Hello everybody,

I'm not really looking to make anything right now, but I'm curious as to how online auctions work...


Somebody puts something up for $50, the auction ends 7/4/01 6pm EST.
you bid $50
the auction ends at 7/4/01 6pm EST


How does the auction software know the auction ended? It surely doesn't wait for somebody to load the page...


Thanks,
Dennis