Age old collecting conundrum

[Snapolit1]

Very scarce item on eBay. . .

Not in great demand as its been sitting for months . . . .

Never see it . . .

Could literally wait for years to see another . . .

Or never see another . . .

Not cheap . . .

Way over priced . . . .

If I buy it will kick myself for paying a stupid price . . .

If someone else grabs it I will kick myself for not biting the bullet.

[Bamacollection]

Do you want it? Can you afford it? Do you plan to keep it?

If all three are a "YES!"... Buy it!

[Snapolit1]

Yeah. . . and next week one will show up at an auction in better shape at half the price. lol.

If I can hold out for eBay bucks and at least get $100 credit in the process will take the plunge.

[Eggoman]

How many cards, things etc. have you NOT bought that STILL haunt you to this day?

How many cards, things, etc. have you bought that you look at and say "I paid WAAAAAY too much for this" versus "You know, I'm glad that I bought this!"...

BUY IT!

[Mark]

As they say on tv, "the time to buy one of these is the time you see it."
I usually talk myself into thinking that I was right to buy whatever I buy.

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Yeah. . . and next week one will show up at an auction in better shape at half the price. lol.

If I can hold out for eBay bucks and at least get $100 credit in the process will take the plunge.

Then dollar cost average

[conor912]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Yeah. . . and next week one will show up at an auction in better shape at half the price. lol.

If I can hold out for eBay bucks and at least get $100 credit in the process will take the plunge.

The way I look at this is, if $100 is really enough to sway you, and it’s as scarce as you say it is, then buy it immediately. If a nicer one shows up for half the price, buy that one too and sell the first one for what you bought the second one for and consider it a free upgrade!

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by conor912

The way I look at this is, if $100 is really enough to sway you, and it’s as scarce as you say it is, then buy it immediately. If a nicer one shows up for half the price, buy that one too and sell the first one for what you bought the second one for and consider it a free upgrade!

Yeah, that's a good strategy.

[conor912]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Yeah, that's a good strategy.

I have never once regretted employing said justification strategy.