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Posted By: T206Collector

The unfortunate reality is that if you don't make a pre-emptive offer to the seller, you might be leaving yourself open to not acquiring the card if an enterprising bidder gets to the seller first. On one of a kind items, it makes sense to let the seller know how much the card is worth to you. That way, if he sells before the auction ends, it is likely that somebody offered more than the card was worth to you.

One more thing--a seller that reports his most active customers to ebay is biting the hand that feeds him.

Ebay created a sniping community. Bids made anytime earlier than 20 seconds prior to close of an auction for pre-war cards are totally irrelevant and do not tell you anything about what the final price will be. Seller's need to be educated about this dynamic in considering pre-closing offers.