When you know there's a good chance you aren't 
going to be near the computer for the end of the 
auction, why do you not bid your max?

This isn't any kind of flame, I've honestly been 
really curious about the strategies that people 
use to bid and why. If I won't be by the computer 
I alwyas put in my max bid - more if it's 
something I really want. . . If I will be there, 
I put in something close to it, but even if the 
auction is going well (even if no one is bidding 
near me), I still put in my real max bid before 
the close just in case there's that one remaining 
last-second bidder.

And the one I really wonder about is the type of 
bidding where the person raises the bid in little 
tiny intervals looking for the high bid. Why not 
just put in a bid $10 or $20 over the current 
price? How are the little tiny $2.50 increments 
effective in snagging a cel? (Well, or anything?) 
When I see that it's like a neon sign saying: "I'm
trying to outbid you, hang on just a second."  ^_^

Many Sharp Smiles,
--Drac