Auction possbile bug

[gabbel01]

In an auction i lost, i see the winner user that bid 80 at 18.30 and than i bid 75 at 19.44?? How possible, and then i bid 80 at last without visual evidence that there was another one with 80.

I would like to attach a screenshot but i don't have permission.

This auction thing is probably because i don't know enough the rules, but, again, thank you for explanations.

[wastingtime101]

What is the item number @gabbel01 ?

[gabbel01]

from the below url i thin it's 157025055407

https://www.ebay.it/bfl/viewbids/157025055407?item=157025055407&rt=nc&_trksid=p4429486.m145235.l2565

[wastingtime101]

The winning bidder's bid was placed about 1hr 15 min before your bid.

When you placed the EUR 80.00 bid, it was not high enough to exceed the previous bidder's maximum bid so their proxy bid was high enough to win.

Look at the fine print on the bottom of this screenshot that gives a glimpse into how bidding works.

You can also check this site for info - this is the eBay.it link since you're in Italy, as is the seller:

https://www.ebay.it/help/buying/bidding/bidding?id=4003

FYI this is the US discussion forum. You can access the Italy discussion forum here:

https://community.ebay.it/

[gabbel01]

ok thank you i'll ask there since i have not understood how could i bid 75 at pdt 10:44 and again 10:45 while the other is always 9:30:18 while being after me and at the same time before me....that's why i was calliing for some sort of bug. or something else.

[albertabrightalberta]

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@gabbel01 wrote:

ok thank you i'll ask there since i have not understood how could i bid 75 at pdt 10:44 and again 10:45 while the other is always 9:30:18 while being after me and at the same time before me....that's why i was calliing for some sort of bug. or something else.

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They put in a higher proxy bid at 9:30. At the time of their bid, the price went up to the next increment. When you place a higher bid at 10:45, their earlier proxy bid went ahead of yours since it was placed earlier. 

[monica-sells]

@wastingtime101 is correct...

when you bid $80.00 (right at the close) bidder 5***r (58) had already bid $80.00 (or even higher) when they placed their $76.00 bid earlier (at 9:30 a.m.)

They may have bid as high as $100.00 or more, but since you bid $80, that was all they needed to win the auction..

example: if they bid $100.00 earlier and you bid 90.00, they still would have won with $90.00.

(in the event of a tie, the 1st person to bid that amount wins)