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Lost because snipe went in 34 seconds before when set at 5

mrsmmrsmMember
In case you missed it...from Sara:

posted February 06, 2004 06:51 PM
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Sometime between 10:30pm and 11:30pm we'll be taking the site down for about 15 minutes to make an upgrade to a server.



All snipes will be placed, however they may be placed up to 20 minutes early during that time.

That gives us enough time to pull the server out of the colo facility rack, open it, make the changes, and then insert it back in and reboot the server.

I'll try and post here again in advance of the change, then again when it's complete.

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rickrickMember
quote:
Originally posted by Bartelby:
No offense meant there.

None would ever be taken.
quote:
Originally posted by Bartelby:
On that subject (well kinda) why is it that the Jehovah Witness ppl always turn up when I am on the roof cleaning gutters or mowing the lawns??

It beats the alternative - but in this case I don't think that's correct.
D dmMember
I didn't lose an auction on an item because the snipe I set for 5 seconds went in 44 sec before. But I lost $50-100 cause russmeister59 had a time to bid 3 times one after another. Do you have the same "tips" for me as you had for LindaM?
aroundus2003 US $560.00 Feb-11-04 18:59:16 PST
russmeister59 US $550.00 Feb-11-04 18:59:59 PST
russmeister59 US $525.00 Feb-11-04 18:59:45 PST
russmeister59 US $505.00 Feb-11-04 18:59:26 PST
matbonds US $451.00 Feb-11-04 18:58:47 PST
http://offer.ebay.com/ws3/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=3701749200

Good luck!
bartelbybartelbyMember
Hiya and Welcome dm Smile

Sara will most likely pop in soon and tell you exactly what happened with your snipe...but by the quick look I had...your action ended on the *exact* hour which is when ebay's response usually slows right down. AS would of placed your snipe early to ensure it got through.

I know its seriously annoying that it cost you the extra money, but the real point I like to focus on is that you WON the auction and you must of been willing to spend that amount as that was the snipe that you set.

Hopefully Sara will stick her head in soon

Lexie
S santakroozMember
quote:
Originally posted by dm:
I lost $50-100 cause russmeister59 had a time to bid 3 times one after another


I *think* it cost you $45 since russmiesters bid US at 18:59:26 was $505. He would have made that bid over matbonds $451.00 regardless. So if you're snipe hadn't pulled it's trigger early, he still would have made that bid and your maxbid would have won at $515 instead of $560 - if I read the auction correctly.

The thing is, since it the auction completed exactly on the hour, there was a chance you wouldn't have gotten your snipe in the last 5 seconds even if you had tried to snipe it by hand - so you theres a good chance you won because it went early not despite it. Which as I understand is why AS does that when auctions end on exactly on the hour or quarter hours.
-sk
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