Here’s the auction & bid history:
Auction started: Nov-16-03 00:01:11 PST
Auction ended: Nov-23-03 00:01:11 PST
Minimum bid: $179.99
ME..........$186.00..........Nov-23-03 00:01:01 PST
Net.........$185.50..........Nov-23-03 00:00:10 PST
Am1.........$180.00.........Nov-22-03 21:05:46 PST
Only 3 bidders, 2 of them snipers. It looks like Net was a manual sniper. Attributing the name “Sniper” to Net may not be appropriate since Net’s bid came a full minute before the end of the auction. My winning bid is the actual snipe amount (no proxy reserve).
Net seems to be a fairly knowledgeable bidder – placed a bid that was 2 bid increments + $0.51 above the current winning bid within the last minute of the auction – not a bad strategic bid! Then in I swoop in the last 10 secs of the auction and snatch the prize for a bid a mere $0.50 above Net’s proxy!
I think I can hear Net’s wails even now! I would be if I were Net! At first when I was typing this note, was a question “Why did I win?” because I couldn’t see how I could win for only $.50 more than Net’s when the bid increment at this bid level is $2.50.
Then I realized that the Net’s winning bid showing on the screen before AS placed my bid would’ve been $182.50 with the $185.50 held as proxy. So when I figured out how the bidding worked, I just turned this note into a “gloat note”! 
Now I only hope that the item is OK since it literally is the lowest price
I’ve seen this type item (dig.camera) go for in the last several weeks I’ve been bid group sniping them! Maybe I got a deal – maybe I got taken! 
We'll see! Snipe on!
Jabbergah
