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Has Woot invested in stealth technology? Or, why can't anyone see my deal?

So I posted a Meritline Bluetooth mini-dongle this morning. I clicked on the "fresh" tab to make sure it looked OK, and... nothing.

I know it's in the database, because you can access it directly via its URL: http://deals.woot.com/deals/details/4034e57b-6b0b-49b5-b54a-c1a3341d05b9/mini-wireless-bluetooth-v2-0-usb-adapter-curved-shaped

But it's not on the "fresh" tab, and it doesn't appear if you search for my deals (http://deals.woot.com/deals/users/heymo). And because it has no votes (can't vote for what you can't see), I'm sure it's not on the popular tab.

Did Woot get a good buy at a skunkworks closeout? Is my deal a prototype in some new stealth technology? Anyone having the same problem?

by heymo
asked a year ago

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I see it. Using your name or the deal on the third(ish) fresh tab shows it all ready with two votes. Rest assure friend, there may have been a hiccup in the tubes.

xarous
a year ago

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I voted for it and it showed up shortly afterwards, I don't know that the vote fixed it, but I can confirm that I could not see the deal on the fresh tab.

tygerdave
a year ago

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i see it on page 4 right now, on the fresh tab. has 4 votes

w00tgurl
a year ago

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I have noticed that there has been a slight delay in being able to view a deal that was just posted. It has been happening for weeks (at least for those in my house).

niloc225
a year ago

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@niloc225: yeah i've noticed a delay when posting new deals. a few seconds, maybe 15. i hit refresh after a few seconds and then see mine

w00tgurl
a year ago

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@xarous, @tygerdave, w00tgurl: Thanks for checking it out for me. It's visible now-- wonder if it was that first vote that made it come unstuck?

@niloc225: I've seen it take a minute (or even more) for a vote to appear on the fresh tab. But this was more like 2 hours!

@shawnmiller, @josefresno: anything interesting to glean from the logs?

heymo
a year ago

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Hey, log in or sign up first!

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