Here is my take and I am a bit sketchy of this site overall. It is very addicting no doubt. I have won 4 times. The first I bid w a bid assistant and after 6 excrutiating hours won the bag by 6%, so with the shipping and duty I should have gone out to buy the bag. The second I won by 80% it was a gift card it cosr me $11 and they wanted to charge 39.95 to ship it which was ridiculous I even told them so. The next time I bid over what the item cost by 15% as I wanted to have at least something than nothing. The 4th time I won the item by 50% but after the shipping again 39.95(canada) and the duty 114.00 the bag had a retail tag of 398.00 I should have gone out to buy the bag. Am I nut I think so but i keep thinking if only I could be like those lucky few who bid a few times and win big I will be happy and stop. The other thing that irks me is those love dollars alll you can buy with those is crap so I don't know why they even give them to you. Any way It is fun but be prepared to lose... and hold out maybe you will be one of those lucky few who occasionally make a few bids and win big. LOL...