@dpar3518 wrote:

Yes, I agree, but a decision about that highest bidder  should be made at the stated auction expiry time (in this case 19:00 or within 1 second of it). The highest bid should not win after this time. That is to what I am objecting. It means that any auto bid I set cannot be successful,  if the auto bid is made to cease by the bidding expiry time and another bid can succeed up to 48 seconds longer


I think you miss an important factor,  a listing is set to run for exactly say 3 days (5 or 10),  so if they kick started the listing at 48 seconds after the hour,  than it will finish at exactly 48 seconds after the hour in 3 days.