I've had some good deals from cigarbid. So far I've only bid on the lower-priced merchandise.

Check prices on CI, JRs, etc and decide what you want to pay ahead of time.

Use the autobid feature.

Don't bid real-time. There's no need if you use autobid and it's too easy to get carried away in the heat of the moment and end up paying too much.

If you bid in a lot of auctions, you can choose to have all your wins for the previous seven days shipped on the Thursday. This can save you some cash on the shipping. Otherwise, all your wins for a given day will be grouped together for shipping. This options means you'll get your sticks faster.

Best of luck!