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Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere
Ditto.
I've received emails where a potential bidder would write "You only bought it for $75.00 (example) why do you want $399.99 (example) for it? Isn't that ridiculous?"
First of all, I won't apologize for knowing certain autographs and being fortunate enough to pick them up on Ebay for a great price (while forgeries being auctioned off at the same time were bidding at a much higher amount).
Two, I'm the one that goes through the time, effort and expense of getting the autograph certed. The majority of items that I purchase at a great price never go up for auction. No one should ever apologize for being knowledgeable and picking up great deals sometimes. We've earned it.
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Interesting anecdote from the writer Mark Evanier about his friend, the cartoonist Sergio Aragones of Mad Magazine fame:
My best pal, Sergio Aragonés, once was selling some sketches he'd done. A browser was interested in one but blanched at the hundred-buck price tag.
"How long did it take you to draw that?" he asked.
"About a half-hour," Sergio answered.
The man was horrified: "You expect me to pay you a hundred dollars for a half-hour's work?"
Sergio showed uncommon restraint — at least for Sergio. He calmly said, "You're not paying for the half-hour it took me to do the drawing. You're paying for the forty-one years it took me to learn how to do that."
http://povonline.com/cols/COL210.htm