multiple 'not in time' last night

I've experienced this same problem for the last week. I started with 5 seconds and now I'm up to 10 seconds and I'm still getting "Not In Time" messages/results.

I've never had to go any farther than 7 seconds during prime hours in the past and in most cases I was able to get by with 5 seconds.

I've also noted that there used to be a much smaller time difference between the AS servers count down and the times listed on the items page. It used to be 5 seconds difference, now it's like 35 seconds,....I'm thinking somebody at Ebay has figured out a way to trick the incoming snipes with a false time stamp so the only winning bids can come from proxy bids from Ebay.

I may be wrong. But so far I'm getting told by AS that their severs and Ebay's match up perfectly as far as time stamping which I wouldn't know how they'd be able to ascertain that. They can't seem to get a winning bid in ANY auction I've sniped in the last week. 100% "Not In Time" doesn't cut it.

Hi - I've had this problem too. I am soooooooooo disappointed this morning to have lost out on a pair of shoes. My snipe was over twice the value of the finishing auction price. This really is SO frustrating. We might as well sit up all night to make sure we get our bids in...................... the whole point of using Auctionsniper............!!!

If it's a "must have" then that's the thing to do! I suggest you log a support call via the Help tab so AS knows about it and can deal accordingly!

R2

Think how awful the sellers must feel! They are really losing on the prices if all the snipers are missing!

AS have had a DNS Server problem - proven good in Austrlia 12 hours ago (cant be bothered working out time zones) read below


After 3 support cases with AS this past week finally got them to admit system problem - DNS server fault.

Been missing snipes with 15 sec leads. Got sick of getting replies from the book of standard responses - asked for supervisor - got them investigating - got a result.

For proof of problem I watched an item close on ebay as the counter for the item on AS showed 30 sec to go.
Passed that info on to support & things moved quickly from there

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Originally posted by grumpyxxxx:
For proof of problem I watched an item close on ebay as the counter for the item on AS showed 30 sec to go.

Grumpy,

If you mean the clock on My Snipes, then that’s a known “issue”. While it’s not a bug, it is an irritation. The My Snipes clock isn’t synchronized with ebay, but, as I understand it, is controlled by your own computer’s clock. The sniping clocked (controls when the snipe is placed) *is* synchronized with ebay’s. Actually, I think ebay and AS are both synchronized with the atomic clock in Colorado.

Add’l info:
https://community.auctionsniper.com/eve/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=84...=397108087#397108087

Even though my PC is within secs of ebay official time??

Read thids reply from AS support:
JakeT
Support Posted Thursday, June 22, 2006, 2:33:50 PM
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Hello,

This ‘Not In Time‘issue was related to the failing of one of our DNS servers. This issue has been resolved so you should no longer experience these timing issue.

Please remember to redeem your loss for free snipes at http://www.auctionsniper.com/freesnipes.aspx

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Thank you,
-Jake T.

quote:

Originally posted by grumpyxxxx:
Even though my PC is within secs of ebay official time??

That depends on whether you believe the following quote from the AS support person (Donovan) that appeared in the link I left:

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Originally posted by Sniper Donovan J.:
That time in no way reflects when your snipe will go off.

So you don't think a DNS problem is a plausable reason for late bids???

I checked my 40 sec winning snipe that went off after "the problem" was fixed & it went in exactly 40 secs before auction end.

I have to believe - I'm in Australia & the non-bids have been occuring in the early hours of the morning (PDT) so should not have been peak time for ebay or AS........... I have checked a good proportion of my valid 7 sec snipes in the past & can't recall any that have not been on time. That is, up until 20 June when my problems started.

I only offered my experience because I couldn't find any mention of the DNS problem anywhere else on AS.

Hopefull one of the support guys might like to comment on the issue here where all can see???????

quote:

Originally posted by grumpyxxxx:
So you don't think a DNS problem is a plausable reason for late bids???

It’s a VERY plausible reason. But that’s not the issue I’m addressing, but the following statement, which I originally quoted:

quote:

Originally posted by grumpyxxxx:
For proof of problem I watched an item close on ebay as the counter for the item on AS showed 30 sec to go.

. . . which region2 also commented on:
https://community.auctionsniper.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/3...871022371#6871022371


Again, the clock next to each snipe on the My Snipes page does not impact/control/determine when the snipes are actually placed.


Happy Sniping

So has anybody else had sniping issues between 20 June & 23 June - "Bid too Late" Or "Not in Time"?

quote:

Originally posted by grumpyxxxx:
I'm watching an item right now - my clock is in synch with ebay & the counters on ebay & AS for the item appear to be in synch ( at least they are at this moment).

Is it still in synch? I suppose another test would be to change your pc clock to some bazaar time and see what impact that has on My Snipes.

quote:

Originally posted by grumpyxxxx:
So has anybody else had sniping issues between 20 June & 23 June - "Bid too Late" Or "Not in Time"?

This is the only thread I could find during that time period:
https://community.auctionsniper.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/385608021/m/8561021371



Prosperous sniping

Strange?

I put my clock forward 12 minutes, refreshed My Snipes & the countdown stayed in synch!!!!!!!

Have you tried this yourself???

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Originally posted by grumpyxxxx:
Have you tried this yourself???

No. . .



Let the snipe be with you.