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Posted By: doug goodman

Look at the bidding history for that auction :

Bidder Bid Amount Bid Time

cwick74( 2560) US $4,050.00 Oct-04-08 17:44:17 PDT
l***e( 41) US $4,000.00 Oct-03-08 22:18:56 PDT
cwick74( 2560) US $3,999.00 Oct-03-08 15:32:51 PDT
l***e( 41) US $3,900.00 Oct-03-08 22:18:44 PDT
l***e( 41) US $3,800.00 Oct-03-08 22:18:31 PDT
l***e( 41) US $3,700.00 Oct-03-08 22:18:20 PDT
l***e( 41) US $3,600.00 Oct-03-08 22:18:05 PDT
l***e( 41) US $3,500.00 Oct-03-08 22:17:53 PDT
l***e( 41) US $3,200.00 Oct-03-08 22:17:41 PDT
l***e( 41) US $3,000.00 Oct-03-08 22:17:29 PDT
l***e( 41) US $2,900.00 Oct-03-08 22:17:15 PDT
l***e( 41) US $2,500.00 Oct-03-08 22:16:56 PDT
b***4( 1052) US $2,001.52 Oct-01-08 17:15:34 PDT

Starting Price US $2,000.00 Sep-25-08 12:07:02 PDT

A text book case of why you shouldn't bid until the very end of the auction.

If cwick74 had not made his first bid at 15:32:51 on Oct 3, l***e would have been the high bidder with his first bid at 22:16:56 on Oct 3. There is a very real chance that cwick74 would have won the item for $2550 had he put in his bid with seconds remaining on the clock, thereby not allowing l***e time to counter bid.

I'll bet Amber is happy the bids didn't happen that way,
Doug