Where did my transaction go?!

[jer305]

Hello All,

Over the week I have made three transactions to Mt.Gox, my first two seem to be missing not showing up in blockchain . My third one sent a few days after is confirmed. What's going on and what do I do? All were sent to the same address from the same address. When logging into Mt.Gox I have confirmed the last transaction. The missing BTCs are not in my wallet, not at Mt.Gox, and not on the blockchain.

Transaction #1 MISSING
Status: 0/unconfirmed
Date: 4/1/2013 18:18

Transaction #2 MISSING
Status: 0/unconfirmed
Date: 4/2/2013 09:09

Transaction #3 COMPLETE
Status: 66 confirmations
Date: 4/4/2013 10:03

[DannyHamilton]

Hello All,

Over the week I have made three transactions to Mt.Gox, my first two seem to be missing not showing up in blockchain . My third one sent a few days after is confirmed. What's going on and what do I do? All were sent to the same address from the same address. When logging into Mt.Gox I have confirmed the last transaction.

Transaction #1 MISSING
Status: 0/unconfirmed
Date: 4/1/2013 18:18

Transaction #2 MISSING
Status: 0/unconfirmed
Date: 4/2/2013 09:09

Transaction #3 COMPLETE
Status: 66 confirmations
Date: 4/4/2013 10:03

What client are you sending from?  What are the specifics of the transactions (size in bytes, output values, age of inputs).

Sounds like perhaps the transactions were considered "low priority" and not relayed?

[jer305]

Client is Bitcoin v0.8.1-beta

Status: 0/unconfirmed
Date: 4/2/2013 09:09
To: 1Et5Ze3ZueJ6zYsotWgsoj9jXB5aBCz5UT
Debit: -1.33 BTC
Transaction fee: -0.0005 BTC
Net amount: -1.3305 BTC
Transaction ID: ff8bcc34815c8a24c1d947404c8db285bc8b7acfcd9f9051a381e0e77d0d7c29


That's all the info i can find on a transaction... Anywhere else i can look for info?

[DannyHamilton]

Client is Bitcoin v0.8.1-beta

Status: 0/unconfirmed
Date: 4/2/2013 09:09
To: 1Et5Ze3ZueJ6zYsotWgsoj9jXB5aBCz5UT
Debit: -1.33 BTC
Transaction fee: -0.0005 BTC
Net amount: -1.3305 BTC
Transaction ID: ff8bcc34815c8a24c1d947404c8db285bc8b7acfcd9f9051a381e0e77d0d7c29


That's all the info i can find on a transaction... Anywhere else i can look for info?

Odd, unless your client isn't connected to the network for some reason, I don't understand why your client hasn't broadcast it.

Output is greater than 0.01 BTC, and a fee is included.

Hopefully someone more knowledgeable than me will show up, because a lack of connected peers is the only thing I can think of.

[jer305]

Odd how the transaction 3 days afterwards went though... And the client says it fully syncs after opening it.

Thanks for the help though.

[jer305]

Does this happen often? Waiting four days for a transaction with a fee makes me feel like bitcoins has a huge flaw.

[DannyHamilton]

Does this happen often? Waiting four days for a transaction with a fee makes me feel like bitcoins has a huge flaw.

In this particular case, there appears to be a flaw in your client (or at least your client seems to be having a problem communicating with the bitcoin network), because your transaction does not exist on the network at all.  When operating properly, there should be evidence of your transaction on nearly every peer within a few seconds.