I was just watching an auction on that Internet Auction Site and I had to scratch my head. The seller had a nice kilt- said to be in the Johnny Walker Whisky tartan, and a Crail jacket and the whole rig. It ended a few minutes ago. The bidding went from $100 to just over $200, which was probably a good deal for someone. It was a good deal for the seller, that is for sure.

But my advice here is simple. If you are going to bid on something and you know the exact time it is going to end ( as opposed to the other kind of auction that ends when the last bidder is left standing) then, for your own sake, do not bid the item up hours or even minutes in advance of the end of the auction. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO IS AHEAD WITH AN HOUR TO GO. IT ONLY MATTERS WHO IS AHEAD WHEN THE BELL SOUNDS. If those two guys who wanted the outfit so badly had taken this advice, then maybe one of them could have had it for $50 -$100 less. They sat there, like Kilkenny cats, raising the bid on each other until someone else swept in at the last moment and outbid them both.

As I say, it was a good deal and especially for the seller. His take doubled in the last hour, thanks largely to a couple of people who missed the point- and the "winning" bid, as it turns out.