Never bid - won't bid.
This thread got me thinking...I believe I have only ever purchased cards from people I respect. This is not so much a moral position as a way I prefer to do business.
I am not tempted by the material...I have 100% faith that I'll be able to get any card I could ever want from a good guy at some point down the road.
Brief story: went to a card show recently. The place was awash in junk - a sea of shiny inserts and such. At one table there was a guy with good pre-war material. I walked up to him with a pocket full of cash...a rarity at this show that had way more lookers than buyers. After one minute of chatting with him, I knew he was a total tool. I exited the show with not one item in hand.
Pretty much the same idea with how I choose auction houses.
Cheers,
Blair
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