How often stats are updated? and is there a difference between the clicks stats and the actual lead/sale stats?
I definitely trust it's not real time, I feel about 2-6 hours, 2hours when US is daytime and 6 hours when it in dark just personal feels
I've always felt also that it's 2 hours - sometimes, exactally. But it also totally depends on the program. Some advertisers release commissions and stats in "batches" that can be frequent or irregular. Others seem to be based on the delay that infosmith mentioned. And sometimes the real time advertiser will suddenly release something days later without cause. Also, it's important to note that often eBay commissions can be delayed irradically; during the holiday season or high volume shopping periods, for example.
eBay only seems to update once a day, around 8 or 9 GMT. Could be wrong... At least, that thought stops me obsessively checking all the time! By the way, is there any way to find out with a "Winning Bid" eBay sale WHAT the item actually was? Call me thick, but I only just had my first eBay sale today (finally, we're getting somewhere!)