Originally Posted by
rothenfield1
The same thing has happened to me several times on Ebay. You come up with a fair price, and if you really want it, you bump up the bid just to make sure you'll win. Your the highest bidder all the way through as you watch the time expire and find out you were outbid by a GD nickel by someone who hadn't been bidding the whole time. Is it possible that someone has figured out how to see your top amount and is able to zip in a bid at the last second? I think this is a problem for Ebay. Are you listening Ebay?
No. It only seems like you were outbid by a nickel. The winning bidder might have bid twice what you bid, but he'll only pay what the runner up's bid was plus the bid increment. If you want the best chance at winning on eBay, snipe the auction. If you think there's a reasonable chance the seller will pull the auction early, bid until you meet his reserve (if there is one) so he'll think twice about it; then snipe it.