You can put players on your favorites list by clicking the plus sign on their card. That way you can watch how many peopkle bid on the guy.. I usually only go for players no one else has bid on (players that are near their next star level are more likely to have bid wars, especially if they are young. There are many "hot prospects" that get overlooked ), and I wait until the last minute to be sure... of course, others do the same and sometimes they bid at the same time or after me. If I really want the player, I might bid again. But I always know how many T I am willing to spend for the player, and if I have very few, my limit is 2.