The auction end time you see on the listing is not an actual representation of the true end time. eBay truncates the end time that is shown on your device so there can be up to a further minute of end time available than what your device says.
eBays' system knows the exact end time to the nanosecond and will not allow bids to be accepted after this time has passed. The winning bid goes through everal checks before the winner is announced.
I know I'm not savvy (information wise) to prove it but 30 years of off on again and a few other things lately you can't make up but you saw so we agree to disagree
The countdown is not reliable and it has nothing to do with any "manipulation", it's just a bad concept and bad programming (which is made worse by any problem on your end, such as bad device time settings). If you are going to say that it has always worked well for you, the answer to that is "UNTIL NOW".
jacbarcollectibles
Mentor2 years agoThe auction end time you see on the listing is not an actual representation of the true end time. eBay truncates the end time that is shown on your device so there can be up to a further minute of end time available than what your device says.
eBays' system knows the exact end time to the nanosecond and will not allow bids to be accepted after this time has passed. The winning bid goes through everal checks before the winner is announced.
moneysis25
OP2 years agoI know I'm not savvy (information wise) to prove it but 30 years of off on again and a few other things lately you can't make up but you saw so we agree to disagree
woodland_gnome
·2 years agoThe countdown is not reliable and it has nothing to do with any "manipulation", it's just a bad concept and bad programming (which is made worse by any problem on your end, such as bad device time settings). If you are going to say that it has always worked well for you, the answer to that is "UNTIL NOW".
lady_madonna
Mentor2 years ago@moneysis25
Could you please provide some details and specific auctions so that we can look into it?