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Originally Posted by KC Doughboy
I agree you had the first $31 bid, but ctank80 had a $32 bid at 9:00.
I'm not sure which way is the right way... His bid is listed as 9:00, but does it technically end at 8:59:59?
I want to do the right thing by both of you. Do either of you have input on this?
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I don't mean to be pushy, but when an item ends at pretty much any auction (eBay, auction house, etc.) at a specific time it means you have to get in your bid before that time. When you say 9 PM, I assume that means 9:00 exactly, not 9:00:59. Technically speaking, for his bid to count, the auction must end at 9:00:59. Unless he got in his bid at 9:00:00 exactly (where he could then make the case that you can make a bid on an auction with exactly 0 seconds left - not that I've ever seen that happen before) I'm not sure if there even is an argument at all. Most likely, he bid when the clock was at -0:30 or something along those lines.
Again, I don't mean to be a prick about it, but this is the way I see 99% of auctions orchestrated. But heck, some people may have different opinions on what 9:00 PM really means. However, once you start bending its definition, where do you draw the line? Seems like a slippery slope to me.
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