Well this winter has been good for at least one thing. My sister who is still in Chicago ( actually a small town called Justice ) had decided to throw in the towel. Fed up with winters like this and is getting too old to fight it. She plans on moving out here to Arizona next year and yes she does know about the heat. : )
I prefer BIN also when there are many of the same item listed but when I come across an item I want that I seldom see I will play the auction game. I will toss out a bid of what I am willing to pay and then forget about it till the auction is over. I do win auctions sometimes for less than what my max bid was.