Asterisks in company names!
"People who snipe my fleabay bid in the last 2 seconds when I've been the high bidder for 7 days"
Eh? Why would you bid on an item on any auction with a fixed time limit? Logically there is absolutely zero benefit of playing your hand 7 days in advance - you're just inviting others to outbid you.
I work out my max bid, add a few pence (so £10 becomes £10.01) and use software to bid for me 10 seconds from the end. If it goes for £11 then I would have lost anyway; if someone has set up a max bid of a tenner then I'll win by a penny.
I agree it's annoying until you understand the system but once you know it's obvious.
R2