bids made and accepted by ebay when auction has ended

[rangajoy]

an auction i won ended at 18:57:06. i noticed that a bid was accepted by ebay at 18:57:06.

how is it possible that a bid can be accepted by ebay when the auction was ended?

i have yet to receive a satisfactory answer from ebay (i get spin and/or irrelevant statements made)

thx all

[rangajoy]

i understand computers work in nano seconds, my concern is transparency.

it wouldnt be too difficult to show exactly what is happening time wise re auctions.

call me an independent thinker, but i dont just accept that businesses always behave ethically. theres too many cases to the contrary.

in fact businesses are in the business of making money and not making friends.

[lyndal1838]

Oh for goodness sake....you won the auction so why all the angst.

Many times over the years I have seen auctions won with bids placed right on the very last second.

Either accept that it is correct or put the item number on here so others can see if anything looks suspicious.

[*tippy*toes*]

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@rangajoy wrote:

thx all

it seems that the majorty of people are happy with ebay showing that an auction has finished at a specific time (ie 18:57:06) and the fact that ebay will show that it accepted a bid at the same time (18:57:06), despite the ebay communicating that the auction has ended.

if thats how it works so be it, i just found this very strange.

using the analogy of the auctineers gavel hitting the table at eg 18:57:06 signifying the end of bidding on that item, i find it stange that the auctioneer would then accept a bid a the same time ie18:57:06 ie when the gavel has hit the table. 

imho when the gavel hits the table the auction has ended and any bids made simultaneously are not valid.

this is definitely not my experience in the real world, but it seems the rules ( ie the rules as communicated by ebay and information presented in relation to bidding by ebay) in ebay are unique to themselves and the information provided in the bidding history is insufficent to provided an informed understanding of what actually has taken place,

have a great day everyone

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Using the time you gave of 18:57:06, the actual finish time could be 18:57:0689752. If someone places a bid at 18:57:0671562, then it will be accepted as the auction was a millisecond from ending, therefore, still active. Look at it as the auctioneer lifting the gavel, and as they start to drop it towards the table, someone bids in that millisecond before it hits the table.

I'm not sure why you are worried when you won the auction.

[wide-world-of-stamps]

Probably because the price went up at the last moment (nanosecond).