I've seen this happen a couple of times. Someone that really wants something will put a very high bid in, knowing that no matter what happens the eBay bidding mechanism will automatically up their bid. Someone else that really wants the same thing will then come along and put in a very high bid. This causes the bid to automatically shoot up to the lowest of the high bids. Fortunately I don't bid this way. I only bid what I'm willing to pay and that's it. -- Eric Dittman dittman(a)dittman.net