How does bidding work?

[Cinderval-silvermoon]

So tuesday this week i bid on a sword for my transmog, the item was listed as “Long” under time limit, today it’s Thursday evening, and waaay past 12 hours, i haven’t won the auction, nor lost it yet. And the auction now shows as medium (30 min - 2 hours)

How is that possible? how can i have my money frozen for such a long time, in the meanwhile the transmog i want, is now on the AH for 15k less than i currently bid.
Do auctions extend when people bid more? or how does it work?
If the bidding time get extended, well. I’m never bidding anymore if i risk my gold being frozen for almost a day past the auction expiration timer.

[Caylía-argent-dawn]

@Cinderval-silvermoon

Do auctions extend when people bid more?

Once you place a bid, you can check its status in the Bids tab of the dialog. This lists your currently active bids with the same item information listed in the Browse tab, along with the amount of your bid. Note that once you make a bid you can’t cancel it; the only way of getting your money back is for someone else to outbid you.

If an item receives a large number of bids in a short amount of time, the duration on that item will be automatically increased by the AH

Auction House

When I need a tmog urgently or I don’t want to bother with bidding I buyout.
Depends on the item, some items have ‘standard’ prices, in my opinion it’s better to buy them immediately.
If you find an item with a cheaper price than usual then you should bid until is profitable.

[Cinderval-argent-dawn]

Many thanks for the clarification and link.
Well i hope i was outbid at least