It's so great to see Mrs. M, Rick, and the gang still here. I posted a couple times to this forum, several months ago, but only drop in occasionally now when I'm feeling chatty. Marie, you can trust these people!
I use a 5-second lead time and so far I've only lost when I wasn't willing to bid high enough. But I try not to bid on items that end at the busy times Mrs. M mentions, just because I'll get outbid so often.
Sunday really seems like "throw your money away day" on eBay - lots of bored people sitting around waiting for the work week to begin.