www.vintagecardprices.com

bobsbbcards · December 9, 2008 1:13PM

Hello,

Does anyone know where the site wandered off to? I get this when I try to access it:

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Welcome

You see this page because there is no Web site at this address.

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Help?!?
Bob

stevek · December 9, 2008 1:17PM

i just checked it and you're right - They either went out of business or if that doesn't make sense, they simply forgot to pay their domain renewal fee - once they pay the fee, the website would be back up again in minutes.

bobsbbcards · December 9, 2008 1:20PM

<< they simply forgot to pay their domain renewal fee - once they pay the fee, the website would be back up again in minutes. >>

That's my best guess too. Hopefully....

slantycouch · December 9, 2008 1:20PM

Domain's registered through 2010 according to WhoIs. Probably just a server error.

bobbyw8469 · December 9, 2008 1:48PM

I get the same error....I surely hope Bobby is not taking the money and flying the coop!

stevek · December 9, 2008 1:53PM

Also a distinct possibility of not paying the server fees which it appears to be what it is based on that type of "error message"

stevek · December 9, 2008 1:54PM

<< Also a distinct possibility of not paying the server fees which it appears to be what it is based on that type of "error message" >>

Again...once the fees are paid with a credit card, the site will be back up in minutes.

slantycouch · December 9, 2008 1:58PM

<< 

<< Also a distinct possibility of not paying the server fees which it appears to be what it is based on that type of "error message" >>

Again...once the fees are paid with a credit card, the site will be back up in minutes. >>

I'm sure that's true, but man that shouldn't even be a possibility for a site that so many people here pay for.

stevek · December 9, 2008 2:03PM

<< 

<< 

<< Also a distinct possibility of not paying the server fees which it appears to be what it is based on that type of "error message" >>

Again...once the fees are paid with a credit card, the site will be back up in minutes. >>

I'm sure that's true, but man that shouldn't even be a possibility for a site that so many people here pay for. >>

You're right - and these website servers always give plenty of notice, multiple times, about expiration dates...no excuses. And especially since server cost is relatively inexpensive - just briefly looking at that site through the Google cache, they're probably paying a server around $10 a month, maybe a little bit more.

stevek · December 9, 2008 2:07PM

They also risk someone grabbing the domain name although just because the name expired doesn't mean it can be grabbed immediately - if I'm remembering right, it's about a 60 or 90 day grace period before somebody can grab the name, and even then if there are multiple applicants, the "winner" gets drawn out of a hat, so to speak.

bobbyw8469 · December 9, 2008 2:12PM

I cant believe its still down....that is his livelihood!

BobbyVCP · December 9, 2008 2:12PM

Nothing as dramatic as you all want it to be....we finished transferring all the images from one of our servers to consolidate it. We needed to redirect the DNS for that server and when that happened is when the site went down for a few minutes, Sorry for the inconvenience.

slantycouch · December 9, 2008 2:23PM

I don't think users expecting the site to work is being dramatic.

bobsbbcards · December 9, 2008 10:47PM

<< ...is when the site went down for a few minutes, Sorry for the inconvenience. >>

Still down. That's a lot of few-minuteses (should be a word).

Sportsamerica · December 9, 2008 11:05PM

I have been on all morning without any problems...

OAKESY25 · December 9, 2008 11:07PM

I am quiting the hobby!!!

corvette1340 · December 9, 2008 11:18PM

I cannot connect to the site for some reason and I just joined a couple of days ago. When will this be fixed?

WinPitcher · December 9, 2008 11:22PM

No problems here, I'm not a member but I see the site.

Steve

jeff8877 · December 9, 2008 11:40PM

I could not get to the site either. I just tried clearing my cache and then it worked fine.

Jeff

fattymacs · December 10, 2008 12:06AM

Been there twice this morning, no problems here.

aconte · December 10, 2008 12:31AM

Cleared my cache and still can't get on.

Anyone have any recommendations?

This stinks.

aconte

IJustLoveCards · December 10, 2008 12:43AM

yeah me either..site is showing down...

jrinck · December 10, 2008 12:47AM

I think VCP is a great service, but other than the $3.99 "one-time" use tier, I feel the service is priced too high.

I don't get the impression that they want to gouge people, though. I get the impression that they work tirelessly and feel they should be compensated accordingly. That's fine, although my perception is that if they invested more in automation (ie software) that perhaps they could streamline things and not have to do so much manual intervention. The more you can reduce human work, the less the costs will be in the long run.

I also get the impression, though, that they are well aware of how better software could help them, so I'm not telling them anything they don't already know.

You can nitpick a lot about VCP, but it provides a great service and the owner stands up and at least faces the criticism. People pay Ebay tons more per month to sell, and when was the last time the CEO personally responded to any of your criticisms. The executives at Ebay don't even know you're alive.

jeff8877 · December 10, 2008 1:04AM

OK...if you cleared your cache and it still didn't work do this. I assume you were using Internet Exploer as your browser. Do a search for Firefox and download this browser and then put in their web address and it should work fine.

Jeff

IJustLoveCards · December 10, 2008 1:06AM

let me get this straight...
I pay a monthly service and I have to download another bowser to use a service I pay for...

No thanks..
I am just going to cancel.... enough is enough

koby · December 10, 2008 1:34AM

I am going to cancel my subscription. It has been nofunctional for weeks. Maybe renew when they get their act together.

aconte · December 10, 2008 1:37AM

Koby,

Good to see you post. I miss you and the old days. Looking back it was a fun time.

I am with you on this one.

aconte

edited: I agree they work hard. Also, must comment that I am on my work pc during the day. Yah I know I should be always working!
But I aint allowed to load software on my pc.

cwazzy · December 10, 2008 1:38AM

Stupid question time. How do I clear the cache?

Chris

stevek · December 10, 2008 1:40AM

Yes, it is working fine now.

I highly recommend Firefox if you're got an older computer - it works better and you'll have less crashes. I recently bought a new HP Vista computer, and it's a beast - love it and all browsers work well...but on my older Millennium Edition computer Firefox was superior to Internet Explorer. Firefox is absolutely free, easy to download and easy to use - there's no spam or adware with it or anything like that.

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