[thechris]

Sometimes, it's a "that'll teach you" attitude. Basically, a win at all costs attitude exhibited by aggressive bidders who are on auction steroids. They appear to care equally about crushing their opponents for daring to bid against them as they are about securing their item. Sometimes even more so than securing the item. A lot of times, it gets you thinking, "Why are you doing this? There's going to be ten more auctions appearing after this one ends. If we all just let each other win one, we can all get one at a decent price." These are the same kinds of people who have driven the housing market up to the point where regular people who have lived in a city their entire lives can no longer afford a house because a 1 bedroom shack that used to cost $50,000 is now $500,000. "What?? $300,000?? I'll give ya $470,000 for it!!! BAM! That'll teach ya!" "But sir, this isn't even an auction..." "I said $470,000, don't make me insist on $500,000" "Ok...". This destructive behaviour is further nurtured on aggressive bid sites that have capitalized on these aggressive/addictive behaviour patterns like Quibids.