If the status was 'BID UNDER ASKING PRICE' and your offset was less than 7 seconds, then it will have been due to Ebays' Bid Increment Rule, which is one of the questions covered on the FAQ page.
scribbler1953
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 2:09 pm Post subject: OUTBID
Item 254810960356
I bid ÂGBP 5.65 but winning bid was less at ÂGBP 5.55 why did I not win but instead got message from Gixen that I had been outbid