vendor agreed to pull the Auction so that she could sell the item to my sister. The item was £250 so I guess she was saving the Ebay fee in this case.
Other contradictions in terms:-
Army Intelligence
Scotch Bright
but I digress...
Other contradictions in terms:-
Army Intelligence
Scotch Bright
but I digress...
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basrah posted:
Female Logic?
My sister has just done this - she rang the vendor and the vendor agreed to pull the Auction so that she could sell the item to my sister. The item was £250 so I guess she was saving the Ebay fee in this case.
Hey! Is this a slam against female logic?!? I am the most logical person I know...sure, it's a brand of logic that might not always make sense to everybody else...but, darn it, it *IS* logical!
But now *I* digress! You know, it kind of blows the theory, that a lot of us have, that most sellers are greedy and enjoy the bidding wars. Afterall, had she left it up for auction...who knows, the selling price might have doubled!
I keep trying to think of what would make me (as a seller) pull an auction...and, yes, maybe I could see allowing one bidder to have it over another. Like if I knew that the one person was just going to resell it, while the other bidder might be a passionate collector. Who knows?
WarriorNun
"If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning"
Well, it's the seller's possession to do with as he pleases, and eBay rules permit this sort of action without requiring a public justification by the seller, so it's tough noogies for the bidders who are left out in the cold. But for the life of me I just can't see why a seller would cut his chance for profits short like that. 