eBay software glitch?

[Rich Strauss]

I set up an eSnipe for an auction ending tonight. I just got an email from eSnipe saying that eBay had rejected my bid because the seller requires bidders to have a linked PayPal account. I HAVE a linked PayPal account & have had it for a long time. This has never happened to me before. Has it happened to anyone else? My eSnipe was 3 times the winning bid. So both the seller & I got screwed. Of course, this is a record I've been after for a long time. Yes, I'm pissed off.

-- Rich

 

[bosshoss]

Sorry to hear that Rich. I know the feeling, but not exactly the same reason. I lost a particularly rare and wanted 45 because the seller did not ship worldwide, which I failed to notice. The snipe bid was blocked, and the 45 went for a bargain price. It hurts.

It would be good if eSnipe could check to make sure that bids are valid in every way, at the time of placing the snipe bid. If there's a problem, there should be an immediate alert issued.

 

[chas_kit]

I had a similar problem with eSnipe years ago.

I've been using Gixen on the advice of some of the fellow members here. It's free, or you can pay $6 a year and they'll make sure there's a backup server feeding your snipe. It doesn't have the archiving eSnipe had, but for free it's a great service and I've had no problems so far.