Not everything is super expensive. Sure alot of it is but there is alot of stuff at reasonable prices. Like these Athenian Owl tetradrachm I'm keeping an eye on. Yeah $500-700 is alot of money but I know there are alot of people who spend that kind of money on this forum based on coins they've shown. I don't make much money at all but I like to save for a couple months and then get a nice coin. All the saving to get it really makes me value and appreciate it.
Why do you have a hard time winning? They have bid protection so you just use that and set your maximum bid.