I was watching an item and it said 12 mins left to bid, the next thing it said winnig bid. what happened?

[wsdviking]

I was watching an item and it said 12 mins left to bid, the next thing it said winnig bid. what happened?

[chaldo2010]

Did the item have a BUY IT NOW option? Someone may have bought it that way. 

Also, you may have had to refresh your browser to get most up-to-date remaining time for auction end.