That is, make sure to bid your maximum value, i.e., bid the absolute maximum that you would be willing to pay for the item (at least by the end of the auction). eBay is effectively a second-price auction. That is, the highest bidder wins the item and pays the second highest bid for it. Yes, that isn't quite how eBay works because the highest bidder can pay up to the increment over the second highest bid because of the proxy bidding system that eBay uses.
Lyme disease is common in the United States. It can also be found in Canada, Europe, and Asia. Lyme disease is caused by bacteria. Infected ticks spread the bacteria by biting people or animals. Two types of ticks carry the Lyme disease bacteria in the U.S. They are: 1  Deer ticks.
Ticks in forested areas of the U.S. often host Lyme disease. Photo Credit forest image by DOLPHIN from Fotolia.com. Lyme disease infects people through the bite of a small tick, though the actual organism that causes the disease is a bacteria named borrelia burgdorferi. These bacteria and the ticks who carry them are most often found in forested areas of the Northeast, Pacific Northwest and Midwest.