02-02-08, 09:36 PM
I've pm'd one of our members a couple of times so we didn't get into a bidding war over some quality Consortiums. I knew he had more money than me so i backed off and let him have a go.
The way I think of it is that most people have a price they're willing to pay - if I find out Farmer and I are bidding on the same kicks i'll be upfront with how high i'm willing to go and i hope he'd do the same for me. i can't be too pissed about losing to someone with deeper pockets. that's just life.
it backfired on me once in the fall when i let a pair of 35th dassler's go for $380 because I knew the guy/reseller I was up against (not a member of the SSDB as far as I'm aware, though he mentions us in his listings) had a lot of cash. I'm sure I could've won them for $500 (which is what he resold them for), but I wasn't willing to pay $120 over the last bid to prove my theory.
The way I think of it is that most people have a price they're willing to pay - if I find out Farmer and I are bidding on the same kicks i'll be upfront with how high i'm willing to go and i hope he'd do the same for me. i can't be too pissed about losing to someone with deeper pockets. that's just life.
it backfired on me once in the fall when i let a pair of 35th dassler's go for $380 because I knew the guy/reseller I was up against (not a member of the SSDB as far as I'm aware, though he mentions us in his listings) had a lot of cash. I'm sure I could've won them for $500 (which is what he resold them for), but I wasn't willing to pay $120 over the last bid to prove my theory.
If God gives you lemons you should find a new God