Ebay does not kick you off so much as "sign you out"

I have had that happen to me a few times now. What I do is I sign out MYSELF before any important auction, and then sign back in. Even when you click the "keep me signed on" box, it still happens on occasion. THis way I know I am freshly signed in, and good for at least a few hours.

Wish I had known you wanted a Stay-SHarp that badly. I turned one down a little while ago as it was out of my price range.

I will keep an eye open for another for you. =)