No question about it, Ebay has been a boon to people trying to get the most money for their stuff. Virtually gone are the days that wheeler dealers could go in and pay a widow pennies on the dollar for a deceased husbands "toys" and then resell them at huge profit. One particular individual who is now deceased comes to mind, who would take old catalogs to show and pay the "full list price" for old Lionel toys. Anyway, the problem comes about when everyone wants to get a "deal". They bid less than the item is worth and then get angry and frustrated when they are outbid or someone snipes them at the last moment when they THOUGHT they were gonna get a "deal". If you look at an item and determine what you would be willing to pay for it and bid that amount, then if you get it great. If you get it for less then you were willing to pay you DID get a "deal", and if someone else is willing to pay more, then walk away.
The ONE best thing about Ebay is that if you wait long enough, there are always more of the same fish in the sea. If you did not get the item you craved, there will always be another one up for sale, eventually.
Live auctions like this one though, I don't quite understand how that works. Some of these items are now on Ebay too. So what, does the live auction START with the bidding price of what the item was bid up to on Ebay and go from there?
