Glad to help, Angela.
I forgot to mention one thing - auctions often start to get more popular toward the end, so, if you have your eye on something, it might be good to be poised to place some bids in the last minute (or last seconds) of the auction. Otherwise, someone else might get the item at the last second.
It's also a good strategy, if your goal is to save money, to only place bids at the last second - though doing that is not very generous to the seller, and lots of bidders understandably hate it when rival bidders do that. The official term for that strategy is
auction sniping.
It's not against the rules (as far as I know) but many do frown upon it (and it makes me feel a little guilty). It's good to be aware of that practice, though, since some people do use such tactics and forewarned is forearmed, so you'll be less likely to lose an item you really, really want or need.
Best wishes,
Apollia