[JavaBrewer]

gprsh924 summed it up nicely. I don't buy much on Ebay but did get two cars...a Ford Expedition from a dealer and a Land Rover from private party. Both were as described and I saved ~ $4K over a local purchase. My process is to carefully decide my max $ bid and then wait till under a minute before auction close to submit. That does two things 1. Avoids a bidding frenzy on low bid count items and 2. Ensures I don't have time to rationalize a higher bid $$ that I may regret later.

Good luck...I'm curious what car has got you excited.