Well kinda new to this autioon sniper but i was out bid today the AS didnt bid in time even though i had it set for 5 sec in im the centeral time zone . is there something i should be doing diffrent..I would have won it to
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If you will furnish us with an auction #, we will try to give it a personal look for you!
My personal choice is to use 8 seconds during normal times! On Sunday, during primetime, PST, PM between 5 and 8:30, I add 15 seconds. On the hour, half, and quarter hour, I add 10 seconds. These are very busy traffic times for Ebay. It works for me! Remember to bid your max as the highest bid wins!
Hiya Punisher,
Looks like you were bit by the *Not In Time* bug - what did the confirmation link say?
If it says *Not In Time* well then, thats self explanatory. Means ebay lagged and your bid didnt make it. I have always used 5 seconds, but recently I have had 2 bids not go through in time.
If it says *Did Not Win* (well Duh!), it means AS didnt get a response from ebay and you need to [Click Here] and file a support case with the relevant auction number.
Regardless of what happened, you will prolly get some free snipes so [Click Here] to collect.
As Mrs M said, you may want to increase your lead time from 5 seconds to 8 seconds and if the auction ends on a quarter hour, half hour or exact hour - increase that lead time to 15 seconds. If you auction ends during Prime Time Sunday nite - whack your lead time in at about 20 seconds.
Well, you might of, or you might not. You can never know what the winning bidders MAX bid was. They might have had alot more up their sleeve than you. But - you didnt win and thats the problem
Lexie
Looks like you were bit by the *Not In Time* bug - what did the confirmation link say?
If it says *Not In Time* well then, thats self explanatory. Means ebay lagged and your bid didnt make it. I have always used 5 seconds, but recently I have had 2 bids not go through in time.
If it says *Did Not Win* (well Duh!), it means AS didnt get a response from ebay and you need to [Click Here] and file a support case with the relevant auction number.
Regardless of what happened, you will prolly get some free snipes so [Click Here] to collect.
As Mrs M said, you may want to increase your lead time from 5 seconds to 8 seconds and if the auction ends on a quarter hour, half hour or exact hour - increase that lead time to 15 seconds. If you auction ends during Prime Time Sunday nite - whack your lead time in at about 20 seconds.
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I would have won it to
Well, you might of, or you might not. You can never know what the winning bidders MAX bid was. They might have had alot more up their sleeve than you. But - you didnt win and thats the problem
Lexie
Well I dont have the aution Number any longer. I didnt get a email from anything it just didnt bid like it was delaid. But all good man nature of the beast...
I suspect the clue is in the lack of emails. If AS was set up correctly then it would have bid and/or emailed you. I suggest ensuring that:
1. ebay and AS IDs and passwords match
2. AS has your correct email address
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1. ebay and AS IDs and passwords match
2. AS has your correct email address
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Punisher, if it is any consolation, you may not have won, even if the snipe were placed properly. You have not way of knowing what the winning bidder's full amount was; you only see the amount it took for him to win. The max could have been much more. 
If you go up to My Snipes and click All or Lost, you should be able to see the auction.