I got an e-mail last nigh apologising for the website going tits up in the last few minutes.But having watched some of the, er, [i]robust [/i]bidding leading up to the crash, the outage may have saved people from themselves.
Re: reserves. I've no idea why, if you have a reserve on a lot, that is not indicated as the first minimum bid on the item. I was able to note the reserve of the couple of lots I was interested in by speaking to one of the auction helpers at the site on Saturday. FWIW: [All TE gear] 1518C (£90), 1028H (£90), AH600-7 (£230), AH600-12 (£250).
I guess auctions to be re-run may be those which extended under the 10 minute rule, where that extension overlapped with the outage. For instance, my winning bid on the AH600-12 wasn't challenged after I placed it on Monday evening, so I guess that is why my winning bid stands?
Anyhoo, all paid up and off to collect it this morning!