Hmmm....Onsale.com. I too, have bought something from them and still awaiting the product. However, I have noticed that bids that start as $1, seem to get real high first bids. Now, why would someone want to bid so high on something that has started at $1? I have noticed this across the board.
Secondly, I have bid very low bids on items where there are many and have counted the bids, which leave many items left over for distribution. When the product goes into closing, it turns into "going going gone" and all of a sudden something like 40 of these items get bid out! I, of course dont win. My thought is that there is a set up.
Initial bids are set up by the company. Thus, all incoming bids have to go higher. Any bids that are too low are also bid upon by the company, thus buying the product back. Now, this is all hypothesis, but the whole thing seems suspicious to me. I have written them 2 emails and no response thus far.