Hello Patrick,
Thank you for your question about this item. Just about everything you said in your ticket is incorrect:
1. Regardless of the circumstances, there is absolutely no way you would have won this item for anything less than $2025.
2. Any bids under $2000 would have been rejected as they weren't high enough to be accepted by eBay.
3. eBay's proxy bid system always bid the lowest amount possible, but as per above, your bids of less than $2000 wouldn't have even been accepted by eBay. For example, the person that won with $2025 probably bid much higher; eBay's proxy bid system gave them the lowest price, as they would have done for you IF you had bid high enough.
4. Look at the bid history link below. We did place your bid exactly 10 seconds before closing, as you specified:
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5. Our system isn't even capable of firing a bid at 20 seconds, as that would not be consider a "snipe."
We hope we have resolved this to your satisfaction. Please advise if we can help with anything else.
bidslammer