Why did I lose? My bid was higher.
99% of the time a customer thinks the snipe service missed, it is really an issue with the customer account. Please make sure to read: Bulletproofing Your Account. These days, there are a many scenarios where your snipe could be higher but you didn't win.
What to do now? How Can I Improve My Sniping Skills?
- All users should read Tips for Successful Sniping.
- Please take a moment to review our risks associated with sniping.
Some of the problems that we may experience are as follows.
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Internet traffic. The Internet usually runs smoothly, but nobody can predict when there will be "searches" which could delay the information that we send to eBay. For times when Internet traffic is high, we have a backup system that can be enabled to help guarantee our efficiency.
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Problems reported by eBay. While eBay generally runs very smoothly, they are susceptible to the same kinds of growth problems as any Internet company, and do occasionally report problems with slowness in recording bids or problems with accessing the item listing pages. Sometimes the problems reported do not affect all listings, but only some. In fact, they do not always post complete details on the problems.
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