Lost Stevie Item on Ebay and wondering Why? Help?

[Chrislit18]

I am an ebay beeyotch. lets just say that.

We started using ebay in my household back in the 90s for lion king stuff [we have quite a collection...esp now], and my mom used to act all hardcore with the keyboard to this lady in Washington DC when she outbid us. it was quite funny actually. but anyways back to the story, she once had to pay like 100 bucks for such a small item it got so out of hand.

i started using ebay again recently to feed my Mac obsession.
I really REALLY wanted this mirage poster, the album cover one, but the full thing so john and mick were showing as well, and i put in like 25 bucks for my highest bid, some jerk put in like 26 bucks at the final seconds and won it. ever since then ive been an ebay beeyotch.

My Mirage tour shirt i got, it was only 20 bucks till the last second. i ended up paying 48 bucks for it. i put in my entire months allowence so i would win it. [50 bucks]. and my mirage tour poster....i ended up paying 22 for it, when there was another one EXACTLY like it going the next day for 15. i think some people just put in bids to make the price go higher to piss off the buyer. and then my chain box set, i put in 22 bucks for it, and i ended up paying 20, and it was only 15 till the last minute.

So seriously, like a previous poster said, put in a really high bid if you want the item. thats how i work ebay. id rather pay a lot for an item i really want than to not get it at all. and like someone had said, say the thing is currently at 20 bucks, with an hour to go, put in a bit of like 45 or higher, otherwise, i doubt youll be getting the item. a lot of people put in like 25 bids, or 5 buck incriments, and smart ebay users know not to play none of that, so they put in 10, 20, 30 incriments.

just my 2cents.
but ever since i lost that mirage poster, i vowed never to loose another item i wanted on ebay. my mom gave me an ebay tutorial.