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Michael Phelps' victory dance is innate, scientists say. "Such a display of human pride and exuberance closely resembles the dominance displays of chimps and monkeys, which also feature outstretched arms and exaggerated postures, researchers say."

Curious George the ebay n00b. Right. I've never done the ebay thing -- never made a purchase, have no account. There are a couple items I need to pick up which I have never come across on my travels, but regularly appear on ebay. How do I go about this? What tips can you pass along, so that this n00b doesn't get totally burned?