Gosh, I am glad I didn't win that!!

[Leon]

In a reversal of the thinking in the thread started about not winning and sour grapes, this thread has to do with being runner up and being happy, after the fact.

I remember several years ago I was bidding in a live Mastro auction at the National. There was the first W555 full snapshot box that went to auction. I wanted it badly. So the bidding got to about 13k and it was me and one other bidder. We took it to about 25k and I quit. Corey S, (hey Corey) who was a very short distance from me, told me after the fact, he could see me not really wanting to bid but I was. He said by my actions he was happy for me that I didn't win it. So was I, after the fact. A few years later another came out and i was runner up again at around $2500.....The thrill had worn off when I saw the second one. Plus I didn't have as much in my piggy bank then either.

[kcohen]

I can remember more than once having put in a max bid before going to bed, then waking up the next morning hoping like hell that I didn't win the item.

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by Leon

In a reversal of the thinking in the thread started about not winning and sour grapes, this thread has to do with being runner up and being happy, after the fact.

I remember several years ago I was bidding in a live Mastro auction at the National. There was the first W555 full snapshot box that went to auction. I wanted it badly. So the bidding got to about 13k and it was me and one other bidder. We took it to about 25k and I quit. Corey S, (hey Corey) who was a very short distance from me, told me after the fact, he could see me not really wanting to bid but I was. He said by my actions he was happy for me that I didn't win it. So was I, after the fact. A few years later another came out and i was runner up again at around $2500.....The thrill had worn off when I saw the second one. Plus I didn't have as much in my piggy bank then either.

Wow that's a mega drop in price. You made a very wise decision to let that one go.

[insccollectibles]

Originally Posted by kcohen

I can remember more than once having put in a max bid before going to bed, then waking up the next morning hoping like hell that I didn't win the item.

+1

[atx840]

Originally Posted by kcohen

I can remember more than once having put in a max bid before going to bed, then waking up the next morning hoping like hell that I didn't win the item.

The joy of getting that outbid email

Late into the night at a friends wedding I was sneaking off to the loo to bid on the last card I needed for a backrun. It was in Fair condition and should have been a $500 card. Inebriated me ran it up to $3k and still was outbid.

Still glad to have lost that one.

[kcohen]

Originally Posted by atx840

The joy of getting that outbid email

Late into the night at a friends wedding I was sneaking off to the loo to bid on the last card I needed for a backrun. It was in Fair condition and should have been a $500 card. Inebriated me ran it up to $3k and still was outbid.

Still glad to have lost that one.

Great story, Chris. Just goes to show that, with the advent of hand-held devices, open bars at weddings and online auctions don't mix well, unless you're the consigner.

[Harliduck]

Originally Posted by atx840

The joy of getting that outbid email

Late into the night at a friends wedding I was sneaking off to the loo to bid on the last card I needed for a backrun. It was in Fair condition and should have been a $500 card. Inebriated me ran it up to $3k and still was outbid.

Still glad to have lost that one.

I had to laugh at this one..."inebriated me" has bought a lot of cards. That last check on an auction before passing out in bed and then waking up to see what you won...or thankfully lost...haha...


EDIT - That post made me look like a drunk...haha...wow. Not a drunk, it just seems the once a month I do cut loose I'm late night bidding on somehting!

[sebie43]

Originally Posted by kcohen

I can remember more than once having put in a max bid before going to bed, then waking up the next morning hoping like hell that I didn't win the item.

Amen to that brother

[frohme]

Bidding under the influence is a recipe for a bad hangover.

Sometimes you get lucky and are outbid. Other times, not so much and winners remorse inevitably sets in.

[MyGuyTy]

Originally Posted by kcohen

I can remember more than once having put in a max bid before going to bed, then waking up the next morning hoping like hell that I didn't win the item.

Been there, done that, lol. More reasons to MAKE SURE we maintain disciplined bidding .......as hard as it might be sometimes.

[freakhappy]

For some reason after midnight or so, I find myself liking a lot more cards than I usually do before midnight. Lately I ask myself "when I wake up tomorrow, will I still like this card at this price?" I couldn't tell you how many times I have second guessed myself when I wake up the next morning. For some reason the moon has the same effect on me as alcohol

I'm thinking midnight should be my new bedtime!


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[kkkkandp]

Reminds me of the effect of beer goggles and the Mickey Gilley song "Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time."

[shernan30]

Originally Posted by kcohen

I can remember more than once having put in a max bid before going to bed, then waking up the next morning hoping like hell that I didn't win the item.

+1

[DaveW]

Well now I know why I keep getting outbid. I'm bidding against a bunch of drunks!

[tombocombo]

remember a two at ten is a ten at two not only talking cards

[Leon]

Originally Posted by tombocombo

remember a two at ten is a ten at two not only talking cards

I never went home with an ugly girl but I woke up with a few.

[wolf441]

Originally Posted by Leon

I never went home with an ugly girl but I woke up with a few.

I've never had a "10", but one night, I had five "2's"!!

[tschock]

Originally Posted by Leon

I never went home with an ugly girl but I woke up with a few.

In my case, I gotta wonder how many girls thought the same thing. LOL

Remember... Friends don't let friends bid drunk!

[JasonL]

late on Friday or Saturday nights!

[rainier2004]

That liquid courage can be dangerous, I bought a complete 1940 PB set a couple years already having 200+ cards in set of 240...its amazing how good the idea sounds in your head until the morning.

[ooo-ribay]

This happens to me on eBay......I'm the under bidder at some ridiculous price and later, now that Mr. Big Bucks has his, I get the same item for a fraction. Some of those big bucks guys post in this forum.....

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by shernan30

+1

True dat!

[ullmandds]

Drunk bidding is how i won the rc lowdy...that ended poorly!

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

Drunk bidding is how i won the rc lowdy...that ended poorly!

I've done my share of drunk internet spending.

[gregr2]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

I've done my share of drunk internet spending.

Me too!!

[Bridwell]

Being 2nd pays off sometimes. I've had a few times where I bid high on a scarce item and didn't win. Before long, a similar one comes on the market and sells for 30% less. Somebody decided to sell their card when they saw the high sale price on the similar card.