Jim,
You realize you've achived the perfect Zen state to not let ebay consume you. Not
everyone is so calm about it! Good for you. I try to do what you do -- I force
myself to walk away because I'll keep increasing my bids and wind up spending 40%
more than I had planned. Way to go.
Jim Leonard wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > In a message dated 08/29/2001 11:18:36 AM Central Daylight Time,
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >
> > << Geezus, you *both* paid too much for this. I value the entire thing at
> > $250, tops. >>
> >
> > Well no, I won't say what makes it worth more but it IS worth more than the
> > final bid. The winnah!! can tell you what makes the lot so valuable. This is
> > a good example of my "lot" theory and people searching on your name to find
> > things to bid on, these two guys sniped it but if they had bid earlier it may
> > have got a lot more attention.
>
> Yes, but my $250 quote was indeed for the entire lot. Apples are $20
> nowadays and the Pascal stuff was worthless to those guys. In fact, I
> was going on the entertainment software bundle alone only and I still
> think they paid too much for it. And the shipping won't be trivial
> either... But, such is life. We all do what we want to do.
>
> There is a time when you have to stand back, appreciate your collection,
> and be happy for what you have. My original philosophy (bid once and
> walk away) is probably going to be my mode of operation for a while
> because, quite frankly, I've got way too much going on in my life to be
> checking ebay twice a day, setting timepieces to match up with PST
> within the second, and stressing out over sniping. It's not my living.
> I understand that for some people here, it *is* their living, but I'd
> rather have piece of mind and a lower stress level (and, most
> importantly, more time for other projects).
> --
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