Simple Auctions Hacked Again

Exhibitman · #1 01-20-2021, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

The real winner here is PWCC.

I was thinking something similar: that eBay is the real winner. The cost of an AH sale and an eBay sale are nearly the same (eBay is a bit lower). I had always been of the mindset that rather than waste my time, use an AH to sell stuff so I don't have to retail and fulfill orders. But with all these issues and delays, maybe I just list my consignments on eBay instead. At least eBay doesn't seem to have trouble keeping the lights on.

Snapolit1 · #2 01-20-2021, 07:21 PM

Still down.

Unreal.

How do auction houses that do 10s of millions in year in sales justify this?

Stated otherwise, and less politely, how fucking hard would it be for a successful business enterprise to pay some programmers to create your own bidding platform?

111gecko · #3 01-20-2021, 07:35 PM

It's a shame this is happening. Take the blame-game out of this and the reality is consignors may start looking to companies that don't use SA. Tough to blame them, but there are some good AH that use SA and they are ultimately the ones that will get hurt by this by sellers going elsewhere...

drcy · #4 01-20-2021, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by 111gecko

It's a shame this is happening. Take the blame-game out of this and the reality is consignors may start looking to companies that don't use SA. Tough to blame them, but there are some good AH that use SA and they are ultimately the ones that will get hurt by this by sellers going elsewhere...

That's assuming other platforms are safer. They might be less safe. We know SA is addressing the issue, whereas may other platforms may or may not have.

As often is the case with companies that have to react to problems, perhaps SA is now the safest platform.

111gecko · #5 01-20-2021, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by drcy

That's assuming other platforms are safer. They might be less safe. We know SA is addressing the issue, whereas may other platforms may or may not have.

Absolutely agree....point being; this isn�t the first time on the same affected sites. Wondering if consignors would take the chance to go to another knowing they haven�t been hit yet. Crap sandwich any way you look at it...and; I�m still trying to bid!!!!

jayshum · #6 02-08-2021, 04:13 PM

Does anyone know if there is a problem again with some auction sites? When I try to load the Goldin Auction web page, I am getting a "Service Unavailable" error.

jayshum · #7 02-08-2021, 04:36 PM

I was also unable to load the Wheatland Auction, but now both it and Goldin are loading ok so if there was a problem, at least it was brief.

sb1 · #8 02-08-2021, 04:55 PM

They are in the process of doing more updates to some of the sites, I got a notification last week.

notfast · #9 02-08-2021, 04:55 PM

Goldin site loads now but you can�t search or view anything in the auction.

wazoo · #10 01-20-2021, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Still down.

Unreal.

How do auction houses that do 10s of millions in year in sales justify this?

Stated otherwise, and less politely, how fucking hard would it be for a successful business enterprise to pay some programmers to create your own bidding platform?

Tell us how you really feel 😂😂

Kenny Cole · #11 01-20-2021, 08:40 PM

I'm not going to adequately speak for the auction houses that are affected since I'm not in that position, but my understanding is that it is very difficult, verging on impossible without a huge expenditure of funds, to migrate elsewhere. And, as I further understand it, there aren't many, if any, other sites that check the needed boxes. That's the proverbial between a rock and a hard place situation. And I also bet that, even with no performance, there is still a bill sent out that is expected to be paid. That's absolute bullshit.

Aquarian Sports Cards · #12 01-20-2021, 09:35 PM

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jfkheat · #13 01-20-2021, 11:34 PM

Goldin and most of the other auction sites are back online. There are still some that I can't get to open

Kenny Cole · #14 01-20-2021, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

I can assure you that the expense for switching (having done it from a company other than Simple to another site) is not prohibitive, and, as long as Simple makes the user's data available, no information needs to be lost in a migration.

And therein lies the issue. You have no more idea than I do what it costs to switch over from Simple Auctions or what that might entail. Having heard from several of those who are in that situation, based on what I understand, I tend to disagree with you. Why don't you talk to Lee or Al and report back? I suspect you may change your tune if you do that.

chriskim · #15 01-21-2021, 06:19 AM

If SA really got hacked again then I think SA paid the ransom (again) and their server is up now (at least Goldin is live again)

Aquarian Sports Cards · #16 01-21-2021, 09:33 AM

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Aquarian Sports Cards · #17 01-20-2021, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Exhibitman

I was thinking something similar: that eBay is the real winner. The cost of an AH sale and an eBay sale are nearly the same (eBay is a bit lower). I had always been of the mindset that rather than waste my time, use an AH to sell stuff so I don't have to retail and fulfill orders. But with all these issues and delays, maybe I just list my consignments on eBay instead. At least eBay doesn't seem to have trouble keeping the lights on.

There are companies that don't use Simple Auction.

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