Hello Larry,
Thank you for your question about the bidding time. It appears the refresh got behind due to the number of refreshes in the queue, so it didn't update the time. We are making a change so this will not happen in the future. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.
Unfortunately, you are correct. Because your bid was placed 5 seconds early, and the other person's was 3 seconds, it drove the cost up. Please let us know how we can make it up to you. We can give you a year free if you want. We would have to cancel the subscription and then add a year to the subscription end date.
Please let us know about the offer for the free year.
bidslammer