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Originally Posted by Leon
It's a simple formula really. Bid higher. Most of us that have been doing this 10+ yrs know that when you see a really scarce card, and you know it might not come up again for a long time, you buy it. Yes, you overpay a little bit. My collection has hundreds of things I have overpaid for. Is it really overpaying if there is an underbidder right next to your buy price? Pay the money.....or don't get the card.
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Unfortunately Leon's right. Sometimes you have just bite the bullet and bid over your comfort level if you really want/need the card. Case in point, a little over a year ago, 3 different T206 Broad Leaf 460's came up on eBay, same seller. I 'needed' one, so I bid with strength and won one of them. Today it's certainly worth more than I paid. Just keep that in mind, if it's a rare/desirable card, it'll almost always appreciate in value, if there's strong demand there.
Good luck.