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Message:: [QUOTE="Detecto92, post: 1340786, member: 75105"]Most of us coin collectors don't buy a whole bunch at a time, not unless we can get it dirt cheap. If I buy a couple pieces, John buys a couple pieces, and Dave buys a few pieces, it works out well. However there is this couple in their 60s that has been hitting auctions for the past two months. These people are rich, and have millions of dollars, farms, houses, etc. You would think someone with millions would just go to a coin shop if they want a coin. But no....they go to almost EVERY auction in the area that has coins. They don't buy one piece, they buy EVERYTHING. They do not sell it, they do not have a shop, they just buy it and pack it away. Getting back to what I originally said, if one collector only takes a few items, things turn out well, because everyone gets a chance. These people are simply greedy. They always want the 1st bid so they can suck up everything. Tonight they had 20 peace dollars. I ran them up to $30, and took just one I liked. Next time they sold for $27. They took 18 of them, $486 in a blink of an eye. They always want the 1st bid, and they will drive you out because they will often bid over value. Once they have that 1st bid, they take it all usually. It's really starting to tick me off, because they keep buying more and more. All I can do really is just keep bidding against them, if they want to paying high prices, I will gladly make them pay it.[/QUOTE]