I have no idea how this community thing works, so apologies if I'm posting this in the wrong place.

I recently bid on a pair of shoes. My bid went in at about 15 seconds before the end of the auction, & there were only 2 other bids - both for considerably less than I was offering.

Immediately after my bid registered I was outbid by 50p. I was disappointed but felt this was fair enough.

Minutes later the seller relisted the shoes for a higher price on Buy it Now. I assume that they had somehow placed the final bid themselves, or got someone else to do this on their behalf.

Whilst it's not the end of the world, & we're not even talking about a lot of money, I just feel that this really wasn't fair of the seller. I don't know if it goes against any rules, but it's left me feeling a bit cheated.