Why was my Snipe was placed too early?

Hmm - dilema! Do I say RTFM to this person and point him at the FAQs or do I mention that, as it ended at Apr-15-06 19:00:00 PDT, then AS will add a few seconds to the lead time to try to ensure the snipe gets placed.
Next, should I mention that no-one can react in 18 seconds and point them at the ebay Help's section on proxy bidding?
And finally, do I mention that it's not the last bid that wins but the highest?

Results on a postcard please.

R2

quote:

Originally posted by trifink:
Since the winner placed bids both 12 seconds before me and 18 seconds after me, I assume he was placing his own bids in real time.

It sure does look like that to me. We’ve had some people that have said that 18 seconds is more then enough time to react to someone else’s snipe. Here’s one of them:
https://community.auctionsniper.com/eve/forums/a/tpc...291077021#3291077021

quote:

Originally posted by trifink:
Also, my bid was $78.65. His winning bid was 79.98. Does this make sense?

I’ve been staring at that for some time now. The winning bid should have been $79.65. I keep thinking I’m missing the “big picture”, but it’s got me stumped.



It’s not the last snipe that causes a react but the first one.

Hmmm

 User ID Bid Amount   Date of bid  
 mrear ( 392)    US $79.98 Apr-15-06 18:59:56 PDT  
 trifink ( 114)  US $78.65 Apr-15-06 18:59:38 PDT  
 mrear ( 392)    US $51.00 Apr-15-06 18:59:26 PDT  
 trifink ( 114)  US $30.00 Apr-12-06 16:03:19 PDT 

trifink's bid of $30 is bid up to the next increment ($31?) by mrear's proxy bid of $51. Trfink's next bid of $78.65 takes it up to the next increment ($52?) and mrear comes in with his bid (snipe?) of $79.98 which, under ebay's increment system, should have shown as $79.65

R2

Similar problem here. My request was for a 5 sec snipe, but AS placed it nearly a minute prior to closing.

Ended: May-07-06 19:00:00 PDT

User ID Bid Amount Date of bid

egwiener ( 276) US $85.75 May-07-06 18:58:59 PDT
j-bob ( 142) US $84.75 May-07-06 18:59:34 PDT
j-bob ( 142) US $65.27 May-06-06 06:30:58 PDT

As I see it, AS cost me $20 this time.

Any suggestions (recourse).

quote:

Originally posted by Rick:
We’ve had some people that have said that 18 seconds is more then enough time to react to someone else’s snipe. Here’s one of them:
https://community.auctionsniper.com/eve/forums/a/tpc...291077021#3291077021

I'm one of em. 18 seconds is more, much more, than enuf time to react. It's only not enuf time if for some reason you're limited to a single window. Assuming that 18 secs is not enuf space to react is just wrong. With multiple windows, a backup bid amount entered in advance and all set to "Confirm", and minimum concentration, even 7 or 8 seconds should be quite enuf, let alone 18. When I've bothered, I've been able to react easily to bids placed something like 10 to 12 seconds before close.

quote:

Originally posted by region2:
. . . . and mrear comes in with his bid (snipe?) of $79.98 which, under ebay's increment system, should have shown as $79.65
R2

I will bet that the seller had a reserve price of $79.98. As I know you know, this is why it wouldn't show as $79.65. Trifink, you can settle this, was the item subject to a reserve?

quote:

Originally posted by rkg:

Ended: May-07-06 19:00:00 PDT

Any suggestions (recourse).

Crikey - does that finish on the hour on a Sunday? Is that a busy (the busiest) time on eBay? Have you read the FAQs and tips on AS's help pages?

My guess YES : YES : NO !

AS's dilema - get the snipe in and keep the punter happy VERSUS the demands for 'recourse' if the snipe is too late.

R2
ps.hmm - hadn't considered the auction having a reserve!

I do get a hit searching the FAQs for “Sunday”, but nothing comes up for “one minute”. Also, neither “Sunday” or “one minute” appear in the “Auction Sniper Tips”.



P.S. Regarding the permanence of threads about Sara's psychic abilities . . . (see if you can read my mind).

This was a no reserve auction. The final sales price is still a mystery to me. I maintain that the winning bidder was placing his bids in real time and that 18 seconds is plenty of time to submit a bid. (I suspect that region2 is a little slow.) I think I would have won the auction if my bid had been placed three seconds before the end.

quote:

I suspect that region2 is a little slow

- never tried it in anger, I use AS instead and have never been out sniped!

R2

For region2. My reading of the FAQ suggests that 59 seconds early is more a goof by AS than an adjustment for traffic. Perhaps it is a software bug, but I'll learn only if an AS rep reads and responds to my inqiry.

quote:

Originally posted by rkg:
Perhaps it is a software bug, but I'll learn only if an AS rep reads and responds to my inqiry.

It’s a good chance you’ll have a long wait for a response on this forum. Try filing a support request to expedite the learning: http://support.auctionsniper.com/

I suspect you’ll get a canned response from support, but it doesn’t hurt to try.

quote:

Originally posted by trifink:
(I suspect that region2 is a little slow.)

Physically or mentally?