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A question about Heritage Live auctions...
coin22lover
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Heritage says (in so many words) that software may lag and you may miss your item if you try to snipe a Heritage Live auction... has anyone ever found this to really be the case with a stable fast internet connection and a clean, smoothly operating computer? In other words, is sniping Heritage auctions as easy as ebay ones?
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<< <i>I think you will only have trouble if your coin of interest is the first lot. When HA.com goes live, just enter your max bid on the lot(s) of interest. Your max bid won't be revealed and unless someone bids you up to it, it won't be revealed to anyone but you. >>
OK so basically when bidding begins, you can go to your lot that may not be up for an hour and put in your snipe ahead of time? Will it make a difference like it does on ebay? Because sniping ahead of time isn't sniping on there
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<< <i>I think you will only have trouble if your coin of interest is the first lot. When HA.com goes live, just enter your max bid on the lot(s) of interest. Your max bid won't be revealed and unless someone bids you up to it, it won't be revealed to anyone but you. >>
OK so basically when bidding begins, you can go to your lot that may not be up for an hour and put in your snipe ahead of time? Will it make a difference like it does on ebay? Because sniping ahead of time isn't sniping on there >>
that's the basics, yes. The difference is that you won't miss out on bidding and your max won't be revealed unless someone bids up to it.
Although one time last summer I was watching an auction live and not bidding, and then after a while closed my laptop. I then logged in again and found that I "won" a coin for $8k that I had not bid on. I totally panicked because I thought one of the kids had hit the "bid" button when I wasn't looking. The next day I got an e-mail from them that it was a computer error. So no harm done but I think a few more hairs turned grey that day.
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<< <i>Heritage says (in so many words) that software may lag and you may miss your item if you try to snipe a Heritage Live auction... has anyone ever found this to really be the case with a stable fast internet connection and a clean, smoothly operating computer? In other words, is sniping Heritage auctions as easy as ebay ones? >>
To clarify: The wording has to do with placing live bids in Heritage Live auctions only, and has nothing to do with sniping, your computer, or your Internet connection. Instead, it's talking about the connection between your ISP and the ISP we're using at the auction -- think of it kind of like receiving e-mail; sometimes it's immediate and sometimes not.
As others in this thread have noted, we will reopen lots if we're aware that your Heritage Live bid came in late.
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<< <i>Heritage says (in so many words) that software may lag and you may miss your item if you try to snipe a Heritage Live auction... has anyone ever found this to really be the case with a stable fast internet connection and a clean, smoothly operating computer? In other words, is sniping Heritage auctions as easy as ebay ones? >>
To clarify: The wording has to do with placing live bids in Heritage Live auctions only, and has nothing to do with sniping, your computer, or your Internet connection. Instead, it's talking about the connection between your ISP and the ISP we're using at the auction -- think of it kind of like receiving e-mail; sometimes it's immediate and sometimes not.
As others in this thread have noted, we will reopen lots if we're aware that your Heritage Live bid came in late. >>
"Right from the horse's mouth."
I do not know if a lag or their computer issue, or I do not understand...
I was watching a few hours this afternoon for a couple Washington quarters, and all of a sudden the auction started skipping even numbered lots (for me) not just a couple but MANY
what happens to the even numbered lots?
Ancient thread revived...pretty sure things have changed 7+ years.
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