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Cobby331) Jim has always been up-front with me. I know he's more of a businessman than a collector and that's fine with me. If I don't like his prices, I won't pay them.
2) B/S/T is a great way to find some hard-to-find items that don't make their way on eBay. I certainly don't expect to get them for free and again, if I think the seller is trying to rip me off, I won't buy it. (As someone else pointed out, sellers (and buyers) should always honor common decency and discretion- which most probably learn is the best policy [supply & demand]).
Sure, I get fed up with people being ridiculous, but for the most part, B/S/T provides a service and allows me to choose whether I want to pay what a seller wants, or not. Without it, I wouldn't even have that choice.
P.S. Whatever you think about B/S/T and the sellers thereon, it's nothing like the major auction houses. This 15-minute-until-eternity rule, IMHO, is the greediest vehicle ever. Let the auction end already! All it does is allow the HANDFUL of people who have the money, to outbid the crap out of everyone else, in the name of consignors and the auction houses squeezing every last penny that they can.