I had a similar experience. In the last minute, several bids came through. The winning bid, or what I thought was the winning bid, was below my maximum bid. Obviously, I was upset and let Audiogon know it via email. I couldn’t understand how my bid was not the winning bid. This was my first (and probably last) auction experience. The next day, I realized that I had, in fact, won the auction but the announcement just took a little time to find me. So, to your question, the timer appeared to work accurately during the last minute. However, I wouldn’t wait until then if you really want the item. Use the "maximum bid" function.
is the Audiogon auction clock accurate?
I made a few bids on an item and with 2 minutes 45 seconds left on the clock the auction was suddenly over although my computer clock seemed to match. I suspect the member pulled the listing because it would have been a very good deal but since I’m new here I’m not familiar with how the locals roll. (On Ebay the action is usually all in the last five minutes). Is that behaviour allowed on Audiogon or would you suspect a technical issue?
Thanks from a Noob
Thanks from a Noob