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Anti-sniping and the closing rules

How the anti-sniping rule ensures a fair finish.

"Sniping" means placing a bid in the final seconds so others can't react. BidHome neutralises it: any bid in the last three minutes automatically extends the close by three minutes.

The extension repeats as long as bids keep arriving in that final window. So the auction only ends once nobody has bid for three full minutes — everyone gets a fair last call.

The result: no one can "steal" a sale in the last second, and the final price reflects genuine market interest.

General information, not legal advice.