Off topic : Oh sh!t

[T206Collector]

In Goodwin last night, I had to stop myself from bidding the minimum $100 on about a dozen SGC 60 T206 cards that didn't get a single bid. I had to keep reminding myself that those cards wind up being over $120 each with the premium and shipping. But I could DEFINITELY see putting down 12 additional bids on those and then waking up and being surprised.

[Leon]

Nope, you aren't the only one. I overspend all of the time.

[Moesalty]

That's exactly what I mean. You place numerous bids and you win them all! You're satisfied, but not exactly. It's a rollercoaster. Thank God you have more self restraint than me.....

[slidekellyslide]

I used to put in bunches of placeholder bids in the monthly Hunt auctions and win a lot of those...not so much anymore as it seems everything in those auctions go for way more than I would pay.

[Vegas-guy]

I was the same way yesterday with the Goodwin T206s! Going into the final day I was high bidder on about 20 cards. I wondering if I was going to have to explain to my wife how/why I just won 5k in cards.. Even though I didn't win some of them that I wanted I was a little relieved that I only won 5..

[pgellis]

Originally Posted by T206Collector

In Goodwin last night, I had to stop myself from bidding the minimum $100 on about a dozen SGC 60 T206 cards that didn't get a single bid. I had to keep reminding myself that those cards wind up being over $120 each with the premium and shipping. But I could DEFINITELY see putting down 12 additional bids on those and then waking up and being surprised.

Same here! There were also a few SGC 50 cards with no bids that I liked a lot, but the minimum bid was $85 and if you're lucky, you can get those cards for around $50.

I did end up with 10 cards and overpaid for them, but eBay has been so dry lately with actual auctions, that I am happy with my purchase.

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by pgellis

I did end up with 10 cards and overpaid for them, but eBay has been so dry lately with actual auctions, that I am happy with my purchase.

Same story for the six I did win. I was willing to pay a premium for the convenience of plucking a small group of really nice ones at the same time from a reliable source.

[timzcardz]

Nope. Apparently I'm very good at getting outbid!


I usually put in bids on the first day of bidding on everything that I'm interested in, with the intention of getting outbid so that that come closing time I can evaluate which one(s) are still withint my range and pick and chose for additional bidding based on available funds.

Should the day come when I don't get outbid, well I'll just have to learn to deal with it.

[phikappapsi]

I only have one bid out there right now and it's at heritage, I'm still the high bidder, with about $2k in wiggle on my max, so here's to hoping, but I'm betting it goes for more than im willing to spend in the final hours

[steve B]

I'm usually really careful about bidding on a bunch of stuff. It's a quick trip to trouble.


When I started selling on Ebay years ago I had someone win about 6-7 cards for $1-2 each. They hadn't paid after a week, so I figured I'd just forget about it. About then I got an email from someone claiming to be the buyers girlfriend. Apparently he'd been a bit loaded one friday night, and not with cash. He bid on and won a bit over 2000 items, nearly all of them $1. When he sobered up and saw his email the next day he panicked as he only made about 500 a week. So they were asking for some extra time.

A quick search by bidder confirmed the number of items.

I said they should take as long as needed because a few dollar cards weren't going to be a big problem for me.

I got paid about a week later, and from the looks of things he got banned pretty quickly. I suppose from not paying the people that were difficult about the whole thing.

Steve B

[GasHouseGang]

I have been high bidder on items before on ebay that I forgot I even bid on. With the snipe programs I've put in bids before thinking I'll go back later and decide if I really want the item. Then I forget and suddenly get an email telling me I've "won".