Our soft close feature ensures bidding is fair for all. In the closing moments of an auction, if a bid is placed during the last 2 minutes on an item, it will extend the bidding for that item for an additional two minutes. This is similar to a live auction, during which the bidding will continue as long as bidders increase the bid amounts.
This "Soft Close" mechanism and the "Max Bid" feature was built into the online auction system to build the fairest consumer bidding system possible.