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08-14-2010, 04:33 AM
I had a very recent AH experience that leads me to wonder
if there's a bug. I bid on a trinket that had no buyout price
and about a half day left prior to expiration. I was outbid
a few times over the next few hours as I cast in new bids.
My last bid was the high bid and there was 8 hours left.
I confirmed this 8 hour time by exiting the DDO client and
logging in again. I also performed a new search for the
item in the Auctions tab. I know about the stale Durations
in the Bids tab due to a failure to update.
A couple of hours later. I started the DDO client and logged
in to check on the auction. Not surprisingly, I was outbid
again, as indicated by an email returing my bid. Here's the
oddity. When I checked on the item, it now had a buyout
price and the duration on the auction was reset to 3 days.
I know this was the same item because it was still in my
Bids tab but now with a Buyout price, a much higher
Current Price, and a new 3 day Duration instead of what
should have been about 5 hours. There were no other
items of this type in my Bids tab.
It's as if the original poster of the item adjusted the auction
parameters well into the progression of said auction. Almost
like it was cancelled and then reposted but without breaking
the links to the item in the Bids tab of those who formerly
bid on the item.
if there's a bug. I bid on a trinket that had no buyout price
and about a half day left prior to expiration. I was outbid
a few times over the next few hours as I cast in new bids.
My last bid was the high bid and there was 8 hours left.
I confirmed this 8 hour time by exiting the DDO client and
logging in again. I also performed a new search for the
item in the Auctions tab. I know about the stale Durations
in the Bids tab due to a failure to update.
A couple of hours later. I started the DDO client and logged
in to check on the auction. Not surprisingly, I was outbid
again, as indicated by an email returing my bid. Here's the
oddity. When I checked on the item, it now had a buyout
price and the duration on the auction was reset to 3 days.
I know this was the same item because it was still in my
Bids tab but now with a Buyout price, a much higher
Current Price, and a new 3 day Duration instead of what
should have been about 5 hours. There were no other
items of this type in my Bids tab.
It's as if the original poster of the item adjusted the auction
parameters well into the progression of said auction. Almost
like it was cancelled and then reposted but without breaking
the links to the item in the Bids tab of those who formerly
bid on the item.