some new CGC's on ebay (CEAR)

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 12:42 pm

D-Lite wrote:
Zero wrote:
Rufusharley wrote:
Zero wrote:There's definitely 1 book on there I'm gonna bid heavy on!
You wouldn't care to tell us which one would you?
The Rai 4.
I challenge you to a duel.

Fer fook's sake... I'm out.....

-slym

greg · Post by **greg** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:42 pm

slym2none wrote:
D-Lite wrote:
Zero wrote:
Rufusharley wrote:
Zero wrote:There's definitely 1 book on there I'm gonna bid heavy on!
You wouldn't care to tell us which one would you?
The Rai 4.
I challenge you to a duel.
Fer fook's sake... I'm out.....

-slym

The current bid is $23. Too much?

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 4:29 pm

Jay Tomio wrote:It will definitely end up much higher than that.

Ya think?

Escaflown4 · Post by **Escaflown4** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 3:29 pm

Wow that X-O #1 actually went pretty cheap. I knew I shoulda thrown a bid in.

D-Lite · Post by **D-Lite** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:47 pm

Got busy at work and completely forgot about these

Escaflown4 · Post by **Escaflown4** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:32 pm

Jay Tomio wrote:The last I saw Cobra Commander was the high bidder at $88 bucks - I got caught up, but my limit was going to be $110 - what did it end at?

$179.50

Rufusharley · Post by **Rufusharley** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:44 pm

Who is that who won? Anyone here?

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 5:46 am

Rufusharley wrote:Who is that who won? Anyone here?

Right. now not only did I not win...Zero didn't win...d-lite didn't win...some guy f@cking sniped me because I'm on the other side of the world sleeping...f@ckin' sad...this is same as the rai #3 9.8 auction befoe...10 bucks says I get a second chance offer in a few days

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 6:23 am

Jay Tomio wrote:.
this is same as the rai #3 9.8 auction befoe...10 bucks says I get a second chance offer in a few days
Last week, somebody sniped me in the last 5 seconds right after I honorably sniped Maggy for a RA#3 9.8.

there was a rai 3 9.8 for sale recently?

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 6:39 am

Jay Tomio wrote:
cobra_commander wrote:
Jay Tomio wrote:.
this is same as the rai #3 9.8 auction befoe...10 bucks says I get a second chance offer in a few days
Last week, somebody sniped me in the last 5 seconds right after I honorably sniped Maggy for a RA#3 9.8.
there was a rai 3 9.8 for sale recently?
Last week. High bid was $208 and change I think - basically a buck over mine, because I made a *SQUEE* bid. One of the best centered I have seen.

Wow. Can't believe I missed that one. You must be p!ssed you got sniped by a buck...tell you what I am really p!ssed about the Rai #4....REALLY p!ssed

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 7:00 am

Jay Tomio wrote:I'm *SQUEE* because I was over confident about it. I made a lame bid and got beat - I usually not get clipped like that in an auction I really want to win that I'm actually up for (I don't use a snipe program).

The#4 doesn't bother me as much (as can be seen I forgot about it) - I don't know if the Census agrees with me but the #4 isn't as high on my list as another#3 - which is just one of my favorite books ever.

Yeah I hate getting over confident in an auction. If it was a Saturday or Sunday that book would've been mine.

greg · Post by **greg** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:20 am

cobra_commander wrote:Right. now not only did I not win...Zero didn't win...d-lite didn't win...some guy f@cking sniped me because I'm on the other side of the world sleeping...

http://www.valiantfans.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=602

siren3-4 · Post by **siren3-4** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:30 am

greg wrote:
cobra_commander wrote:Right. now not only did I not win...Zero didn't win...d-lite didn't win...some guy f@cking sniped me because I'm on the other side of the world sleeping...
http://www.valiantfans.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=602

I could not ebay properly without using a snipe service.

I love it as a buyer and a seller. It keeps things exciting.

As seller you just have to make your opening bid something you can live with if it sells for that. Live by the sword . . .

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:35 am

greg wrote:
cobra_commander wrote:Right. now not only did I not win...Zero didn't win...d-lite didn't win...some guy f@cking sniped me because I'm on the other side of the world sleeping...
http://www.valiantfans.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=602

I'm signing up for this E snipe...

You seem to have bidding on ebay pretty well figured out Greg

greg · Post by **greg** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:39 am

cobra_commander wrote:
greg wrote:
cobra_commander wrote:Right. now not only did I not win...Zero didn't win...d-lite didn't win...some guy f@cking sniped me because I'm on the other side of the world sleeping...
http://www.valiantfans.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=602

I'm signing up for this E snipe...

You seem to have bidding on ebay pretty well figured out Greg

Well, this is my 10th year on there.

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:45 am

greg wrote:
cobra_commander wrote:
greg wrote:
cobra_commander wrote:Right. now not only did I not win...Zero didn't win...d-lite didn't win...some guy f@cking sniped me because I'm on the other side of the world sleeping...
http://www.valiantfans.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=602

I'm signing up for this E snipe...

You seem to have bidding on ebay pretty well figured out Greg

Well, this is my 10th year on there.

When its something you really want to watch it like a hawk still though right? Or you just put in a monster bid on e snipe?

siren3-4 · Post by **siren3-4** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:51 am

cobra_commander wrote:
greg wrote:
cobra_commander wrote:
greg wrote:
cobra_commander wrote:Right. now not only did I not win...Zero didn't win...d-lite didn't win...some guy f@cking sniped me because I'm on the other side of the world sleeping...
http://www.valiantfans.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=602

I'm signing up for this E snipe...

You seem to have bidding on ebay pretty well figured out Greg

Well, this is my 10th year on there.
When its something you really want to watch it like a hawk still though right? Or you just put in a monster bid on e snipe?

I curently use auctionsnipe.com

Has anyone used both services ? I thought ebay owned auctionsnipe.com

greg · Post by **greg** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:00 am

I think ESnipe.com was one of the best ones when I started using it in 2004...
Ebay may have bought one of the others, and there may be others that are cheaper
or have more features than ESnipe.com. I just got hooked and haven't changed.
(I can "right-click" in any auction on Ebay and set my ESnipe.com bid amount.)

siren3-4 · Post by **siren3-4** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:18 am

greg wrote:I think ESnipe.com was one of the best ones when I started using it in 2004...
Ebay may have bought one of the others, and there may be others that are cheaper
or have more features than ESnipe.com. I just got hooked and haven't changed.
(I can "right-click" in any auction on Ebay and set my ESnipe.com bid amount.)

That actually sounds pretty handy. I liked the fact that ebay owned auctionsnipe because then I didn't feel like I am giving out my ebay info to another company.

I will have to check the fees and features of ESnipe.

Thanks Greg

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 2:42 pm

greg wrote:
cobra_commander wrote:
greg wrote:
cobra_commander wrote:Right. now not only did I not win...Zero didn't win...d-lite didn't win...some guy f@cking sniped me because I'm on the other side of the world sleeping...
http://www.valiantfans.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=602

I'm signing up for this E snipe...

You seem to have bidding on ebay pretty well figured out Greg

Well, this is my 10th year on there.

8.5 for me.

greg · Post by **greg** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 2:48 pm

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
greg wrote:Well, this is my 10th year on there.
8.5 for me.

Any estimate on the amount you've spent on Ebay all total?

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 2:57 pm

greg wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
greg wrote:Well, this is my 10th year on there.
8.5 for me.
Any estimate on the amount you've spent on Ebay all total?

I'm sure it's well over $100K by now.

But no one should feel bad, I have some serious advantages over a lot of guys that I don't take for granted. I own the house. Property tax is (quite literally) grandfathered in with Prop 13. It's just me and the dogs. I don't have expensive tastes (other than comics.)

Comics (and coins) is just what I spend my money on. Some guys spend their money on hot girls, some guys spend their money on hot cars....neither of which offers a good rate of return, by the way

.....

I spend my money on comics.

That averages out to about $12K a year, which isn't bad, all things considered.

I think I spent $20K on eBay last year.

greg · Post by **greg** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:03 pm

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
greg wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
greg wrote:Well, this is my 10th year on there.
8.5 for me.
Any estimate on the amount you've spent on Ebay all total?
I'm sure it's well over $100K by now.

But no one should feel bad, I have some serious advantages over a lot of guys that I don't take for granted. I own the house. Property tax is (quite literally) grandfathered in with Prop 13. It's just me and the dogs. I don't have expensive tastes (other than comics.)

Comics (and coins) is just what I spend my money on. Some guys spend their money on hot girls, some guys spend their money on hot cars....neither of which offers a good rate of return, by the way .....

I spend my money on comics.

That averages out to about $12K a year, which isn't bad, all things considered.

I think I spent $20K on eBay last year.

I'd guess my numbers are about 25% of yours... definitely under 50%.
I joined Ebay about 3 months after I got married... so I've never been "single" and "Ebaying".

(That's probably a good thing... there is at least some sanity to what I buy
given that I've got to have some accountability to where all that money is going.)

I was thinking the other day that I could probably live off my collection
for a year if I were to lose my job or somehow be forced to sell everything.
Knowing that, I'm happy to just keep everything 'as is' and consider it a contingency plan.

My wife is finally done with her schooling (got her MBA last May), so we could probably get by
for a couple of years with her working and me Ebaying full time.
(Again, only a contingency plan... I'm not planning to be unemployed anytime soon,
but it's good to have a "What if" planned out.)

Escaflown4 · Post by **Escaflown4** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:04 pm

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
Comics (and coins) is just what I spend my money on. Some guys spend their money on hot girls, some guys spend their money on hot cars....neither of which offers a good rate of return, by the way .....

I spend my money on comics.

That averages out to about $12K a year, which isn't bad, all things considered.

I think I spent $20K on eBay last year.

Unless hot cars = classic antiques. Now those can go for a pretty penny. But throughout my ebay days, I doubt I've ever spent close to $20k.

SnotDrip · Post by **SnotDrip** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:10 pm

greg wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
greg wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
greg wrote:Well, this is my 10th year on there.
8.5 for me.
Any estimate on the amount you've spent on Ebay all total?
I'm sure it's well over $100K by now.

But no one should feel bad, I have some serious advantages over a lot of guys that I don't take for granted. I own the house. Property tax is (quite literally) grandfathered in with Prop 13. It's just me and the dogs. I don't have expensive tastes (other than comics.)

Comics (and coins) is just what I spend my money on. Some guys spend their money on hot girls, some guys spend their money on hot cars....neither of which offers a good rate of return, by the way .....

I spend my money on comics.

That averages out to about $12K a year, which isn't bad, all things considered.

I think I spent $20K on eBay last year.

I'd guess my numbers are about 25% of yours... definitely under 50%.
I joined Ebay about 3 months after I got married... so I've never been "single" and "Ebaying".

(That's probably a good thing... there is at least some sanity to what I buy
given that I've got to have some accountability to where all that money is going.)

I was thinking the other day that I could probably live off my collection
for a year if I were to lose my job or somehow be forced to sell everything.
Knowing that, I'm happy to just keep everything 'as is' and consider it a contingency plan.

My wife is finally done with her schooling (got her MBA last May), so we could probably get by
for a couple of years with her working and me Ebaying full time.
(Again, only a contingency plan... I'm not planning to be unemployed anytime soon,
but it's good to have a "What if" planned out.)

well I don't feel so bad now...last year was about 4K