eBay

gem-n-i-gemstonz · ‎10-26-2003

Hi,

I am just wondering of all you people who've been hit with disappearing auctions today....has ANYONE had any action today?

I would LOVE to know!

Jaqui

Gem Am I

The spiritual journey is individual, highly personal. It can't be organized or regulated. It isn't true that everyone should follow one path. Listen to your own truth. -Ram Dass

amberwoodottawa · ‎10-26-2003

Jaqui
I just answered this on the other thread. Not only have we not had any bids, we have been listing additional instruments this afternoon and NONE of them are showing in "My eBay".
This remains a very serious problem and a very costly one as we plan our auctions around the weekend and rely on our Sunday shoppers quite heavily to both use the BIN as well as drive up the auction for closings during the week.

gem-n-i-gemstonz · ‎10-26-2003

Amberwood

I agree...I paid extra to have this auction end today, for exactly that reason. What is getting me, is that is is SO out of the normal for this item, that I cannot imagine this item has not had bidders try at least.

If I even saw it go up by 50 cents, I would at least know that it is possible for someone to bid...but this is too strange.

Jaqui

Gem Am I

The spiritual journey is individual, highly personal. It can't be organized or regulated. It isn't true that everyone should follow one path. Listen to your own truth. -Ram Dass

amberwoodottawa · ‎10-26-2003

It is getting crazier and crazier. Listen to this one:

We listed an item 1 hour ago. I received my eBay email acknowledging the listing but the item did not show up in "My eBay".

We listed a different item 5 minutes ago, received the eBay email of conrgats and the item immediately appeared in "My eBay' listing but the one we listed an hour ago still has not appeared.

Go figure.

Oh well whats the use. No one can bid on them anyway so I may as well take the rest of the day or maybe the rest of the week off.

I'd book a trip but I cant seem to bid on the ones I want on eBay.

gem-n-i-gemstonz · ‎10-26-2003

UPDATE!!!

I just got a bid on the item in question. Whew...at least now I know.

Jaqui

Gem Am I

The spiritual journey is individual, highly personal. It can't be organized or regulated. It isn't true that everyone should follow one path. Listen to your own truth. -Ram Dass

cello10 · ‎10-26-2003

No action for me, which just like for all of you, is rare for a Sunday. Its frustrating, but I doubt ebay will take any responsibility if there is a problem, it will be impossible to prove.

amberwoodottawa · ‎10-26-2003

Well after listing an item over 4 housr ago, it finally appeared on My eBay listings.

I hope it had a nice trip wherever it went for those 4 hours.

muminlaw · ‎10-26-2003

I have listings ending right now and bids are about as expected - some more, some disappointing, but it looks like people are able to bid (and snipe!). "My eBay" is not transferring all ended lots to "sold" and "not sold" but that appears to be to worst glitch at the moment.

Good luck all who have auctions ending tonite!!

Glenda

Glenda

north-of-55 · ‎10-26-2003

Yes, had a 3 buy it now's today. Very thankfull! I really hope things pick up in November - Christmas rush!

gem-n-i-gemstonz · ‎10-26-2003

Well, personally I feel like I am watching the proverbial kettle boil.

I am disgusted and discouraged, and I think I will hang it up for the day.

See y'all

Jaqui

Gem Am I

The spiritual journey is individual, highly personal. It can't be organized or regulated. It isn't true that everyone should follow one path. Listen to your own truth. -Ram Dass

firedept10 · ‎10-26-2003

Extra, Extra, Extra Read All About It!!! Time change confuses eBay. Glad I was out at a fire call all day so I did not have to deal with this confusion. Feel for you.

Don

gloriaguides · ‎10-27-2003

Yesterday was horrible. I was so disgusted I didn't even put on the listings i was planning to put on. Guess I'll try a Monday night ending next week!! Customers couldn't contact me, I got my EOA notices 5 hours after the auctions were over and My ebay was very weird. half the time I had no auctions. I THINK people were able to bid, but apparently the My bidding/watching was missing, so they may or may not have remembered which exact item they were bidding on. Oh well, it was the first time in 2 1/2 years that there were big problems at ebay during auction ending times. I don't expect that ebay will compensate anyone--they "lose" money when our final prices are low too. Hopeing next weekend is better, Glori

deltone · ‎10-27-2003

Gloria, I've had MANY MANY auctions end during outages and have not once been reimbursed, even though I lost big time. I pretty much use reserves now, but even then, you can still lose as often the reserve isn't really as high as the normal ending price. Ebay generally finds a way around reimbursement by suggesting the outage was for less time than their required time to give reimbursements. You've been lucky if this is the first time you've been hit. VERY lucky! I do admit though that it doesn't seem to go out as much as several years ago. It was happening easily several times a week, some weeks.