Good ol' Catch-22 in the postal and inspection system.

Here is that eBay Jehovah's Witness book link. They made a little more than the $2 asking price! Next to "History" click on "bids" and see how it ballooned.

If you're selling something you rely on those new to eBay to drive the prices up in the days before the auction closes. I never like to show my hand, unless it is something that is so low and I can take or leave if I don't win it. Sometimes placing that one bid at the beginning will get it if no one else is interested, and you might forget to go back and put in the bid at the end. I've lost things a couple of times that way.

SRS