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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 3870451, member: 73489&quot;]<i>Ever gone a bit nutso in an auction ?</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>I did....a few months ago, had some bids that were &quot;stink bids&quot; for relatively big $$$ (~ $500 each) but didn&#039;t think I would be within 25% of the final FMV.&nbsp; Then I bid on 1 or 2 items on HA and Ebay I really liked....saw similar items with slighly characteristics that I liked, and bid on those.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">Net-net....ended up winning more than I thought.</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p>OK....went a bit nuts....I thought the damage came to the $800&#039;s, maybe a bit over $900 with S&amp;H, tax, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b><i>$1,515 !!!! </i></b></span></font> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m buying a few hundred a month in stuff monthly or every few months, because I want enough $$$ for FUN.&nbsp; That really crimped my FUN savings account.</p><p><br /></p><p>I just wasn&#039;t paying attention.&nbsp; You get caught up in the bidding...went a big higher than I thought on 1 or 2 items...actually won 1 or 2 with &quot;stink bids&quot;...then in between I bid and won on things I really didn&#039;t NEED but LIKED. </p><p><br /></p><p>Only good news is, I&#039;m not the only one to go nuts: <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]nTY836hhY7o[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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