If you get FIXATED on an eBay item , you can develop an "I gotta get it from the other guy" mentality . It's just a chest-pumping "I'll outbid you" war , and you WILL pay more than you ever thought you would . Wow , fun . Safe way to bid - I see an item I want , figure the MAX I want to pay , enter THAT figure very near the item's end ( maybe an hour ) , and WALK AWAY . If I get it , great , if I don't , great . Life goes on .
P.S. - my wife is over my shoulder and added the ubiquitous comment " ya snooze ya lose " .
