I was the first bidder on a small LB #17 as soon as it opened, because I was excited after having watched it for weeks since the first round closed. I lost to one of the 27 other bidders. A friend had a bid on a med Shiro #8 and lost to 74 others.
Nothing to do but wait and try, try again. Could be a while.
I still think it's better than clicking a sign for 12 hours straight against 15 bots.