I'll say that I think sniping has taken the fun out of ebay. I've moved from musical instruments into bikes and the bidding wars still seem to exist for the instruments. Definitely not the case for bikes. I seldom really plan on buying anything, the fun for me is bidding. If i happen to get something cheap enough then I buy it. Speaking of which... would you people stop bidding against me!!!! I keep waiting on someone to show up with several bikes i've been bidding on and lost recently. (the last two i've lost because i fell asleep 20 minutes before auction close... but that's no excuse haha)