I confess... I was so eager to snatch up [deleted]@gmail.com (sorry, don't want to give it out) I ventured onto ebay about 2 weeks ago, typed in "gmail account" and started bidding. Having never bought anything on ebay it took me a few tries. Oh, goody, I thought; it will only cost $3.00. But I kept losing the auctions. Finally I realized someone was bidding it waaay up at the last minute. So I gulped and bid $21. OK, I'm a little embarrassed. I spent 20 bucks on something that's free? But I really wanted that email address... Eric…