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Originally Posted by Leon
I have paid more than rare cards are worth, in my mind, to have them not go to auction. If 2-3 people with deep pockets wanted them in an auction, I would have no chance. And it's unlikely I will see some of them very soon again, if ever..So, sometimes, a collector has to do what a collector does.
I don't blame the guy with the Black Sabbath poster. Most of us, who have been doing it a while, have done something like that...and might again!
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I have done this a few times. For truly rare items, it's a complete guess of what "overpaying" even is, and while I may hypothesize it 'should' go for $300, it might go for $3,000. Sometimes it's better to just pay $500 to buy it direct and skip the risk. Lose out on a deal maybe, but secure it and remove the risk
Other times I have paid 5x of what I think a card would go for at auction, because it is not available at auction and the seller isn't really looking to sell. For a card I can get elsewhere, I value based on the market because I don't want to unnecessarily throw money down the drain, but if it is a unique or nearly so item I want, I value it entirely based on its personal value to me.