Hmm. Again, I am really not looking for all that=20 much any more but when I do find something on=20 eBay which I wish to acquire, I figure out my=20 high bid and toss that in towards the end. I=20 HAVE been known to do this in the last fifteen=20 seconds but am more inclined to do it an hour or=20 two before closing and then avoiding the auction=20 until it is over. The point is is that this is=20 my maximum bid. By maximum, I mean maximum. If=20 my maximum is $173.47 and I am outbid at $176.39,=20 so be it: someone valued it more highly than I=20 did. I don't do feeding frenzies well and my=20 maximum is my maximum, no more and no less, and so be it. Marc msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx Cha robh b=E0s fir gun ghr=E0s fir! --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list