eBay dismay

GAH!

I swear, every time I'm just dying to get something on eBay, I see the item with the following times left:

6d 11h 43m
5d 5h 12m
2d 6h 4m
1d 20h 39m
8h 4m
3h 19m
and…
ENDED

I think I need to buy one of them sniping programs :(