Since I requested the vote near the beginning of the 2.4 hour rest and most other bids came after mine, I would not have been able to check how many votes x 24 seconds would have been required, in addition to the 2.4 hours. But thanks for the information, I will be better able to plan in the future.

Since I followed your instructions and made the request with more than 14 hours remaining, and because the above "extra required time" is not explained in your post, I think a full refund is in order, as you have promised.

"All invalid bids will be returned."

Thank you.