I have bid on numerous online auctions. Here, lately, the shotgun sold for the hammer price at my maximum bid or lower, and I did not win- they sold them to the on-site bidder. Both places tried to tell me that the auctioneer did not know who’s competing bid was first, but I called BS as my bid was 16 days prior to the auction. They were just too lazy to pack it up and mail it. I told both of them that I would never bid on any of their auctions again, and name them if anyone asked.