From: tlake@twcny.rr.com   
      
   > That's usually what I do - bid my absolute maximum in first place and then   
   > don't worry about it.   Unless it's something rare or something that I   
   > *really* want.   Then I wait till the last 8 seconds or so, using 2   
   > computers here on the cable modem.   
      
   So your "absolute maximum" *isn't* your absolute maximum.  When I bid,   
   I do bet my true absolute maximum so that if I'm outbid by only a dollar,   
   I don't feel bad because the winning bid is more than I was willing to pay   
   anyway.   
      
   Tom Lake   
      
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