As I mentioned elsewhere I am watching the Meuser lathe that is up for auction at UVic. I registered so that I can bid and found a cheap item to test the process on. The site said bid $11 or more, I did and I instantly get a message that I had been out bid. Bid 12 and same thing. The instant out bidding suggests to me that there is some sort of automatic option somewhere, somehow. Can anyone enlighten me on how these things work, and what the secret strategies are ?