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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 2903699, member: 77639&quot;]Have never bid on the wrong coin, but have overbid because of not doing my homework or made bad assumptions.&nbsp; Once bid and won a two cent piece that had a weak strike in one area of the obverse.&nbsp; The photos weren&#039;t that great and I assumed that the affected area was OK.&nbsp; Bad assumption!</p><p><br /></p><p>I generally avoid bidding live or even watching when coins that I have pre-bid come on the block.&nbsp; It&#039;s too easy to bid the wrong lot or overbid the correct lot.&nbsp; Generally wait until the session is over, then see how I did.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are exceptions: 1.&nbsp; have a max amount to spend in an auction but there are more coins that I like than the budget allows.&nbsp; If miss on initial coins, then immediately enter bids on remaining ones (but try to do so before they come on the block). 2.&nbsp; two or more nearly identical coins in a row and only want one.&nbsp; If miss with the first, need to bid live on subsequent one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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