"Winston" wrote in message
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Nick Hull wrote:

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And my shill-o-meter started activating.

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How could someone outbid me in a minute on an item that had been sitting
for days with no bids and had 2 days to go and there was another
identical item with no bids?

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Happened to me, too.

I won the auctions at my price just by doing *nothing*.

In all three cases, the auction had been won by someone else.
I did not increase my bid over my initial amount.

After the close of the auctions, the sellers emailed me with a "second
chance"
notification.

In two cases, I purchased at my bid price. In one case, I no longer
wanted the item and did not take advantage of my "second chance".

There must be a lot of folks that back out of a sale within minutes of
winning their auction..... -- (Mildly sarcastic comment, meant
humorously.)

--Winston

sometimes a seller will legitimately have multiple items. that is one of the
few instances where there is any advantage in not sniping the auction.