Topic: That's SO beta! / 2.0b2 stuck on loading auctions

here’s the error log from 2.0b7 where all the auctions disappeared.

Wed Aug 27 11:34:44 PDT 2008: Loaded the appropriate driver.
Wed Aug 27 11:34:44 PDT 2008: Connected to database jbdb (JBidwatcher DataBase)
Wed Aug 27 11:34:45 PDT 2008: Auction information database already exists.
Wed Aug 27 11:34:45 PDT 2008: Closed connection
Wed Aug 27 11:34:45 PDT 2008: Database shut down normally
Wed Aug 27 11:34:45 PDT 2008: Loaded the appropriate driver.
Wed Aug 27 11:34:45 PDT 2008: Connected to database jbdb (JBidwatcher DataBase)
Wed Aug 27 11:34:45 PDT 2008: Closed connection
Wed Aug 27 11:34:45 PDT 2008: Database shut down normally
Wed Aug 27 11:34:45 PDT 2008: Loaded the appropriate driver.
Wed Aug 27 11:34:45 PDT 2008: Connected to database jbdb (JBidwatcher DataBase)
Wed Aug 27 11:34:49 PDT 2008: Getting the sign in cookie.
Wed Aug 27 11:34:50 PDT 2008: Done getting the sign in cookie.
Wed Aug 27 11:34:50 PDT 2008: Loaded the appropriate driver.
Wed Aug 27 11:34:50 PDT 2008: Connected to database jbdb (JBidwatcher DataBase)
Wed Aug 27 11:34:52 PDT 2008: Saving to: C:\Documents and Settings\xyz\.jbidwatcher\JBidWatch.cfg
Wed Aug 27 11:34:52 PDT 2008: Closed connection
Wed Aug 27 11:34:53 PDT 2008: Database shut down normally
Wed Aug 27 11:34:53 PDT 2008: Closed connection
Wed Aug 27 11:34:53 PDT 2008: Database shut down normally

Topic: That's SO beta! / 2.0b2 stuck on loading auctions

I too tried 2.0b3, 2.0b5, and 2.0b6 and also stalled on loading auctions. the latest 2.0b7 does allow me to get in but all the previous auctions I had disappeared. here are the log entries from the stalling on load:

Wed Aug 27 11:21:20 PDT 2008: Loaded the appropriate driver.
Wed Aug 27 11:21:21 PDT 2008: Connected to database jbdb (JBidwatcher DataBase)
Wed Aug 27 11:21:21 PDT 2008: Auction information database already exists.
Wed Aug 27 11:21:21 PDT 2008: Closed connection
Wed Aug 27 11:21:21 PDT 2008: Database shut down normally
Wed Aug 27 11:21:21 PDT 2008: Loaded the appropriate driver.
Wed Aug 27 11:21:21 PDT 2008: Connected to database jbdb (JBidwatcher DataBase)
Wed Aug 27 11:21:21 PDT 2008: Closed connection
Wed Aug 27 11:21:21 PDT 2008: Database shut down normally
Wed Aug 27 11:21:22 PDT 2008: Loaded the appropriate driver.
Wed Aug 27 11:21:22 PDT 2008: Connected to database jbdb (JBidwatcher DataBase)
Wed Aug 27 11:21:22 PDT 2008: Loaded the appropriate driver.
Wed Aug 27 11:21:22 PDT 2008: Connected to database jbdb (JBidwatcher DataBase)
Wed Aug 27 11:21:22 PDT 2008: Loaded the appropriate driver.
Wed Aug 27 11:21:22 PDT 2008: Connected to database jbdb (JBidwatcher DataBase)
Wed Aug 27 11:21:22 PDT 2008: JBidwatcher: java.lang.NullPointerException
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java.lang.NullPointerException at com.jbidwatcher.util.db.ActiveRecord.findAllBy(ActiveRecord.java:130) at com.jbidwatcher.auction.event.EventStatus.findAllByEntry(EventStatus.java:84) at com.jbidwatcher.auction.event.EventLogger.<init>(EventLogger.java:112) at com.jbidwatcher.auction.AuctionEntry.handleTag(AuctionEntry.java:914) at com.jbidwatcher.util.xml.XMLSerializeSimple.fromXML(XMLSerializeSimple.java:25) at com.jbidwatcher.auction.AuctionEntry.fromXML(AuctionEntry.java:1035) at com.jbidwatcher.auction.server.AuctionServerManager.getServerAuctionEntries(AuctionServerManager.java:152) at com.jbidwatcher.auction.server.AuctionServerManager.fromXML(AuctionServerManager.java:110) at com.jbidwatcher.auction.AuctionsManager.loadXMLFromFile(AuctionsManager.java:313) at com.jbidwatcher.auction.AuctionsManager.loadAuctions(AuctionsManager.java:245) at com.jbidwatcher.app.JBidWatch.<init>(JBidWatch.java:532) at com.jbidwatcher.app.JBidWatch.main(JBidWatch.java:427) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at com.simontuffs.onejar.Boot.run(Boot.java:306) at com.simontuffs.onejar.Boot.main(Boot.java:159)

thanks for looking into this.

Topic: JBidwatcher Help / Can't get My eBay to display

Having tried the all latest Beta versions of JBidwatcher on Win XP I’ve had to go back to using version 2.0 Beta 3 which works fine (with just a few small bugs). Unfortunatly it appears you can’t simply roll back to Beta 3 as it then suffers with the same problems as the newer Beta versions. So the best thing to do is make a copy of the .Jibidwatcher folder (located at: C:\Documents and Settings\yourusername\) and the delete then contents of the folder (you can leave the JBidWatch.cfg file). Start Jbidwatcher version Beta 3 and you will be in business again!

Reards
Hoddy

Topic: JBidwatcher Help / Red?

When the items are in Red it means you are not the higest bidder and the item has at least one bid (the items are in black if there are no bids or it’s a Buy it Now). Items turn blue when you are the higest bidder as long as it’s not a Private auction in which case JBidwatcher can’t determine who is winning (so it will be in red). Hope that answers your question.

Regards
Hoddy

Topic: JBidwatcher Development / Have a sales tax column with percentage that adds to total

Some sellers charge tax
It is usually a percentage
Maybe build in a way for a jbid user to add sales tax percentage and add it to the total cost column
item+shipping+tax

There’s already a way for the user to set the shipping

Tax is a bit more fuzzy since it changes based on item price

And actually, when u list on ebay there’s a setting to charge tax on the item + shipping

Topic: JBidwatcher Help / Ebay Captcha thread

The other day I noticed jbidwatcher failed to get the sign in cookie
I guess it was triggered by me screwing up a few times entering the password thru the ebay webpage manually
I am guess that jbid keeps on trying to login and that made it worse
I called ebay and spoke to senior level support, they said they cant turn it off and just wait a few days, also couldnt give me a time frame
Well i signed out and back in this morn, manually and didn’t get one
I launched jbid and it’s all good now, yay
Took about a day to come off

There is a faq about this

Topic: JBidwatcher Help / Red?

What does it mean when the descriptions of the auctions I’ve set to snipe on JBid are red? The amount that appears under MAX is still green. Not all are showing up as red either.

Topic: JBidwatcher Help / 2.0 beta 7 duplicate items displayed

Greetings,
I’m working on a fix for this; I have an intermediate version that some folks are testing. Early indications are that it stops future duplicates, but leaves the existing ones in place. I’m not sure how to handle existing duplicates. The most likely answer is that I’m going to try to delete all but the first. Writing that code is difficult, because it involves deleting data, and only the wrong data.

Testing it is also very hard, because I’m not able to replicate the problem. I posited what might be wrong, checked the code for hints that I might be right, and altered the code to behave differently, in such a way that it should fix it if that was what was wrong. I handed it off to a few users (people who follow the bug tracker, mainly), and they’ve told me it worked so far.

The next step is to figure out what that means for how the data looks in the database for the error cases, and write a small script to clean out the duplicates.

Basically some data got corrupted in some users databases, which caused the application to start duplicating rows, and I’m trying to figure out how to excise the bad data without (1) deleting good data, and (2) having actually seen the bad data.

— Morgan Schweers, CyberFOX!

p.s. The captcha login problem is irrespective of version. See FAQ #10 for more information.

Topic: JBidwatcher Tips and Tricks / Sniping and eBay Policy Abuse

I have the same problem
I actually called ebay and escalated to a higher level support person
They said they don’t have access to unflag the account (as requiring captcha)
I did fail a couple of logins, cuz I was rushing
They told me to wait a few days, but couldn’t tell me how long? wtf

I even reset my password and setup a phone pin

Even when logging in manually thru browser, was still presented with a challenge response captcha
Cleared cookies, cache, etc

I was careful to delete the .jbidwatcher dir too start anew, entering in the proper login upon program setup

I imagine every failed login after that futher prolongs the captcha flagging

Will launching jbid and failing prolong that captcha flagging too?

Topic: JBidwatcher Help / 2.0 beta 7 duplicate items displayed

redirecting others to look at ur post whose title is leopard problems may not be a good idea

I am also having the beta07 problems, seems theres a problem removing entries in the underlying java table model

I’ve cleaned, (renamed the .jbidwatcher dir) and subsequently lost all my saved searched, completed auctions and custom columns

And rund 07 (and 06 release) clean, bottom line, they are both f*cked

I went back to beta 3 and it’s better, but now I am stuck in the ebay captcha login problem…

Topic: JBidwatcher Help / 2.0 beta 7 duplicate items displayed

Turn off your saved searches. Shutdown jbidwatcher. The clear the database by deleting the xml files in the .jbidwatcher directory. When you restart jbidwatcher make sure your saved searches are disabled. Then just use the menu items for get my ebay items and get my selling items and see if the problems go away. It worked for me!

There is also another thread on this here: http://forum.jbidwatcher.com/forums/1/topics/1531

-Shawn

Topic: That's SO beta! / 2.0b7 Bugs with Mac OS 10.5.4

I’ve tried the new Beta for a couple of days and found some problems:

1. Jbidwatcher was running and some auctions ended. These auctions was moved to complete, but next day after starting jbidwatcher they were back in current.
2. I’ve added some tabs and deleted one of them. In the context menu in ‘Send To’ it is still visible.

I like the design of the new version very much and though it is still beta the programm is working very well. Good work Morgan! Thanks for this great tool.

Maccowley from Germany

Topic: That's SO beta! / 2.0b7 - auctions all appear as fixed price items

I had the same problem, but after restart and updating all auctions it was okay.

Topic: JBidwatcher Help / moving auctions to complete early, not sniping

Hi. Love the program. It is acting buggy today.

I have auctions that are invisible, but it says they are there if I search. I just sniped an auction, it didn’t snipe, but did move it to complete along with two other auctions that are still current.

I tried deleting auctions and re-entering them. Jbid doesn’t remove them until I shut down the program. When I restart they are gone.

Some auctions get ‘stuck’ during the update process. It just hangs on that auction until I restart.

FYI, I tried the latest version and it would not snipe. I uninstalled and went back one. I successfully sniped two auctions since then before today.

Whew! Help, if you can find the time.

Hope the baby is doing great!!

Topic: JBidwatcher Help / bid price not saved

Hi,

I’m using 2.0b6 and have the issue that my bid prices (Max column) are not being saved when auctions transfer into ‘complete’.

It’s useful for me to keep track of what I had bid. This was working previously – any ideas?

Thanks!

.Mike

Topic: JBidwatcher Help / 2.0 beta 7 duplicate items displayed

I see the same thing, and I also have the items duplicated horizontally. . . So my columns start with:

Number Current Max …... then Start over with Number Current Max …..

Topic: JBidwatcher Help / 2.0 beta 7 duplicate items displayed

Hi there, since upgrading to beta 7 some (not all) of my watched items are displaying 4 times (underneath each other) rather than once. I can only delete one of the 4, leaving 3 which cannot be deleted.

B.

Topic: JBidwatcher Help / Can't get My eBay to display

V2 beta7 on XP. I can’t get My Ebay items to display. Looks to be syncing and updating but nothing displays. I found one thread on the subject but it didn’t help. Any hints?

Entering an item number works fine.

Does a previous stable version work? I’m thinking beta is necessary to fix eBay breaks.

Topic: That's SO beta! / All but one listing disappeared…

Beta 6 and 7 barely function at all. (Multiple listings, no updating, can’t retrieve listings, snipes don’t fire, can’t delete items. Probably more problems but doesn’t function well enough to tell.) Had to dig up and reinstall Beta 3 to get back on line with Ebay. This is on a PC with Vista.

Topic: General Sniping Discussion / email support

Hi,

It would be great if jbidwatcher would incorporate email-support
1. monitoring a dedicated pop-account, retrieving any new messages and adding the snipe (bidnumber/maxprice) out of the standard subject
2. sending win/lost/overbid emails to an email-account

I used to use another (no longer existing) sniping software with those features. I was able to start a snipe from any computer on my lan

Greetz

W

Topic: JBidwatcher Help / eBay starting to use CAPTCHA's at login. Problem for JBW?

A few days ago, I started getting a message from JBW in the system tray saying something like “Pre-snipe login failed” and, hence, I wasn’t able to update any of my auctions in JBW, either.

THEN, about a day later, when logging into eBay through a normal web-browser, I noticed that eBay is starting to challenge the user with, in addition to userID and password, a CAPTCHA. However, eBay isn’t challenging me with it each time I login. Don’t know if it depends upon which machine I’m using (or maybe how long it’s been since that machine was used to login) or what.

1 – Has anyone else noticed this? Any idea when it started? Do we know how it decides when to use a CAPTCHA?

2 – Does JBW already have a workaround, or are we going to need something where JBW presents the CAPTCHA to the user and we tell JBW what to tell eBay?

- Joe

Topic: That's SO beta! / All but one listing disappeared…

Greetings,
If you’re running 2.0beta7, you should be able to shut down JBidwatcher and restart it, and get visibility to your auctions again.

— Morgan Schweers, CyberFOX!

Topic: JBidwatcher Help / no sniping since updating beta 3

I don’t think there is an eight yet. Likely you have the seven now. The link for 6 is really a download for 7. I can’t find a release earlier than 7 other than to go to 1.0.2.

Topic: JBidwatcher Help / no sniping since updating beta 3

Were can i download the “7” same things happend to me not sniping?

Topic: JBidwatcher Help / Newbie linux w/install problems . go figure!

For those who may come after me who are also NEWBIES, here how to run the program

from Terminal: goto the directory where your download is stored and type : java -jar JBidwatcher-2.0beta7.jar (Fedora 9 anyway).

Hope it helps someone else.