I haven't been on the site for a few days, so I just saw this thread for the first time.
I'm WAY to lazy to read thru it, so apologies if others have posted similar thoughts to mine :
I bid the most that I am willing to pay for an item to get it into my collection.
I don't care what it's sold for in the past.
I don't care what it's "worth".
I have been know to send offers for less than 10% of the asking price. With a polite note. Sometimes they are accepted. Sometimes they are not.
I collect a lot of stuff that few others want, that tends to keep my costs down, although the lovely wife might disagree.
As far as shilling of items that I bid on is concerned, I would prefer that it didn't happen, and I am sure that it has at times cost me money. But, there isn't really anything that I can do to stop it, especially since ebay tacitly encourages it.
Doug
Last edited by doug.goodman; 05-06-2014 at 11:07 PM.
Reason: so that I could use the word "tacitly" in a sentence
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