When will you overpay?

[FrankWakefield]

When I've had too much cash in hand, I've paid too much for a some cards that could have been obtained for less, with patience. I've outgrown that, but there was a day, and that was for cards that are regularly available.

As individual collecting evolves, we start wanting items that are seldom available. And that is when we pay too much, if it is that at all. The last card I bought for a significant price could fall into that category. I paid more than the guides suggest; but for me I didn't pay too much, for my desire or the card was much greater than the general collecting public's desire for the card. I'd have paid more... So this 'too much' thing is a bit relative. More than guide price, I've paid that lately... 'too much', not at all.

[baseballart]

If you use an auction service like gavelsnipe, you can actually figure out how much you overpaid by determining your maximum snipe to your actual winning bids. You can sort and total your winning bids, and then comparing that total to your maximum snipe. Warning: if you do it, the results will be scary. My maximum snipes were almost double my winning bid totals.

Max

[Jason Carota]

Originally Posted by FrankWakefield

When I've had too much cash in hand, I've paid too much for a some cards that could have been obtained for less, with patience. I've outgrown that...

That just about sums up my overspending habits. Still working on the outgrown part, but I'm getting better.

[BlueDevil89]

I seem to start overpaying when I have a build up of PayPal play money burning a hole in my account. I know it's gonna happen, but it's still seems unavoidable.

(Better that I use it for cards before the wife realizes its there and starts spending it though!)

[wolterse]

Whenever I pay a buyers premium of 18%.

Although I will make an exception if it's a card that gets me within one or actually completes a set for me.