I need to vent!

[kup]

I tried playing it like Sky Shadow mentioned by bidding early with a generous maximum bid on two items - To see how it goes as an experiment.

A couple of hours later some guy came in and kept bidding to figure out my maximum bid and it stopped at $1 above my bid :/

Now I am aiming for the bin prices since its not that far different from the current bids.

Something tells me that if I had left it alone and not offered my Maximum early, the auctions would have been left static as it has been for the last couple of days and I would of had a greater chance at winning the items at a much lower price since the guy would of not have enough time to figure out my maximum bid in the last 15 seconds.

It had been a long time since I bidded without sniping and as far as my Ebay experience is concerned, sniping seems like the more optimal way of winning an auction.