Sniping discouragement?

Question

Hi,

A couple of time in the last month I had tried bidding at around 8 or 9 seconds before closing and upon entering my bid, I immediately get an "Item has sold" screen. Seems to me that everyone is losing in this scenario.

Is this ebay trying to discourage sniping or is it some kind of technological "time" discrepancy?

Thanks

eburtonlab · Answer

@pradikat

If your auction countdown is not behaving correctly, check to make sure your computer's time and time zone are set correctly, and the date and time are synchronized with an internet time server such as time.windows.com or time.gov.

Check your computer's time here:

https://time.is/

Any difference between your device's clock and eBay's clock can cause problems for you if you intend to bid in the last few seconds of an auction. If your clock is fast or slow by thirty seconds, either way, this can prevent you from bidding. Either your computer will think the auction has ended when it has not, preventing your from bidding, or else you will think you have more time when the auction actually ends. Neither helps you.

Synchronize your device's clock to minimize errors, and don't wait until the last second to place your bid.