Hey Alicia and nic - if u want to get to those buggas who outbid u at the last min, (coming from an ex Ebay junkie myself) go to www . hammersnipe.com
Its an ebay automatic bidding system.. it can bid on ur behalf upto as little as 3 seconds before the item finishes!!! the site may ask u to pay for it but i u skip that page u get 3 bids a week free!!
I have won soooooo much from it as being automatic u can put wat u want in it and go out shopping and leave hammersnip to do all the work for u!!! just make sure u bid enough cos u still can be outbid if someone has put in a higher offer than u!
But definatly worth using!