Blackout Bummer

harasha · January 12, 2004 9:55AM

I was anxiously awaiting the time to bid on an Ebay item. Everything was geared to 7:15 this evening. I visited my mother at the nursing home, and threatened to push her wheelchair down the stairs if she tried to keep me there one second more. I sped through traffic, and got to my home. I told the cats that the first one that opens its mouth gets a one way trip to the shelter.
Logged on and all set to bid. And the power goes out. 15 minutes later, it comes back on, but there is no joy in my life.

Compa · January 12, 2004 10:15AM

It happens ... try using one of the online sniping services LINK

laurentyvan · January 12, 2004 10:27AM

Technology giveth and taketh away... sorry to hear about your loss; we are all at the mercy of an uninterrupted flow of energy. Without it we grade by candlelight.

oldshep · January 12, 2004 10:38AM

Ouch - Thats gotta hurt!!!
Shep

satootoko · January 12, 2004 11:38AM

<< <i>try using one of the online sniping services >>

An excellent free one

1jester · January 13, 2004 5:08AM

Sorry to hear about that, Harasha. It's happened to me a few times. Last night in fact, my internet was down and I didn't get to bid on Darkhorse's auctions.

wybrit · January 13, 2004 10:50AM

I thought the first paragraph of your story was a riot.

The second paragraph was very unfortunate.

Askari · January 13, 2004 12:52PM

Ain't technology grand?

SYRACUSIAN · January 13, 2004 7:58PM

Has anybody used these auto-snipers? This is the first time I ever heard about them. So , I am supposed to give my eBay password away and feel OK with that?

Compa · January 13, 2004 8:15PM

If you're a major seller on eBay I might recommend setting up a second account to use for purchases. You might want to do that anyway for use in buying from sellers you are not quite sure about .... use that account with the snipe program if you are worried about it.

I use my only account with the snipe program and feel confident about it. I worry a whole lot more about giving my account numbers to PayPal or any of the auto debit accounts I have (electric, water, phone, gas, etc) than giving out my eBay password.

cacheman · January 13, 2004 11:46PM

I've used Auctionsniper.com for over a year without a hitch...your first three snipes are free and if you aren't buying big ticket items the costs are minimal after that. They've only screwed up twice, out of a hundred or so auctions, by not getting the bid in in time. No security problems and trouble free. If you decide to go with them let me know first so I get a three freebie reference credit. S

Blackout Bummer

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