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freedomgt · 2025-11-09T17:11:46.087000Z

Hello everyone.How would you explain the situation where a little while ago, at 17:23, I was about to place a bid on a postcard that was ending; up to that moment there had been 0 bids; I wait for the last 20 seconds before clicking the amount of my bid, an amount that is already in the box; only the final "click" is missing; I watch the countdown seconds and I am about to click 15/20 seconds before the end; when suddenly the "item sold" screen appears.How is an anomaly like this possible; I asked the seller and of course he knows nothing about it; now (maybe because it's Sunday) you can't chat with ebay.Do you think I can file some kind of appeal with ebay? But will there be proof of my intention to place the bid? I think so because the screen with my bid was already filled in and only the final click was missing.Thanks if anyone can help me.

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