Whisky Forum - Problems with auction site crashing

mtbeatle · Single Malt Member Joined: 12 Nov 2015 Posts: 63

Anyone else having problems with a certain whisky auction site continually crashing tonight?

I have a few bottles listed so I'm less than impressed!!

Suspect they may have biten off more than they can chew this month!!

Gregor · Master Of Malts Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Posts: 798

I assume you mean www.scotchwhiskyauctions.com I cant access the site, isn't this the last day for the current auction, looks like their web hosting service cannot handle the traffic. If they do have problems with the site it has got to effect final selling prices, buyers will be getting bargains and sellers losing out.

torcross · Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 6:41 pm Post subject:

Same here, luckily a few bottles have decent prices but quite a few others well below even average price they should be even accounting for the zero listing fee.

mtbeatle · Single Malt Member Joined: 12 Nov 2015 Posts: 63

Hopefully they will extend the auction into tomorrow since they dont actually specify an end time

torcross · Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 6:54 pm Post subject:

When they had major problems last year they didn't and a lot of prices then where well below that they should have been, we will wait and see........

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torcross · Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 7:13 pm Post subject:

From SWA twitter

'Please bear with us while we sort out our servers. We know you're all bidding and watching so will be back with you asap!'

dramblersanonymous · Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 7:14 pm Post subject:

Yup. Pretty irritating! Trying to buy some stuff and it's a nightmare.

mtbeatle · Single Malt Member Joined: 12 Nov 2015 Posts: 63

I think they need to put an e-mail out to all of their users explaining the auction will now close tomorrow night. If they dont I think the momentum in the auction will be completely lost and sellers will lose out big time!!!

dramblersanonymous · Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 7:58 pm Post subject:

They put a comment on Facebook saying the auction will be extended.

eelbrook · Master Of Malts Joined: 19 Sep 2007 Posts: 648

A "no sellers' commission" auction was always likely to be problematic. I fear there are going to be a lot of pissed off sellers (whenever it ends)

Genuine Risk · Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 8:59 pm Post subject:

I got shafted by them over a year ago by the site crashing, at that time it was something like 6 out of 8 auctions crashed and the response was two fingers up at the sellers. By law they only have to complete the majority of the auction so sellers have no comeback.

I agree extending in theory is good but the sale has lost momentum. They really should have known.
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mtbeatle · Single Malt Member Joined: 12 Nov 2015 Posts: 63

Its back working, for just now

dramblersanonymous · Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 10:11 pm Post subject:

They've changed the sniper cutoff time to 10pm.

jcarrick · Master Of Malts Joined: 18 Apr 2011 Posts: 951

Just had a look and a few which I was watching have sold for a bit less than I would have expected.