[ Howard Jensen wrote, "Oh, did I mention I 'hate' snipers!"

Hello Howard.  I used to feel as you do, then I realized that
I knew eBay's rules when I agreed to play "their" game!  There
are other auction sites around, and I'm quite free to go there
if I choose.  eBay is the largest, I believe, and I have but
two choices: either I play _their_ game by _their_ rules,
or I don't play!  No, eBay isn't fair, but it's their game.

Sad, but that's the way I see it.  Please feel free to disagree!
I pick a top price that I'm willing to pay, and I don't exceed it.

Bob Loesch - who's sometimes a bidder, sometimes a sniper,
occasionally a winner, often a loser (in the auctions, that is!)