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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1217857, member: 26302"]That's why I snipe Guy. I won't camp an auction. I place a snipe at a price I would be happy at, lose 99% and win a few. Same idea, and I don't get PO'ed when I get outbid with 2 seconds to go. If I win, great I get an email, if not, there are always other coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Especially collecting ancients and some world coins, the cold hard truth is that there is ALWAYS another deal you love just as much as one you might have missed. Whenever I feel I just lost the greatest lot I will ever see in my life, a few weeks later there is an even better one. </p><p><br /></p><p>This is just for general buys. If the collecting bug is strangling me that I HAVE to have something, I know I am going to overpay but will still buy it. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>My weakness on Ebay is my penchant for gambling. On Ebay I love out of focus lots I think aren't intentional, or group lots with not all coins showing. I have made some serious money on some of these, and unfortunately that is always in my mind when I see another. Yeah, I have lost on a few dog lots too, but you tend to remember the wins more than the losses, right?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1217857, member: 26302"]That's why I snipe Guy. I won't camp an auction. I place a snipe at a price I would be happy at, lose 99% and win a few. Same idea, and I don't get PO'ed when I get outbid with 2 seconds to go. If I win, great I get an email, if not, there are always other coins. Especially collecting ancients and some world coins, the cold hard truth is that there is ALWAYS another deal you love just as much as one you might have missed. Whenever I feel I just lost the greatest lot I will ever see in my life, a few weeks later there is an even better one. This is just for general buys. If the collecting bug is strangling me that I HAVE to have something, I know I am going to overpay but will still buy it. :) My weakness on Ebay is my penchant for gambling. On Ebay I love out of focus lots I think aren't intentional, or group lots with not all coins showing. I have made some serious money on some of these, and unfortunately that is always in my mind when I see another. Yeah, I have lost on a few dog lots too, but you tend to remember the wins more than the losses, right?[/QUOTE]
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