Non-Ebay Auction Strategy

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Posted By: leon

I can only say that at the time my strategy was to block out other bidders that might have wanted to get in later. In order to bid later in the auction you had to have a qualifying bid in (as almost all auctions still do) before the extended later bidding began. By doing that it meant that a bidder was going to have to bid more than 8k to be able to bid later. I was betting no one would. Could I have gotten it cheaper? Maybe, maybe not. I know that all I had to spend was that amount that I did the straight bid with...and was ecstatic to get it for that amount. I am not sure why I am almost always happy to pay record prices for stuff but I have been. I think I could name several cards that I have paid record prices for...and each one has been very good, long term value-wise. I have done the straight bidding strategy since then but it hasn't worked again...someone has always topped me. This might be a crazy way of thinking but what can I say about the mind of a card addict?