In article , Andy
Burns scribeth thus
ARW wrote:

The best excuse so far is "I am bidding for a cordless drill on eBay to help
me with work, the auction ends at 11 and I want to make sure I win and I
might have to increase my bid". At 10.45 I gave him his phone

15 minutes before the end of the auction is *far* too early for a snipe
bid ...


1.5 seconds is pushing it as well;!.

Most of the real bidding takes place in the last 5 minutes...
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Tony Sayer