different values, with no sense towards above a certain amount or below a certain amount. I buy a lot off of over the years. Yes, I have lost some by pennies and I have won some by pennies -- some just over dollar values ($XX.05, $XX.12, etc...) and some just under dollar values ($XX.99, $XX.92, etc...). My only point was that there are many different reasons that people bid their particular way; and simply because their (or MY) bidding methodology doesn't match yours is not a very good reason to accuse them of "shill bidding". Steve B