I have avoided ebay for years and years until recently. I succumbed.

Problem beyond the obvious excitement attached to "winning" or bidding in an auction:

These A-holes swoop in at the last second and "steal" my goods from me. I lost something on my birthday that I had been watching and bidding on all week. I was so disappointed.

What am I missing? I understand the maximum bid. How does someone outbid me at the last second with no warning.

Tell me. It cannot happen again.

That necklace, dress, pair of shoes were meant to be mine.