Well, I guess I'll have to go ahead and be the 
bad guy...I like sniping-it happens anyway on 
every nice cel.  I know how frustrating it is 
when you put in a bid on day 9, and have someone 
take it 20 seconds before it ends-but that's what 
auctions are like.  It's strategy. The problem 
isn't necessarily ebay (which I concede is evil 
anway ^_~) but people becoming too emotionally 
attached to cels (myself, for example, lol).  I 
don't think telling people to back off is a good 
idea, unless they're friends-I'm pretty 
competitive myself, so if someone told me 
that...it would probably make me want the cel 
more.  If you feel that strongly about a cel, 
chances are someone else does too.  I actually 
like ebay more than dealer sites because ....

1.you know your getting a fair price
2. doesn't have to be first come, first serve-
refreshing dealer pages in very tedious
3.If the seller misrepresents an item, packages 
it poorly...you have a public forum that's easily 
accesible   

My two cents ^_~

Holly