I used the free Gixen for a while, and was so impressed by how well I did buying on Ebay that I decided a few years ago to subscribe; for me it is well worth more than every penny. I work out the "sweet point" between where if I had paid more and won I would feel ripped off and if I had bid less and lost I wish I had bid more, I put in my Gixen and get on with the rest of my life. I find it particularly useful that I can group my potential bids so that if I want something that is on several auctions, I can Gixen all of them knowing that if I win one auction the subsequent bids will not be placed. Also that I can change my mind and simply withdraw my Gixen right up until a few seconds before the auction end.