Extended bidding FAIL
EBay's extended timer out of sync and fail
So this has happend multiple times this week where the max bid is Not updating when I have been outbid nor dose the clock reset to 60 seconds after I have been outbid it continues counting down with no increase so how the hell do I know when im outbid? Highly disappointed with ebay right now!
annihilatorpcs
Posted Sep 11, 2026 at 8:30 AM · Edited Sep 11, 2026 at 8:30 AM·Last reply Sep 11, 2026 at 12:46 PM
1 comment
eburtonlab
·Sep 11, 2026 at 12:46 PMYou are registered in Australia but you are currently signed in to ebay.com rather than ebay.com.au .
Are you certain the category is subject to extended bidding on ebay.com ? Not all categories are. In fact, most are not. Extended bidding is being tested in select categories only, primarily Trading Cards and Vehicles.
https://www.ebay.com/help/buying/bidding/bidding-works?id=4003&st=3&pos=3&query=How%20bidding%20works&intent=bid%20extensions&lucenceai=lucenceai&docId=HELP1016
Once you have bid your maximum amount, bid extensions cannot help you, only hurt you. Are you bidding your maximum amount in the time you have left to bid?
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/
If your computer's time is too fast or too slow, that can prevent you from bidding at the end of an auction. Either your computer will think the auction is over when it is not, preventing you from bidding, or else you will think you have more time left when the auction is about to end. Neither situation helps you. Set your computer's time to automatically synchronize to prevent this from happening.