The timer stops and it is yours. Nothing else to do.
No invoice arrives, no payment link waits to expire, and no seller has to make contact before it is real. The closing price is captured from the card you bid with, and the lot becomes an order like any other bought here.
Lose it instead and nothing moves — the authorisation is released.
What the capture actually takes.
Your card was authorised for your maximum when you bid, because a card authorisation cannot be raised later. Winning does not take that number.
It takes the price the lot closed at, and the difference is released back to your bank — a partial capture against the hold that was already there, not a second charge.
And it takes it from the card that was attached when you bid. Changing your default card afterwards does not move the charge, which is the one detail worth knowing before you change it.
Both endings, in full.
You won
- The closing price is captured automatically the moment the lot closes.
- Anything held above that price is released.
- It becomes an order with the same protection and the same freight quote as any lot here.
You did not
- Nothing is charged and the authorisation is released.
- No invoice, no follow-up, no seller obligation on either side.
- The same lot may simply be listed to buy outright — check the catalog.
Questions winners ask.
Do I get an invoice to pay?
No. That is the point of attaching the card first: the win settles itself, with no link to click and nothing to expire.
Am I charged my maximum or the closing price?
The closing price. The maximum is only what was authorised, and the difference is released.
Which card is charged if I changed my default since bidding?
The one attached when you placed the bid.
What if the lot arrives wrong?
The same buyer protection covers it as any lot bought here — funds are held until you accept delivery. How escrow works.