Why is another bidder in the lead with my same bid amount?

Your bid was accepted, however another bidder placed a max bid for the same amount. Since the bidder with the max bid, placed their bid first, they are the lead bidder. In the example below, bidder 225743 placed a max bid of $15 the morning of March 5. Bidder 159287 placed a max bid of $15 the evening of March 5.  Since BN 225743 placed his bid first, he is the lead bidder.