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Originally Posted by ruth-gehrig
Is there a piece you regret selling and have never been able to buy again?
A piece you placed an opening bid on and regretably ended up winning?
How about an item you missed out on because you didn't bid high enough and wish you would have pursued harder?
Did you ever sell a piece and kicked yourself because the next time you saw it sell it went for much much more than what you got out of it??
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I hardly ever…ever…sell just because of what you say about not finding an item again.
I’ve got a few things I shouldn’t have bid on. They may not be terrible but I may have overpaid.
I’ve bid too low on some things but a) this was when I had less disposable income or b) it was the early days of ebay when there was more good stuff or c) I mistakenly thought the same item would come up again. To point (c) I, to this day, regret not getting two pennants I have never seen for 30 years hence. Then again, when you lose, you never really know “how much it would have taken.”
To your final question, I can’t put too much stock on what I see stuff sell for. I’ve seen stuff not sell for 1/20 of a prior sale. For some niche stuff, once a certain number of collectors have something, the market is dead.