Offer on product with counter offer on it

Question

I had an offer on a product and I sent a counteroffer that is not expired yet. Meanwhile, I received an offer that met my minimum offer and Ebay auto-accepted that one and the funds are there. Is this OK to do? I thought that the counter offer had to expire before anyone else was allowed to make an offer. But that's not what is happening. Maybe Ebay knows they aren't going to accept? That doesn't sound correct. It looks like I have a counter offer out pending and a solid purchase on the same ite...

disneyshopper · Accepted Answer

ebay does not wait for a counteroffer to expire.  Whoever accepts the offer first gets the item.  In fact, someone can come along and pay the full price, and s/he would get the item.