Happy to be outbid

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Show you wife what the Mantle card is worth today. Now she'll say you were an idiot for not going higher back then. LOL.

My wife used to get really upset about the money I spent. Then I sold a few things and she didn't get upset anymore (even before the first collection was sold).....Now she barely ever says anything except, somewhat sarcastically "I guess you aren't selling that one either?" ..to which I am always honest and say, maybe.



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[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by Leon

My wife used to get really upset about the money I spent. Then I sold a few things and she didn't get upset anymore (even before the first collection was sold).....Now she barely ever says anything except, somewhat sarcastically "I guess you aren't selling that one either?" ..to which I am always honest and say, maybe.



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LOL! It's only a problem when you spend. When the money is rolling in, everything is hunky dorey.

[irv]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

LOL! It's only a problem when you spend. When the money is rolling in, everything is hunky dorey.

Isn't that the truth!

[SMPEP]

The ones I remember are the joke bids that actually hold. I put in a ridiculously low offer for my 52 mantle (years ago) and was STUNNED when it held up. I had never bid so much for a single card before, and KNEW my bid was off by a huge amount ... so when I actually had to write the check ... it was a big (but pleasant in retrospect) shock. Funny enough, I did not learn my lesson and put in a joke bid on my 52 Mathews (6 days later) and won that one too!

I still want to know what was happening in the world that week because I couldn't do it again if I tried!

Maybe everyone on this board was on vacation that week and not checking ebay?

Cheers,
Patrick

[darwinbulldog]

Originally Posted by SMPEP

The ones I remember are the joke bids that actually hold. I put in a ridiculously low offer for my 52 mantle (years ago) and was STUNNED when it held up. I had never bid so much for a single card before, and KNEW my bid was off by a huge amount ... so when I actually had to write the check ... it was a big (but pleasant in retrospect) shock. Funny enough, I did not learn my lesson and put in a joke bid on my 52 Mathews (6 days later) and won that one too!

I still want to know what was happening in the world that week because I couldn't do it again if I tried!

Maybe everyone on this board was on vacation that week and not checking ebay?

Cheers,
Patrick

My PSA 1 sold for about $2200 back in 2005. Maybe that was the week you're talking about.

[Sean]

Originally Posted by SMPEP

The ones I remember are the joke bids that actually hold. I put in a ridiculously low offer for my 52 mantle (years ago) and was STUNNED when it held up. I had never bid so much for a single card before, and KNEW my bid was off by a huge amount ... so when I actually had to write the check ... it was a big (but pleasant in retrospect) shock. Funny enough, I did not learn my lesson and put in a joke bid on my 52 Mathews (6 days later) and won that one too!

I still want to know what was happening in the world that week because I couldn't do it again if I tried!

Maybe everyone on this board was on vacation that week and not checking ebay?

Cheers,
Patrick

Back in 2004 there was a raw Merkle Uzit on ebay selling for $1,000. I put in the minimal raise of $25. No one raised, and I couldn't believe I got it that cheap. It ended up grading a PSA 4.5.

[Tripredacus]

I am always happy to be outbid on Ebay. I treat it like a game, place lots of bids for things I would like but in reality hope I do not win because I probably couldn't afford it all if I had.