2 questions about my failed bid on Ebay.co.uk:





1) Why did my bid go in at the full snipe amount of GBP 20 (which I thought was an upper limit) instead of at the minimum bid increment level of GBP 16? If I hadn't been pipped at the post, I would have bought the item for GBP 4 more than I needed to pay.





2) My bid went in 5 seconds before the close. How was the successful bidder able to lodge their bid apparently less than a second after that - one bid increment above mine? Just curious





Bid history is attached.