Slightly OT: Snipe issues on eBay

[gnaz01]

Yup, missed 1 last night and am pissed, as it was a piece I really would have loved to have

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by gnaz01

Yup, missed 1 last night and am pissed, as it was a piece I really would have loved to have

Please tell me it wasn't a 1954 Bowman Ted Williams card!!!

[gnaz01]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Please tell me it wasn't a 1954 Bowman Ted Williams card!!!

No worries, Bobby, it wasn't. The 1950's stuff is too new for my taste

[prestigecollectibles]

Does anyone know if it is an Ebay issue or sniping program issue? I use esnipe.com and had no problems the past few days.

I often bid on the Yahoo Japan auction site. The seller can list the item using an option that extends the auction. If there are no bids within the final 5 minutes the auction will keep extending so sniping is not an option. Most sellers use this feature.

[itjclarke]

It looks like there may have been some more issues on eBay tonight. I was trying to bid/snipe 4 items, all ending within seconds of eachother. To help counter their ending times being the same, I had 3 devices open- computer, tablet, phone. I was able to enter bids on each, but when trying to confirm the bids, all three screens froze up for several minutes (buttons didn't work, counter/clock froze, etc). Two were using my wifi, but one was 4G so it is doubtful is was just a home wifi issue.

Once my screens started working again, all items had closed. They all sold for less than I'd expect, so not sure if anyone else had similar issues.

[Scott36153]

Wow. Just DDOS attack the servers that the snipe software is on and bam win auctions at low price.

[bobbyw8469]

My 1954 Bowman Ted Williams SGC 5 that recently sold for $820, because Ebay had snipe issues?? Well, it sold last week. $1,395. Thanks ALOT Ebay!!!! God, I wish someone new would come along!

[ooo-ribay]

I had two snipes not go through last night. One said "bid not placed" and the other said "bid too low" (it wasn't). Anyone else having these issues (again)?

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

I had two snipes not go through last night. One said "bid not placed" and the other said "bid too low" (it wasn't). Anyone else having these issues (again)?

to answer my own question...

"Ebay has evolved their security protocol after their security breach in May and has started the use of random CAPTCHAs. A CAPTCHA (an acronym for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart") is a type of challenge-response test used in computing to determine whether or not the user is human. When this occurs, you will see a no bid placed response and the eBay bidding log will note the request for an eBay authorization code. We will keep you updated on the use and frequency of eBay CAPTCHAs as we learn more. Thank you for your understanding."

it would seem to me that the CAPTCHA use would derail ANY sniping service.