To all buyers:

Have you ever waited to the last minute to bid on an item and found that someone else kept pushing the price higher?  Later you found out that that someone else has feedbacks of "0-5"!  This is what I call "pushing the price" to its maximum by a cheated seller.  Sometimes the buyer really wants the item and I they continue to bid on the item even though the price keeps getting higher.  This is a bad way of approaching an auction on ebay.  Buyers need to know their limit of where to stop bidding.  I would recommend that all buyers should do a lot of research on an item before they decide to bid on the items.  Set a maximum amount of that item that you really want to obtain and wait till the last minute to bid on the item.  Some people call this method "snipping" because they are trying to get the best deal.  However, buyers need to check back often to see who is bidding against them by pressing the refresh button on the screen.  If the other buyer who bids against you has less than 5 feedbacks then you need to be careful not to bid too high.  The other buyer might be the seller who uses another account.  Ebay usually catches these cheaters but it always reoccur.  In addition, some sellers go as far as recruiting their friends to bid on their auction.  Here are some helpful tips:

1. Do not bid on item that are over priced than usual unless it is an extremely high demand item   

2. Do check often to see who is bidding against you and beware of buyers who have low feedbacks

3. Do not allow yourself to bid without a limit

4. Do a lot of research on an item and set a reasonable amount on the item

5. Have fun