You gotta look at it from the sellers POV as well. I love watching those bids rocket up during the last couple of hours....nothing makes me happier than watching that price approach MSRP 

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XJae:Didn't eBay change their system so if someone places a bid at the last second it extends the auction for something like 10 or 30 seconds?
XJae:So you're a sniper. nice. That is a good strategy.
Back when I was an addict I did the same thing.
And I always made my bid end with some odd cents.
Nothing like beating someone by 12 cents.
Didn't eBay change their system so if someone places a bid at the
last second it extends the auction for something like 10 or 30 seconds?
It pays to research before you bid.outlawaggie:this is not really a whine but more of an observation. NEVER think that just because its on Ebay it a good deal. I was looking a Garmin E-Map GPS unit. They were regularly selling for 10%-15% more than store prices.