Late Snipe?

[Dejavu]

Hi,

I've used gixen alot in the past with success, so I'm sure it was bound to happen eventually. Still pretty bummed that I missed an item because "AUCTION ENDED EARLY OR SNIPE LATE"... I know the auction didn't end early, so it must have been a late snipe. Is there any reason why? How would I prevent this in the future?

Item# was 122580790929

If it sold higher I would been okay with it, but man for $50 that was a steal...

Many thanks.

[Cupid]

On that one if you look at the top of the auction page it says:

'This listing was ended by the seller because the item was sold.'

So it does look like the seller decided to end it early.
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Mark