I think he's saying you just place a ridiculously high maximum bid, knowing that ebay will only bid up until you are the high bidder, or you reach your maximum, whichever happens first.
However if someone else is playing the same game, and you happen to still come out on top, then you've really put yourself in a bind. I wouldn't try it, myself. It's just a car, another will come along soon enough if you don't get this one. Allan "Zoltan Finks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Bill, I'm afraid I don't understand the technique you describe here. Do you > retract your bid or something? > > Brian > > Bill wrote: > > Another 'sneaky' way is to way overbid in the last 10 seconds [I bid > $150 on a $50 item in the last few seconds. That ended up costing > me about an extra $10 before the bidding was over - but it was for > something that was worth it to me. That will usually work - but > someone could fool you by doing the same thing and cost you a lot of > money. Do it carefully. -- 1983 300D 1966 230
