MyBuds - have you actually bought anything from them? i did, went in person to a louisville liquidiation auction of Darwin Networks (which i learned about right here on Hot Deals!), got $45,000 worth of office equiptment for $3000. Yes there was shipping, yes there was an auction fee, but i knew this and included it in my bidding plans, and got excellent stuff cheap.
i bought 3com webcams from california with a webcast auction online($75 each), sold em $150 on Eb@y (only got 5, wish i got all 20!)
yes, read the fine print, yes do your homework so you know what your "bid" is actually going to cost - and if you pay more for something than retail - i'm sorry, you are just plain hopeless.
you can get some great deals at Dovebid, doesn't mean you will, and doesn't mean every item will go dirt cheap...but some will....