Bidding Problem: Two different countdown times show between BID and CONFIRM BID screens.

[geodane]

This seems to be an ongoing problem. eBay wants to blame individual computers, but too many of us have this issue for it to be our machines. Maybe a paid for membership will give the bidder more time.

[reallynicestamps]

Bid once

Bid your maximum

Bid late-- but not at the last second.

Nibble bidding is for rabbits.

[eburtonlab · Accepted solution]

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 ahead or behind by a few seconds, that can affect your ability to bid in the last few seconds of an auction.

The countdown on your computer can also be affected by how much is going on in the background of your computer -- lots of resource-heavy processes going on can cause problems that delay updating things like countdown clocks.