Originally Posted by
SpaceGhost2K
I almost beat her out on an auction and got yelled at for trying to win her plate... when I was trying to buy it FOR her.
LOL, good times...
:D
There's pros and cons of having a collectors site like this. The pros are that you hear about things you might not have known about. The con is, so does everyone else. So while you get exposed to more "hot pickin's," there's also a risk that that might work against you.
On the other side of that coin, if you see something cool, do you a) keep it on the down low so you can get it yourself? or 2) tell everybody about it and tick off that other guy who saw it but was keeping it quiet so HE could win it?
That's a tough row to hoe. If I see something that I know people want and know I won't get, then I spill the beans. If it's something I want myself, I just bid and if I get outbid, so be it. If it's something I want very badly, I come in here and be vocal about going after the plate, and hope that people accept that. If they don't, I can't - I repeat, CAN NOT - be mad at them and hold a grudge. In the end, it's ALWAYS "every man for himself" and you have to handle purchases on eBay as if this site didn't exist.
There was a UK Launch Plate the other day that was only at $25. I bid a dollar higher just to see if the guy with the current bid wanted it very badly or not. Apparently, he didn't because I ended up with the high bid at $26 with three minutes to go. Ghostrider was apparently watching the auction and once he saw a bid from me, he let it go.
Now I wouldn't have minded if he came in and got it. It was a steal and he collects/trades at a much higher level than I do. Whole 'nother realm. But, the UK Launch Plate I have has a small red mark from a pen on the front that won't come off. I was going to be content since a replacement would have cost more than I was willing to spend for my OCD collecting disorder. But since it was cheap, I'm glad won it and I can swap that one out now.
(Remember, all this goes out the window when the IdolM@ster plate shows up again.)