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<p>[QUOTE="lrbguy, post: 2988464, member: 88829"]I debated about bidding on a Sabina upgrade for lot 235, but couldn't pull the trigger. Lucky for me. It sold for almost $100 over the start on a high bid of $550. Not a lot, but that's another I would not call an entry level coin, Doug. </p><p><br /></p><p>How'd I do? I placed my bids by phone on the last day. I placed "entry" bids on five lots and adjusted them as necessary after hearing how things stood. In one case the bid was going to be more than I was willing to go, so that one was out. In another case I had bid more than twice the start bid, and he laughed and gave me the increment I would need to top the other bidder who had tried the same strategy. I decided to up the ante a tad more than necessary and hold my breath on that one, just in case a later bid came through. None did, much to my relief. So in the end I got four out of the original five lots I was after.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lrbguy, post: 2988464, member: 88829"]I debated about bidding on a Sabina upgrade for lot 235, but couldn't pull the trigger. Lucky for me. It sold for almost $100 over the start on a high bid of $550. Not a lot, but that's another I would not call an entry level coin, Doug. How'd I do? I placed my bids by phone on the last day. I placed "entry" bids on five lots and adjusted them as necessary after hearing how things stood. In one case the bid was going to be more than I was willing to go, so that one was out. In another case I had bid more than twice the start bid, and he laughed and gave me the increment I would need to top the other bidder who had tried the same strategy. I decided to up the ante a tad more than necessary and hold my breath on that one, just in case a later bid came through. None did, much to my relief. So in the end I got four out of the original five lots I was after.[/QUOTE]
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