Incorrect Location via Postal Code about kijiji-reposter HOT 3 CLOSED

Interesting. Thanks for pointing this one out. Will investigate.

Update: Issue replicated. After posting an ad, it only displays the postal code and if you click on the map view it shows your location as being in the middle of South Atlantic.

from kijiji-reposter.

Upon further inspection, the payload sent by the reposter is identical to that sent by the kijji app. Analysis of the traffic also doesn't indicate that any additional information regarding location being transmitted.

What I did notice, is that when an ad is initially posted, for a short while it only shows the postal code, and if the map view is clicked, it displays your location as being in the middle of the ocean. But after waiting a bit, then refreshing the page, the ad showed the full address and the map worked.

This is likely a backend issue with the kijiji mingle server. I assume there is a delay when pairing the location id, postal code etc. with map coordinates.

I have also witnessed a similar bug when browsing ads in general, and I don't believe the ad owners were using a reposter, which leads me to speculate this is a kijiji mingle server side delay / issue.

from kijiji-reposter.

Update: Verified there is a 5 - 6 minute delay for map coordinates to be applied to your ad. So this issue has nothing to do with the reposter, it is entirely a kijiji server delay.

from kijiji-reposter.