A post-auction email example
This page explains the important parts of a post-auction email
from eSnipe's RovatronTM bidding server.
The message headers identify the message and its source. You may see
more or fewer headers depending on how your email reader is
configured.
The most important header is the subject,
which identifies the email as an eSnipe notification. If you won the
auction, it says "eSnipe win!" If it says something else,
like "eSnipe results," see the "Results" section for details.
From: Rovatron@eSnipe.com
To: zzESnipe@IPCoast.com
Subject: eSnipe win! - eBay Item #878322472 (Calvin Klein 3T Black Overall
Shorts)
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 01:14:21 -0700
This email is to report that...
The description tells the essentials about your bid:
what you bid on, your maximum bid, quantity (always 1 for a non-Dutch
auction), and a link to eBay's auction description page.
Description: Calvin Klein 3T Black Overall Shorts
Your Max Bid: 7.81
Quantity: 1
Auction Item Link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=878322472
The results section shows the outcome of your bid. If
eSnipe could confirm that you won, it says so. Otherwise it
provides details about why you didn't win (or if it couldn't tell,
why it couldn't).
The Results of your bid:
============================
Bid placed, you won!
eSnipe was able to snipe the bid in the buffer time specified. Confirmed
win!
Additional notes...
The bid diagnostic information is a coded string
which uniquely identifies your bid. If you
must contact eSnipe member support about
your bid, they will need this string to retrieve information
about how eSnipe processed it.
~~--~~ Bid Execution Diagnostic information:
esnipe01 64 0.5800781 1.1518550 u44087
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