Call it snipe if you like, I call it bidding at the last possible moment. It's an unfortunate situation for the seller but Ebay is not a true auction where you have the going, going and gone finale. I see no reason to bid early, I set my bid to the max I'm willing to pay and place that bid at the last moment. If I win, I win, if not... someone else wanted it more than me. What irks me is that if I bid early, someone can chip away at my bid to find my maximum and then just go $1 higher... I don't think that's fair so thus my last minute bid. I also don't pull bids just because someone I know is bidding, I know what *I'm* willing to pay for the item, if someone else is willing to pay more, great. If someone isn't willing to pay more than me, it should rightfully become mine.

Regards

Kaptain "All is fair in love and Ebay bidding!" Zero