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Just a side note, most bidders add cents to their bid for that exact reason. When they don't it's a sign that it could be a shill bid (although it's far from being conclusive). Anyone who ends their bids in zero zero ($1.00) is either a complete Noob or a complete insufficiently_thoughtful_person.

(thumbs u Why would buyers be more satisfied with higher prices and premiums? Texas law allows for pretty much anything. I haven't read all the responses yet but this should answer a few of you: As a buyer if given the opportunity to go ahead and go a small percentage over what I had initially decided was my max if it's an item that I really want I would prefer to have that option. Why is "bid your maximum the first time" such a hard concept to grasp? :shrug: Is it just lack of self-control? Is that a fact? Then I say it's a fact that auto-extend bidding ticks off more buyers than it makes happy. Holds the same validity, no? Oh, well, that makes it all ok then

That leaves you wide open for shill bidding. Sniping is the only way to go if you don't want to get burned. But if you started with the absolute highest you would be willing to bid, it's moot and the only difference is you are not allowing yourself the chance to breakdown and spend more in the heat of the moment. If you started with your absolute highest bid, then by definition you wouldn't be bidding anymore at all :shrug: But I'll have to disagree in general. If you don't snipe, you may end up paying more than you should have to, not more than you wanted to. If you put in a bid of $100 and the only other bidder is a Shill, instead of paying the $5 opening bid, you'll be paying $99.99. Right there you got screwed for $95. Sniping doesn't allow the shill to chip away at your max bid.

That leaves you wide open for shill bidding. Sniping is the only way to go if you don't want to get burned.