Bidnapper

I haven't been ebaying lately. I used to buy and sell stuff on ebay like crazy. I was getting a little frustrated with some of the fees and can be hard to bid on the hot items I usually don't have the kind of money people want to pay for the hot items. I have learned a few things through the years. One thing I learned about bidding on ebay is that you have to be fast at the end of the auction. I also would use uncommon bid amounts like $10.03. I think I have one a few auctions by only a few cents.

According to an article on Bidnapper.com I was doing a good job with my bidding techniques.
Marsha Collier has been using eBay since 1997 and is the author of "Santa Shops on eBay." In an attempt to outbid fellow shoppers, Collier said, make your maximum bid a fractional number. For example, bid $36.01 for that commemorative Elvis plate you've had your eye on. That way, you could win by a hair. Bidding early rarely works, but bidding late — very late — can sometimes be a winning strategy, Collier said. She suggests a technique called "sniping." Open two Internet browser windows just minutes before the auction expires. Ready your bid in one of the windows while refreshing the other to update the countdown clock. With a few seconds to go, hit the "Confirm Bid" button. There are also companies that will automate the bidding process for you for a fee.
Elizabeth Lazarowitz, New York Daily News October, 2006; ‘He's got eBay in his blood’

Bidnapper.com is an interesting site. I never knew this service exsisted until today. They help you win an auction by sniping it in the last seconds of the auction. If winning really matters to you and you are not good at sniping yourself, you can hire your own professional auction sniper. They also offer protection of your username from searches by your competition , changing or deleting your bids without the eBay hassle and holding prices down by not bidding throughout the auction.