Similar problem here. My request was for a 5 sec snipe, but AS placed it nearly a minute prior to closing.
Ended: May-07-06 19:00:00 PDT
User ID Bid Amount Date of bid
egwiener ( 276) US $85.75 May-07-06 18:58:59 PDT
j-bob ( 142) US $84.75 May-07-06 18:59:34 PDT
j-bob ( 142) US $65.27 May-06-06 06:30:58 PDT
As I see it, AS cost me $20 this time.
Any suggestions (recourse).