Snipe price vs. eBay?

Unable to duplicate your problem. I tried it with 'regular' auctions, buy it now, and reserve auctions. Could be a combination of the above. (couldn't find an auction with BIN, opening bid lower, with a reserve, and no bids.)

Hm....

I have three right now. Imported 5 from my watch list. The wizard decided 2 were 25 cents higher my watch list, and 1 was 50 cents higher.

I instantly refreshed my watch list and got the same results (lower prices than the AS import wizard), I then checked the lots individually and got the same prices and no notice that a reseverve had not been met.

There have been bids on the 2 lower ones since so the prices don't mach earlier results, but the higher one remains unchanged.

Lot #2246969423 - Starting bid 9.99 - 0 bids. AS required a minimum bid of 10.49

David

Hm... back at ya.

I'm using IE v6. Comes up min bid of 9.99 for me. Maybe support can help?

http://support.auctionsniper.com/

While some from support monitor the forum, few (except for Sara), post a reply.

IE 6 here too. I sent a request. I will post any response here.

D

I tested it and it came up as 9.99 for me too. Strange. Not sure why it's coming up as $10.24 for you.

I tested on your account and it showed up as $9.99 as well.

If you can reproduce it on an item in the future let me know. I check at least 20 items on your watch list and all prices were correct there as well.

I'll be...

This time frame works for me.

Reply:

If I understand you correctly, it‘s by design: we conveniently add the next increment over the current bid: you can‘t bid less than an increment and be sure to win. And you certainly can‘t bid the current bid. And of course, you can modify the amount to any amount over the current bid.

michael
senior technical support


Unfortunately I didn't mention that it also happens on 0 bid lots. I replied including that information. We shall see how it goes.

D

Here is the conversation to date:

Posted Tuesday, June 01, 2004, 11:21:13 AM
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Periodically, the last time for 3 out of 5 snipes in the import wizard, the wizard adds $0.25 or $0.50 to the minimum bid as shown in my watch list. Is this behavior by design, and if so, why?

Thanks,
David

Michael W.
Support Posted Tuesday, June 01, 2004, 1:53:25 PM
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If I understand you correctly, it‘s by design: we conveniently add the next increment over the current bid: you can‘t bid less than an increment and be sure to win. And you certainly can‘t bid the current bid. And of course, you can modify the amount to any amount over the current bid.

michael
senior technical support

david.elson@sympatico.ca
Customer Posted Tuesday, June 01, 2004, 2:14:25 PM
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Hi,

I can accept that in where bids have been made. But it also happens on watch list items for which there has not yet been a bid.

Thanks for the speey reply,
David
Michael W.
Support Posted Tuesday, June 01, 2004, 2:39:51 PM
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You can give me an item# if you want. But what is likely happening is that the seller has a minimum bid requirement, and we‘re cueing off of that.

michael
senior technical support
david.elson@sympatico.ca
Customer Posted Tuesday, June 01, 2004, 3:13:45 PM
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Michael,

It is unfortunate, there are currently no bids in my spikes that fill the bill. If I get a chance later this evening, I‘ll try to import some days off bids that will hopefully be stable for a few days.

My understanding was that a minimum bit was hidden from everyone but the seller. The most I ever see is ‘Minimum not met‘. If AS can get this info, how can the rest of us access it?

I do find it hard to believe that on a lot with a $0.99 to $2.99 starting bid vendors would regularly place a minimum bid of only 25 cents on the lot.

Anyway, I will try later and let you know.

Thanks for your attention to this,
David
david.elson@sympatico.ca
Customer Posted Tuesday, June 01, 2004, 3:15:18 PM
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Mike,

Oops! That should read:

I do find it hard to believe that on a lot with a $0.99 to $2.99 starting bid vendors would regularly place a minimum bid of only 25 cents higher than the opening on the lot.

Michael W.
Support Posted Tuesday, June 01, 2004, 3:36:38 PM
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We don‘t know a seller‘s reserve amount, but the auction will often show a minimum bid even with no bidders. Frankly, how that‘s practically different from a reserve auction, I don‘t know---the effect is the same. But everyone can see that minimum bid. It‘s not hidden.

And no, we don‘t know more than eBay shows any bidder.

michael
senior technical support

Sara,

When you were testing, did you look at it with the import wizard or just the watch list?

Given the information I got (posted above), it may be that there is no problem. I still think there probably is, but I don't understand why a minimum bid would not be acceptable all the time. I know snipes have gotten me books for .01 before this.

Anyway, I just went though my watch list comparing it to the snipe importer, and everything was as it should be for 30 items. I'm beginning to believe in Gremlins again.

D

I logged into your account and did it through the Import Wizard. I checked at least 20 of your 40 watches and all 20 were correct.

I also specifically tested the item # you mentioned by adding it to my personal watch list on eBay and then used the import wizard on my account and had the same result.