Effects of eBay Live Auctions Crash Linger

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Effects of eBay Live Auctions Crash Linger

11-15-2006, 02:25 PM,

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Effects of eBay Live Auctions Crash Linger

Quote:In a world where brick and mortar auctions are often accompanied by online catalogs and "live" Internet bidding, it would appear few considered what might happen if that technology failed. Yet that is exactly what happened on Saturday, October 21st when one or more servers at eBay which support the live auction component of the site went down at approximately 11AM EST. At 11:24 AM eBay acknowledged the technical difficulties by generating a system announcement saying the situation would be resolved "as quickly as possible."

That turned out to be a matter of hours, not minutes...

Weeks later, however, the impact on the live auctions being hosted that afternoon has yet to be fully realized. It has left many participating auctioneers wondering who is liable for lost opportunities, missed bids, angry consignors and disappointed online bidders.

Apparently not eBay. ..

full article: http://auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y06/m11/i15/s03

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