Quote Originally Posted by Iolaus
Yeah, I've been one myself. I've also been in at the last 3 seconds, only to see the final list of bids record two more after me!!
It is the only major problem with the ebay model. With a timed auction, it is both good and bad that you can get a bid in at the last second in efforts to get a great deal. good because you may get a really sweet deal. Bad because it is fairly simple for someone to force the final price up just to make more money.

it is a double-edged claymore, this one.