It's a weird game, and I'm JUST learning how to play it. Most of the items I've bid on in the past, I could safely put a respectable max bid, and just let it ride. Either I win or I don't. This time, however, I was bidding on a fairly popular electronic item. There were plenty available to bid on, and in fact, about a half dozen closing each within about 15-20 minutes of each other.

The first one I bid on, I got outbid in the last two minutes. Okay, so the second one, I watched the time tick down, thinking I'd gotten it, making sure to place my bid in the last two minutes. This time I was outbid in the last FIVE SECONDS. Weird...

So I thought I'd try one more time. Then I'd give it a rest. I watched the item up until about 30 seconds to go, took my time placing the bid, and the bid went in with still about 20 seconds to go. The price went up to within 10 cents of my max bid. I watched the seconds tick down, thinking someone was going to jump it in the last five seconds again... three seconds... I WON!

I won? Now I get to shell out some decent money for that "win". And yet I still felt elated, victorious.

Did I mention it's all very weird?