i tried a couple of times and found that there are loads of idiots out there who bid but dont complete the deal, with excuses like i didnt mean to bid that much,
you can report them to ebay but in the end after it happening a couple of times you still have to pay fees to ebay, even though there was no sale.
i have bough form ebay but short circuted the bidding and just gone and viewed and secured a deal.
[Edited on 6-2-2006 by Bungi]