The problems that the Del Campe site has experienced over the last couple of days has been a costly lesson for all both in time and money.

All the time spent by sellers creating new lots during June has largely been wasted.

Sellers now find that lots sold some days ago are now reappearing for sale with all the repercussions that this can have.

Buyers are finding that bids, which they placed some days ago, have disappeared.

Sellers are finding that lots, which had several bids prior to the weekend, now have fewer bids or no bids whatsoever.

Lots have had their expiry dates automatically extended, which will have a negative effect in the short term on cash flow.

Sellers and buyers will find that any changes in personal perameters or information e.g. changes of address/ temporary absence which have taken place in the last 10 days no longer exist on the site.

These are just a few observations which I have made from a couple of minutes on the site.

I feel that it cannot be overemphasised that members, both buyers and sellers, should immediately review those actions and transactions on Del Campe, which have been affected by the technical problem close down, to ensure any adverse repercussions are minimised.

For information, I had an email from a regular customer on Del Campe in the middle of last week, advising me that he was switching to another auction site because of the problems he had had on a regular basis in accessing the Del Campe site. I was going to advise my customer that with Del Campe's new server his problem should now be solved - thank goodness pressure of work on Friday meant that it was postponed to my agenda to respond to today !!!

Technical problems are a fact of life and, despite recent problems, members should continue to support Del Campe, as it has come a long way in a relatively short time.

The problems that the Del Campe site has experienced over the last couple of days has been a costly lesson for all both in time and money.

All the time spent by sellers creating new lots during June has largely been wasted.

Sellers now find that lots sold some days ago are now reappearing for sale with all the repercussions that this can have.

Buyers are finding that bids, which they placed some days ago, have disappeared.

Sellers are finding that lots, which had several bids prior to the weekend, now have fewer bids or no bids whatsoever.

Lots have had their expiry dates automatically extended, which will have a negative effect in the short term on cash flow.

Sellers and buyers will find that any changes in personal perameters or information e.g. changes of address/ temporary absence which have taken place in the last 10 days no longer exist on the site.

These are just a few observations which I have made from a couple of minutes on the site.

I feel that it cannot be overemphasised that members, both buyers and sellers, should immediately review those actions and transactions on Del Campe, which have been affected by the technical problem close down, to ensure any adverse repercussions are minimised.

For information, I had an email from a regular customer on Del Campe in the middle of last week, advising me that he was switching to another auction site because of the problems he had had on a regular basis in accessing the Del Campe site. I was going to advise my customer that with Del Campe's new server his problem should now be solved - thank goodness pressure of work on Friday meant that it was postponed to my agenda to respond to today !!!

Technical problems are a fact of life and, despite recent problems, members should continue to support Del Campe, as it has come a long way in a relatively short time.

The problems that the Del Campe site has experienced over the last couple of days has been a costly lesson for all both in time and money.

All the time spent by sellers creating new lots during June has largely been wasted.

Sellers now find that lots sold some days ago are now reappearing for sale with all the repercussions that this can have.

Buyers are finding that bids, which they placed some days ago, have disappeared.

Sellers are finding that lots, which had several bids prior to the weekend, now have fewer bids or no bids whatsoever.

Lots have had their expiry dates automatically extended, which will have a negative effect in the short term on cash flow.

Sellers and buyers will find that any changes in personal perameters or information e.g. changes of address/ temporary absence which have taken place in the last 10 days no longer exist on the site.

These are just a few observations which I have made from a couple of minutes on the site.

I feel that it cannot be overemphasised that members, both buyers and sellers, should immediately review those actions and transactions on Del Campe, which have been affected by the technical problem close down, to ensure any adverse repercussions are minimised.

For information, I had an email from a regular customer on Del Campe in the middle of last week, advising me that he was switching to another auction site because of the problems he had had on a regular basis in accessing the Del Campe site. I was going to advise my customer that with Del Campe's new server his problem should now be solved - thank goodness pressure of work on Friday meant that it was postponed to my agenda to respond to today !!!

Technical problems are a fact of life and, despite recent problems, members should continue to support Del Campe, as it has come a long way in a relatively short time.

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The problems that the Del Campe site has experienced over the last couple of days has been a costly lesson for all both in time and money.

All the time spent by sellers creating new lots during June has largely been wasted.

Sellers now find that lots sold some days ago are now reappearing for sale with all the repercussions that this can have.

Buyers are finding that bids, which they placed some days ago, have disappeared.

Sellers are finding that lots, which had several bids prior to the weekend, now have fewer bids or no bids whatsoever.

Lots have had their expiry dates automatically extended, which will have a negative effect in the short term on cash flow.

Sellers and buyers will find that any changes in personal perameters or information e.g. changes of address/ temporary absence which have taken place in the last 10 days no longer exist on the site.

These are just a few observations which I have made from a couple of minutes on the site.

I feel that it cannot be overemphasised that members, both buyers and sellers, should immediately review those actions and transactions on Del Campe, which have been affected by the technical problem close down, to ensure any adverse repercussions are minimised.

For information, I had an email from a regular customer on Del Campe in the middle of last week, advising me that he was switching to another auction site because of the problems he had had on a regular basis in accessing the Del Campe site. I was going to advise my customer that with Del Campe's new server his problem should now be solved - thank goodness pressure of work on Friday meant that it was postponed to my agenda to respond to today !!!

Technical problems are a fact of life and, despite recent problems, members should continue to support Del Campe, as it has come a long way in a relatively short time.

The problems that the Del Campe site has experienced over the last couple of days has been a costly lesson for all both in time and money.

All the time spent by sellers creating new lots during June has largely been wasted.

Sellers now find that lots sold some days ago are now reappearing for sale with all the repercussions that this can have.

Buyers are finding that bids, which they placed some days ago, have disappeared.

Sellers are finding that lots, which had several bids prior to the weekend, now have fewer bids or no bids whatsoever.

Lots have had their expiry dates automatically extended, which will have a negative effect in the short term on cash flow.

Sellers and buyers will find that any changes in personal perameters or information e.g. changes of address/ temporary absence which have taken place in the last 10 days no longer exist on the site.

These are just a few observations which I have made from a couple of minutes on the site.

I feel that it cannot be overemphasised that members, both buyers and sellers, should immediately review those actions and transactions on Del Campe, which have been affected by the technical problem close down, to ensure any adverse repercussions are minimised.

For information, I had an email from a regular customer on Del Campe in the middle of last week, advising me that he was switching to another auction site because of the problems he had had on a regular basis in accessing the Del Campe site. I was going to advise my customer that with Del Campe's new server his problem should now be solved - thank goodness pressure of work on Friday meant that it was postponed to my agenda to respond to today !!!

Technical problems are a fact of life and, despite recent problems, members should continue to support Del Campe, as it has come a long way in a relatively short time.

The problems that the Del Campe site has experienced over the last couple of days has been a costly lesson for all both in time and money.

All the time spent by sellers creating new lots during June has largely been wasted.

Sellers now find that lots sold some days ago are now reappearing for sale with all the repercussions that this can have.

Buyers are finding that bids, which they placed some days ago, have disappeared.

Sellers are finding that lots, which had several bids prior to the weekend, now have fewer bids or no bids whatsoever.

Lots have had their expiry dates automatically extended, which will have a negative effect in the short term on cash flow.

Sellers and buyers will find that any changes in personal perameters or information e.g. changes of address/ temporary absence which have taken place in the last 10 days no longer exist on the site.

These are just a few observations which I have made from a couple of minutes on the site.

I feel that it cannot be overemphasised that members, both buyers and sellers, should immediately review those actions and transactions on Del Campe, which have been affected by the technical problem close down, to ensure any adverse repercussions are minimised.

For information, I had an email from a regular customer on Del Campe in the middle of last week, advising me that he was switching to another auction site because of the problems he had had on a regular basis in accessing the Del Campe site. I was going to advise my customer that with Del Campe's new server his problem should now be solved - thank goodness pressure of work on Friday meant that it was postponed to my agenda to respond to today !!!

Technical problems are a fact of life and, despite recent problems, members should continue to support Del Campe, as it has come a long way in a relatively short time.

The problems that the Del Campe site has experienced over the last couple of days has been a costly lesson for all both in time and money.

All the time spent by sellers creating new lots during June has largely been wasted.

Sellers now find that lots sold some days ago are now reappearing for sale with all the repercussions that this can have.

Buyers are finding that bids, which they placed some days ago, have disappeared.

Sellers are finding that lots, which had several bids prior to the weekend, now have fewer bids or no bids whatsoever.

Lots have had their expiry dates automatically extended, which will have a negative effect in the short term on cash flow.

Sellers and buyers will find that any changes in personal perameters or information e.g. changes of address/ temporary absence which have taken place in the last 10 days no longer exist on the site.

These are just a few observations which I have made from a couple of minutes on the site.

I feel that it cannot be overemphasised that members, both buyers and sellers, should immediately review those actions and transactions on Del Campe, which have been affected by the technical problem close down, to ensure any adverse repercussions are minimised.

For information, I had an email from a regular customer on Del Campe in the middle of last week, advising me that he was switching to another auction site because of the problems he had had on a regular basis in accessing the Del Campe site. I was going to advise my customer that with Del Campe's new server his problem should now be solved - thank goodness pressure of work on Friday meant that it was postponed to my agenda to respond to today !!!

Technical problems are a fact of life and, despite recent problems, members should continue to support Del Campe, as it has come a long way in a relatively short time.

Exmicro I agree with all that you say.

We have been badly let down by Delcampe.

Seb writes - ".........we lost two important hard disks. The first contained our data base, the second part of our last safety backup of yesterday morning" How can a safety backup be lost except by extreme carelessnes and human error?

BGpostcards write that "images cannot be Loaded" if that continues it will be the end of the road for many sellers.

There are at least four active (and English Speaking) auction sites available for selling collectables which do not charge entry fees ( and at least one of these does not charge ANY fees)....... We are not compelled to keep working here, Many of us are at present cosidering if we should move our business to another site....

Come back Seb and tell us more.

I did not send my message four times !... and thats not the pic I put in!..... the situation with this site is worse that I thought

I did not send my message four times !... and thats not the pic I put in!..... the situation with this site is worse that I thought

yes, it has become demoralizing here, although we hope for better.

my husband lost about 350 listings he did between june 1st and today. we don't understand why a business would not make a _daily_ backup that works. another dealer we know on here has lost several thousand listings. it is taking four people to try to resolve this at his place of business - and that costs money.

also, i had a bad customer on Delcampe and i was just getting ready to file a dispute over the situation (we didn't get paid). however, delcampe put the auction back up as running. i blacklisted the buyer and then closed the two auctions that are going to be in dispute. guess what? delcampe sent me an e'mail saying that the bad buyer was the winner. much extra delay and aggravation with this one.

and last but not least, i a freelance writer and i had written an article which, in large part, touted delcampe as being a good off-eBay possibility. i was going to turn it in to the publisher today. but i do not feel i can send this in to be published until Delcampe can demonstrate that it can stay online and work flawlessly, as it's my name/reputation on the line. i would like to see Delcampe stay stable for at least a month, before i turn this article in for publication.

Yes, We all are angry and nervous about these technical problems but I think we must stay with Delcampe.
Seb and his team made a lots to improve Delcampe and to keep it online for us.I hate these problems which are very often on Delcampe but I like Delcampe.And I do not want to change the site.
For example it is a good idea everyone to make a little donation for Delcampe.

Greetings
Bgpostcards

If you want to give donations , give them to me.
I personally think Sebastian should be paying us for DownTime etc considering he has bee receiving 3 1/2-4% every month from me of my sales. Not forgetting the bronze , silver and gold members who pay subsriptions fee also.
I would like to be a gold member but I have been put of with what has happened .
Regards Bdog.

If you want to give donations , give them to me.
I personally think Sebastian should be paying us for DownTime etc considering he has bee receiving 3 1/2-4% every month from me of my sales. Not forgetting the bronze , silver and gold members who pay subsriptions fee also.
I would like to be a gold member but I have been put of with what has happened .
Regards Bdog.

I understood the public message that there was just a SINGLE copy of the important database on a SINGLE hard disk? And the latest safe and fully recoverable backup was taken ELEVEN days before? I have heard similar stories before, but everytime I hear them, they sound so unbelievable. Technology exists for sure to prevent this as hard disks continue to crash without warning also in the future. Anyway, I hope this will not permanently bring down the whole site, it's so much fun to use when it is working.

Lighten up everybody!!! Remember you are not paying to list any of your material on this site.Just make the necessary corrections and get on with it.The Delcampe team will straighten this all out in due course.If you cannot stand the heat in the kitchen,you can always go back that philanthropic site EBAY.