Using AS on UK auctions is a little strange as AS can't make up its mind if its working in USD or GBP.
There are numerous postings about this but none of them really address the issue. Yesterday it caught me out with the following:
1. Item priced at (GBP)150.00
2. Interpreted by AS as (USD)219.00
3. Placed a snipe at 180 (to me GBP, to AS USD).
4. Received a warning that it was below current bid.
5. Following advice from Forum postings, changed snipe to (USD)250 - translates as (GBP)171.00.
6. AS accepts this OK
7. At the lead time, AS submits the bid as (GBP)250.00.
8. I win the auction with a bid of (GBP)190.00 - with a proxy bid of (GBP)250.00.
This is above my budget of (GBP)171.00 - still a bargin but.....
The bug in the system is - when AS tests the Items current bid it does it in USD, but when it bids it is in GBP.
Naturally, other none US auctions will suffer from the same bug.
Let's have some consistancy please. AS is excellent but can be a frighteningly expensive way of doing things.
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