Pwcc

[ls7plus]

Just set a realistic maximum bid reflecting what you believe is the real value of the card (and if you are value-oriented, with consideration of the upside and downside potential for appreciation/depreciation), stick with that, and you won't get cheated. If you get it fine, if you don't, you haven't lost anything except a single opportunity to acquire a desired card (in most, though not all cases, there will be others forthcoming in the future). It really is that simple, unless you think you're entitled to a bargain well below what you believe is actual market value. If you're not successful in acquiring the cards you want that way, perhaps your appraisal of real market value is inaccurate.

Just MHO and self-imposed bidding restrictions,

Larry

[swarmee]

Brent has come on here in the past and said that he will block suspicious bidders if you notify him via eBay's message function on those auctions. He says that sellers cannot see bidder history info like we can, so copy/paste that into a message for him, and you may see those bids cancelled.