The current problem is that Otoh and LesbianCow know about this auction which means I have little chance of getting it, let alone a great deal. 
I agree on this ^^^ I expect a flurry of last second/millisecond bids
Last time I dealt with this by stating that any bid automatically extends the auction to x minutes after the last bid
it looks like I'm able to edit my message in this thread as well. an auction thread might not work right if editing is allowed (isn't there a subforum or an option to disable editing/deleting for auction threads? maybe a mod can set it on the thread? etc.)