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You know that you've PROBABLY been overspending when . . . .
ZoidMeister
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. . . . . you breathe a huge sigh of relief when your sniper program texts you, "YOU'VE BEEN OUTBID" . . . . .
Z
Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
Successful BST transactions with: Bullsitter, Downtown1974, P0CKETCHANGE, Twobitcollector, AKbeez, DCW, Illini420, ProofCollection, DCarr, Cazkaboom, RichieURich, LukeMarshall, carew4me, BustDMs, coinsarefun, PreTurb, felinfoal, jwitten, GoldenEgg, pruebas, lazybones, COCollector, CuKevin, MWallace, USMC_6115, NamVet69, zippcity, . . . . who'd I forget?
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I can relate - especially on a stretch bid for rare plastic.
Yea, when I have been out bid ...
But the hobby is not much fun when you can’t purchase what you really enjoy.
I had the same feeling this week in the HA live auction when I clicked bid on a coin I was targeting that was already at a very high level and saw the green "YOU ARE WINNING" and a few seconds go by and I'm thinking "oh, ______! Am I really going to win this for $_____?" Luckily/unluckily someone even dumber than me came in with one more bid. The feeling is a strange combination of relief and regret.
Wifey tells you " YOU NEED TO STOP "
. . . . . when the payment on your credit card exceeds your monthly income . . . . . .
Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
Successful BST transactions with: Bullsitter, Downtown1974, P0CKETCHANGE, Twobitcollector, AKbeez, DCW, Illini420, ProofCollection, DCarr, Cazkaboom, RichieURich, LukeMarshall, carew4me, BustDMs, coinsarefun, PreTurb, felinfoal, jwitten, GoldenEgg, pruebas, lazybones, COCollector, CuKevin, MWallace, USMC_6115, NamVet69, zippcity, . . . . who'd I forget?
I've been on too much of a roll lately. I saw a bunch of really nice exonumia come up, not many other players - at first.
Then the bidding heats up. Gotta use the ole sniper software because the ending times are too close together on too many items, and at inconvenient times too . . . . .
You place a bid that is just shy of a nuclear bid, hoping not to win ALL of them. Then you find and add a few more. You figure you might only win 1 or 3 out of the 8 or 9 items you are interested in. Then the bidding nickel and dimes right up to your maximums on all 8 or 9 auctions.
You were hoping only to win 1 or 4, but now you're too close to the edge of the cliff, with less than an hour to go. Then your phone starts going nuts . . . . . . . . .
Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
Successful BST transactions with: Bullsitter, Downtown1974, P0CKETCHANGE, Twobitcollector, AKbeez, DCW, Illini420, ProofCollection, DCarr, Cazkaboom, RichieURich, LukeMarshall, carew4me, BustDMs, coinsarefun, PreTurb, felinfoal, jwitten, GoldenEgg, pruebas, lazybones, COCollector, CuKevin, MWallace, USMC_6115, NamVet69, zippcity, . . . . who'd I forget?
Win some, lose some... I never lost one I really wanted, because my nuclear snipe bids were literally beyond reason. I did overpay for a few though... I really have not bought much in the last year or so... Cheers, RickO
Potentially, when no one knows how much the coins you bought or are trying to buy are actually worth.
This applies to practically every thing I have bought for years now. Usually no comparable public sale available at all.
You buy stuff to break into lots.
And they are still waiting next to my desk 6 months later.
BST: KindaNewish (3/21/21), WQuarterFreddie (3/30/21), Meltdown (4/6/21), DBSTrader2 (5/5/21) AKA- unclemonkey on Blow Out
when you win at auction and then with all said and done... you won a coin you already have in your set. lol
Kennedys are my quest...
Ain't dat da troof . . . .
Anybody need a . . . . never mind . . .
Z
Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
Successful BST transactions with: Bullsitter, Downtown1974, P0CKETCHANGE, Twobitcollector, AKbeez, DCW, Illini420, ProofCollection, DCarr, Cazkaboom, RichieURich, LukeMarshall, carew4me, BustDMs, coinsarefun, PreTurb, felinfoal, jwitten, GoldenEgg, pruebas, lazybones, COCollector, CuKevin, MWallace, USMC_6115, NamVet69, zippcity, . . . . who'd I forget?
happens once in a while when bidding on to many different coins at the same time...mistook a P mint mark for a D ( a brain f***t)
Kennedys are my quest...
AND THEN, DANIEL CARR PUT NEW STUFF ON HIS SITE THE NEXT DAY . . . . . . !!!
I have no chance. Still got half a dozen snipes all ticking down. At least I backed away from my "near nuclear" bid levels . . . . .
I cannot tolerate another night of stress like that.
Z
Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
Successful BST transactions with: Bullsitter, Downtown1974, P0CKETCHANGE, Twobitcollector, AKbeez, DCW, Illini420, ProofCollection, DCarr, Cazkaboom, RichieURich, LukeMarshall, carew4me, BustDMs, coinsarefun, PreTurb, felinfoal, jwitten, GoldenEgg, pruebas, lazybones, COCollector, CuKevin, MWallace, USMC_6115, NamVet69, zippcity, . . . . who'd I forget?
When the bank calls and asks if you want an increase on your credit line. 😳
A: The year they spend more on their library than their coin collection.
A numismatist is judged more on the content of their library than the content of their cabinet.
It when Ebay tells you that you have too many items ON your watch list. You have to remove some to add the new stuff.
There is a maximum amount of items you can watch. It's usually set at 100 but for "special characters" they'll raise it to 400.
I've maxed out on both . . . .
Z
Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
Successful BST transactions with: Bullsitter, Downtown1974, P0CKETCHANGE, Twobitcollector, AKbeez, DCW, Illini420, ProofCollection, DCarr, Cazkaboom, RichieURich, LukeMarshall, carew4me, BustDMs, coinsarefun, PreTurb, felinfoal, jwitten, GoldenEgg, pruebas, lazybones, COCollector, CuKevin, MWallace, USMC_6115, NamVet69, zippcity, . . . . who'd I forget?
I've got another six snipes lined up to end over the next two hours.
Let's see how much poorer I am in the AM.
Z
Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
Successful BST transactions with: Bullsitter, Downtown1974, P0CKETCHANGE, Twobitcollector, AKbeez, DCW, Illini420, ProofCollection, DCarr, Cazkaboom, RichieURich, LukeMarshall, carew4me, BustDMs, coinsarefun, PreTurb, felinfoal, jwitten, GoldenEgg, pruebas, lazybones, COCollector, CuKevin, MWallace, USMC_6115, NamVet69, zippcity, . . . . who'd I forget?
. . . . . you have to use a spreadsheet to keep track of your TRACKING NUMBERS . . . .
Z
Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
Successful BST transactions with: Bullsitter, Downtown1974, P0CKETCHANGE, Twobitcollector, AKbeez, DCW, Illini420, ProofCollection, DCarr, Cazkaboom, RichieURich, LukeMarshall, carew4me, BustDMs, coinsarefun, PreTurb, felinfoal, jwitten, GoldenEgg, pruebas, lazybones, COCollector, CuKevin, MWallace, USMC_6115, NamVet69, zippcity, . . . . who'd I forget?
So, are you going to stop?
When my diet consists of;
...its time to stop...for a little while.
BST transactions: dbldie55, jayPem, 78saen, UltraHighRelief, nibanny, liefgold, FallGuy, lkeigwin, mbogoman, Sandman70gt, keets, joeykoins, ianrussell (@GC), EagleEye, ThePennyLady, GRANDAM, Ilikecolor, Gluggo, okiedude, Voyageur, LJenkins11, fastfreddie, ms70, pursuitofliberty, ZoidMeister,Coin Finder, GotTheBug, edwardjulio, Coinnmore, Nickpatton, Namvet69,...
No, not yet
Last week was a good one for me. I only purchased 2 coins both under the $100.00 mark.
I was in control.
This week could be an out of control week as I have several coins that I am watching on GC.
When I get their invoice's final tally, it will tell me how much or not how much I was out of control.
Wayne
Kennedys are my quest...