Fred,quote:If another snipe with a higher bid would have droped in 5 seconds before the ending I would have lost the bid for sure.
There’s a lot of “ifs” that could be discussed, and your conclusion isn’t a “sure”. If 4 extra seconds gave someone enough time to see and respond to your snipe, then it’s “probable” that it would only result in your paying more, but that's a big IF if they could respond.
There are all kinds of examples on this forum where AS has placed a snipe a few seconds early. Not sure how much more information anyone on this forum can provide you with, that hasn’t been provided in this thread.