I understand your frustration and anger, but 
there's a fundamental flaw in your argument that 
these people are "keeping" the cels from you by 
outbidding you.

At eBay and Yahoo! auctions, it is *not* the 
person who bids last who wins, but the person who 
bids highest. Therefore, even if someone attempts 
to "snipe" at the last minute, they will only be 
successful if their bid is higher than your 
*maximum* bid. If they are willing to pay more, 
they win the auction. However, if your maximum 
bid is higher than their bid (even if they bid at 
the last minute), you still win. And if they are 
bidding at the last minute, it's unlikely that 
they'll have time to place another bid before the 
auctions end.

Many people seem to have a hard time 
understanding how to bid on eBay and Yahoo (I'm 
not even saying *you* do, just many people). I've 
had people place 10-20 bids on my items trying to 
get just above the current winner's bid, when it 
would be easier if they would just bid the 
maximum they're willing to pay.

I guess what I'm saying is, when you place bids 
on cels, if you bid the *maximum* you are willing 
to pay and someone outbids you, then you have to 
accept that they were willing to pay more, even 
if they do plan to resell.

So the middle man is not actually "paying the 
same" as you would have-- instead, they are 
paying *more* than you were willing to pay.

I feel like I'm talking in circle here...

SP