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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Morgandude11, post: 1445514, member: 37839&quot;]Of course it is the same thing.&nbsp; It is supply and demand.&nbsp; I hear a lot of whining on this thread--probably from people who have lost auctions to better snipers than themselves.&nbsp; The analogy of the stock market is the same, however.&nbsp; Unless you are bidding on an 1856 Flying Eagle cent, there are usually MANY coins of the type that you&#039;d like.&nbsp; There is no compulsion to win a particular auction, or never get that coin, unless it is a one-of-a-kind, and those are quite rare on E bay.&nbsp; So, basically, like the stock market or your local car dealer, it is buyer&#039;s choice--don&#039;t like the price, don&#039;t buy.&nbsp; Also, if someone is willing to pay MORE for the item than you were, is that really bad?&nbsp; it is a fact of life--only in supermarkets or restaurants does one have a &quot;totally fixed price&quot; situation.&nbsp; I have always said &quot;don&#039;t like the price, don&#039;t buy the item.&quot;&nbsp; If someone else beats you to it on an auction, it just means that he/she was willing to pay more, or that you didn&#039;t want it badly enough to pay more.&nbsp; Same as any other purchasing situation.&nbsp; I once lost a purchase of a house over $500--the other buyer bid that much more than I did.&nbsp; Was it pleasant to lose?&nbsp; No, of course not--I was in the process of trying to finalize a deal, and the person beat me out at the last minute.&nbsp; It is the way a free market goes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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