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bradical
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I was going pretty hard after Taijuan Walker mid-2012 and that is when he was starting to gain in popularity. That was the last time I saw a raw version of his 2010 Elite Gold Status /5 Auto pop up on eBay and it sold for nearly $1200.
Using my eBay Alerts, I was notified that last week that a BGS 9.5 was list, and much to my chagrin, it was list by Probstein.
I was torn, I typically do not bid on items from sellers that have shilling tendencies. But, I have been chasing one of these for quite a while.
So, I decided that was I going to bid once. Put my max bid, what I would pay for the card, and let the auction ride. If I was shilled and lost out, it just wasn't meant to be.
I placed my bid at $250, with full expectations that in the remaining minutes I would see the auction rise the few cents leading up to my max bid.
Twenty seconds left, and the auction is only at $90 and I begin to think, that I might be getting this at a cheaper price than I thought.
Ten seconds left, up to $103. My hopes are growing.
5 seconds left - at $106. I start to do a little dance.
0 seconds. I watch the timer hit all zeros. I look down.
$108.50.
Nearly $150 under what I was going to pay. It was mine.
A few days later, she arrived:
But, that's not the end of my story. I had an "extra" $150 sitting in my pocket. What could I so with that? I mean, in my head I thought I was playing with house money. I had this money spent and now its back in my pocket.
I do a little shopping of some of my other eBay alerts and find an auction with a pretty poorly worded title and place a bid.
A few days later, this arrived:
I had to pay a little bit over my extra $150, but all-in-all, I got two great cards for nearly the price I was willing to pay for one of them.
Sometimes, the home team does win.
Using my eBay Alerts, I was notified that last week that a BGS 9.5 was list, and much to my chagrin, it was list by Probstein.
I was torn, I typically do not bid on items from sellers that have shilling tendencies. But, I have been chasing one of these for quite a while.
So, I decided that was I going to bid once. Put my max bid, what I would pay for the card, and let the auction ride. If I was shilled and lost out, it just wasn't meant to be.
I placed my bid at $250, with full expectations that in the remaining minutes I would see the auction rise the few cents leading up to my max bid.
Twenty seconds left, and the auction is only at $90 and I begin to think, that I might be getting this at a cheaper price than I thought.
Ten seconds left, up to $103. My hopes are growing.
5 seconds left - at $106. I start to do a little dance.
0 seconds. I watch the timer hit all zeros. I look down.
$108.50.
Nearly $150 under what I was going to pay. It was mine.
A few days later, she arrived:
But, that's not the end of my story. I had an "extra" $150 sitting in my pocket. What could I so with that? I mean, in my head I thought I was playing with house money. I had this money spent and now its back in my pocket.
I do a little shopping of some of my other eBay alerts and find an auction with a pretty poorly worded title and place a bid.
A few days later, this arrived:
I had to pay a little bit over my extra $150, but all-in-all, I got two great cards for nearly the price I was willing to pay for one of them.
Sometimes, the home team does win.
