3rd July 2001

An extra penny or two won't break your bank account, but it could mean the difference between winning an online auction for that rare beanie baby you've had your eye on and losing it to someone else's kid who will probably just end up spilling grape juice on it, or take it in the bathtub. Not all online auction sites allow you to bid in oddball increments, making you hold to dollars or maybe even quarters, but if they do permit you to choose your own increment, adding a few cents to your bid can win you the item when the auction closes if someone has their max bid set to the same as yours, except for the additional couple of pennies. A penny spent is a beanie earned.