Ebay novice - please advise me!

[doglover]

I have just seen an item of furniture that I love and would be ideal in our playroom. Bidding ends on Wednesday; there's been one bid so far. Do I wait until nearly the end and then frantically tap in my bids?! I'd hate to lose out but the tactics of it all completely confuse me! Please help a hopeless case!

mcnoodle, no as lets say for eg, you want soemthing which is at £10 and are quite willing pay £50, so in the final moments you place that bid, but the person who you have outbid has only palces a bid to £25, then you get the item for the next step up, at £26.

does that make sense?

(meekly)

yes, thanks - have never understood ebay. Thanks for telling my how it works, DH will be thrilled :O