We deal a lot with ebay. We do all our own bidding. Because we know what we want and what the value is throuh research we determine what we are willing to max at. If the item is really something we want we make sure we put in our top bid at the last possible moment. Letting someone else play with your money is dangerous. In our case we contact all those who bid n one of our items thankingthem an if possible offering them a comparable sewing mchine or will search out one for them.