# Please help me why my order expired so fast

**URL:** <https://forums.counterparty.io/t/please-help-me-why-my-order-expired-so-fast/3081>\
**Category:** Counterwallet\
**Created:** [May 30, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/please-help-me-why-my-order-expired-so-fast/3081 "2017-05-30T16:48:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Davoodfaramarzi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/forums.counterparty.io/davoodfaramarzi/32/672_2.png) [@Davoodfaramarzi](https://forums.counterparty.io/u/Davoodfaramarzi)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/please-help-me-why-my-order-expired-so-fast/3081/1 "2017-05-30T16:48:03Z")

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why is this happend ?  
please , why they take it out of the list of sell and buy ?  
why is it locked ?  
why they took 2 mbtc for fee and there is no turn back ?

 ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/counterpartytalk/original/1X/d876764a79e8bca14a93ede6f1f3c5d7806a6851.png) ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/counterpartytalk/original/1X/a15773081874b426040e599bbdca8027023bce08.png)

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**Author:** ![JPJA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/forums.counterparty.io/jpja/32/1324_2.png) [@JPJA](https://forums.counterparty.io/u/JPJA)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2017, 5:15am UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/please-help-me-why-my-order-expired-so-fast/3081/2 "2017-05-31T05:15:01Z")

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![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/counterpartytalk/original/1X/b7d19d6d682c172ba05cf8227a6b112dd8e848ba.png)

Default in Counterwallet is 1000 blocks (~1 week).  
Can be changed under settings (see yellow arrows)

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**Author:** ![Davoodfaramarzi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/forums.counterparty.io/davoodfaramarzi/32/672_2.png) [@Davoodfaramarzi](https://forums.counterparty.io/u/Davoodfaramarzi)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2017, 5:24am UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/please-help-me-why-my-order-expired-so-fast/3081/3 "2017-05-31T05:24:44Z")

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thank you JPJA  
and If I click on cancel , what will happen ? do they send me that 2 mBTC for retrying another trade or I have to spend another Fee ?