[Crazy Jetty]

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Originally Posted by thechris

Sometimes, it's a "that'll teach you" attitude. Basically, a win at all costs attitude exhibited by aggressive bidders who are on auction steroids. They appear to care equally about crushing their opponents for daring to bid against them as they are about securing their item. Sometimes even more so than securing the item. A lot of times, it gets you thinking, "Why are you doing this? There's going to be ten more auctions appearing after this one ends. If we all just let each other win one, we can all get one at a decent price." These are the same kinds of people who have driven the housing market up to the point where regular people who have lived in a city their entire lives can no longer afford a house because a 1 bedroom shack that used to cost $50,000 is now $500,000. "What?? $300,000?? I'll give ya $470,000 for it!!! BAM! That'll teach ya!" "But sir, this isn't even an auction..." "I said $470,000, don't make me insist on $500,000" "Ok...". This destructive behaviour is further nurtured on aggressive bid sites that have capitalized on these aggressive/addictive behaviour patterns like Quibids.

Yeah. This has made me typically ignore ebay altogether.
Years ago, I learned people would rather big on an item someone else has bid on and take it from them, than to bid on the exact same that has no one competing for it.
Years and years ago (Before DVD), when the TF movie got rereleased on VHS in canada, but not stateside, there were pages and pages of listings of it with no bidders. Every time I tried to get one, someone would *always* come along and take it from me at the last minute, as opposed to just getting another one that no one's bid on. That, and other simular situations left such a bad taste in my mouth, I've never gotten over it.

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Originally Posted by Fortune

My most wanted figure right now is Batman Reborn Batgirl from DC Direct. Any guess how much she is ...oh only 100+ on ebay! Thats freaking nuts but its like if I want it I have no choice but to pay. It upsets me so bad another thing is scalpers dont even realize sometimes that a figure is desired for its BAF piece. Take gentleman ghost for example from DCUC scalpers will put him up for 50$ loose not realizing what makes him desired is his Giganta piece.

Is that the Stephanie Brown Batgirl.
If so, that'd explain why I never could find her, even though I desparately wanted her.
DC Direct figures usually aren't that difficult to find. My comic shop *always* gets them in, but they never got the Steph Batgirl. On the downside, they also price based on popularity... so a figure that's going for that much on ebay would be that much in store. -=sigh=-