Gixen bid placed 50 seconds before the end of the auction?

yangernest · Guest

I placed a bid of $20.56 on item # 136208210348.

The timestamp for Gixen's bid was at

30 Jul 2025 at 8:12:43pm PDT

but the end of the auction was at

8:13:33pm PDT.

The bid offset is at the default 6 seconds, so why was the bid placed so early at 50 seconds before the end of the auction?

mario · Site Admin Joined: 03 Oct 2006 Posts: 7275

It wasn't, it was placed exactly 5 seconds before auction end, however eBay shows it differently, so this looks like a bug on their side. I noticed this a few more times. I assure you that this bid was placed exactly on time.

It's interesting that the bid history shows another bid placed 3 seconds after yours, and then nothing until the end, whole 40 seconds or so. This almost never happens.

l8rzzz · Guest

Cupid · Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 7986 Location: Bristol, UK

I agree this needs further investigation.

If Ebay are going to start publishing end times 45 seconds earlier than they actually do close the auction they at least need to be open and honest about it.
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mario · Site Admin Joined: 03 Oct 2006 Posts: 7275

I just followed one auction as it executed and there is no doubt the bid is placed just when it should be. eBay, however, shows wrong times in the bid history.

I will contact eBay about this problem. I guarantee you, however, that your bid is placed on time.

Cupid · Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 7986 Location: Bristol, UK

The evidence here:

https://www.ebay.com/bfl/viewbids/136222919319

is that Ebay were still accepting bids 36 seconds after Gixen placed its bid.

So, either Ebay provided Gixen with an incorrect end time, or Ebay extended that time, perhaps related to this ?

Either way, this is now starting to cost Gixen users real money, and Ebay is one of the beneficiaries of that... so, yes, I do think Ebay needs to provide a full and open explanation.
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