When do bids start flying in at the REA auction?

[Zone91]

So far so good still winning every item I bid on.....how are you guys doing are you guys still the top bidders?

Post # 1

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Zone91

So far so good still winning every item I bid on.....how are you guys doing are you guys still the top bidders?

Post # 1

Looking forward to your hourly updates. Good luck. Post #15 should take you to midnight, then you can use tomorrow's posts until the auction is over.
Clever strategy to keep us informed.

[Zone91]

So what are guys doing today to keep the nerves down about the final few hours of the REA auctions...hoping to win the items you guys bid on?

Me what relaxes me is a big glass of diet coke with ice and some good music!!! Just went to visit my cards at the bank vault this morning I am very happy with the cards I have gotten....hope to add a few nice things today if all stays the course at the REA. Went to visit my niece afterwords as well hope very much she will get involved in this hobby with me as she gets older she is almost 2 years old so I will start her off pretty soon on some baseball card boxes....she will likely have more fun with the wrappers than the cards.

This is a good day to be a collector I am having a ball!!! I am so glad to be part of this hobby and no longer the coin hobby this is truly a great great hobby!!!

Post # 2

[MVSNYC]

Frank- you think he'll make it to midnight? My over/under on his 15th post is right around 4pm.

[Craig M]

Z

You seem to have your act together.

Do you find that as the auction gets closer to the final bell, that your consumption of non-alcoholic beverages increases or decreases throughout the day?

[Zone91]

Craig M

I keep it at a steady pace...lolll!!! I have been sober since April 26th 2010...I NEVER touch alcohol anymore or any other type of drogue for over 15 years. My drogues of choice now is my hobby and caffeine. Alcoholism runs in my family on both sides I saw to many bad things hence why I do not drink anymore.

Drinking is NO good for people with mental disorders!! Took me a while to figure that out but GLAD I did!!

Post # 3

[auggiedoggy]

Originally Posted by Zone91

So what are guys doing today to keep the nerves down about the final few hours of the REA auctions...hoping to win the items you guys bid on?

Me what relaxes me is a big glass of diet coke with ice and some good music!!! Just went to visit my cards at the bank vault this morning I am very happy with the cards I have gotten....hope to add a few nice things today if all stays the course at the REA. Went to visit my niece afterwords as well hope very much she will get involved in this hobby with me as she gets older she is almost 2 years old so I will start her off pretty soon on some baseball card boxes....she will likely have more fun with the wrappers than the cards.

This is a good day to be a collector I am having a ball!!! I am so glad to be part of this hobby and no longer the coin hobby this is truly a great great hobby!!!

Post # 2

What's wrong with the coin collecting hobby. Isn't that what financed your card purchases?

[Zone91]

auggiedoggy

lolllllll indeed it did and I was one of LUCKY ones most loss money in that hobby (do you know how one becomes a millionaire in coin collecting one starts off with 2$ million dollars then ends up with 1$ million dollars left after selling all his coins)....the people are always pissed about something and a lot of hatters as well. Bad bad hobby to be in for a young motivated man or any young man....it is for grumpy and bitter old men. Very bad environment!!! I am not really nervous just having fun and so far I have yet to be out bid...actually almost no one is even bidding on my items...good or bad sign does not matter I like those items.

Post # 4

[Craig M]

Z

oh, sorry to hear.

I find that a small glass of wine a couple of hours before auctions end, changes the mind therefore enhancing your perspective in those final moments. I end up winning more than not; I don't know why that is.

...then when the auction is over, I end up finishing off the bottle.

[Zone91]

Craig M

Hahaha that was funny!!! Glad some can enjoy alcohol I can't and NEVER will be able to I can't just have one drink I want the whole bottle and then some....I can party 7 days a week easy and blow a lot of money doing it....I do not miss it at all and very much enjoy having the money as well. All my friends still party almost every day I do not hang around them anymore for years now....yes they all work mostly on construction.

Post # 5

[Wymers Auction]

Adrian I quit drinking a bit more than 15 years ago. I was a terrible drunk. My life is much better now and I can say it gets much easier as the years go by. Congrats on your sobriety and there is no reason for you to reply save your posts for something else.

[auggiedoggy]

Originally Posted by Zone91

So what are guys doing today to keep the nerves down about the final few hours of the REA auctions...hoping to win the items you guys bid on?

Me what relaxes me is a big glass of diet coke with ice and some good music!!! Just went to visit my cards at the bank vault this morning I am very happy with the cards I have gotten....hope to add a few nice things today if all stays the course at the REA. Went to visit my niece afterwords as well hope very much she will get involved in this hobby with me as she gets older she is almost 2 years old so I will start her off pretty soon on some baseball card boxes....she will likely have more fun with the wrappers than the cards.

This is a good day to be a collector I am having a ball!!! I am so glad to be part of this hobby and no longer the coin hobby this is truly a great great hobby!!!

Post # 2

I find that not bidding on stuff helps my nerves enormously.