Ah, but you could try to find out just how high the other person is bidding by small increments. eBay used to (and might still) tell you if you are tied with the current winner's highest bid. This is a technique merchants use (or used to) to drive up prices. -Wes -----Original Message----- From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Barry Watzman Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 12:00 PM To: cctech at classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Is it just me ... You don't understand how E-Bay works. If you bid $5 and I bid $100, I win the item .... for $6. And the fact that I had bid $100 is never even seen, by anyone. If you are going to play the E-Bay game, it is very important to understand the intricate details of the bidding system completely.