That makes no sense.
sniping does not drive up prices like early bidding does.
Of coursei it does. If I (early bid) $50 for an item with an opening bid
of $5, say, and somebody snipes me at the last minute with a $20 bid,
then the price I have to pay has been driven up.
I think that's a bit contrived Tony - after all _any_ later bid would drive
up the price you have to pay, this isn't a function of sniping.
Bob