You have to bid within 24 hours of clicking.

eBay changed their system for the worse a little over a year ago. As most people don't bid until the last minute, we end up missing out on a good portion of commissions.
One way to mitigate it is to use your Acaeum watchlist. That way, when you're ready to go to eBay to bid, the cookie is freshened and we get credit.
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