Because of the time difference and the end time of most auctions on eBay I place my bid a couple of hours before auction end. I place my maximum bid and hope for the best. Earlier this week I won an AMT 1932 Ford Sedan with my maximum bet of $ 36.01. There was another bidder that placed a few bids to $ 35.00 not realising that he was very close, but he obviously decided that $ 35.00 was his maximum. Some you win, some you lose!