Since it had three bidders and had crossed the $1,000 time in just three days of bidding, I made a good faith - and absolutely correct - estimation that the Irish Goldfinger quad was no longer a secret and was never going to sell for a bargain by Ebay standards.
Mel-
This is a perfect example of where all your arguments, 'facts' and useless screen-captures fall apart in reality. You keep using absolutes to try to make your point when we all know absolutes don't exist in this hobby/market. You say you decision was 'absolutely correct' when in fact you are pulling something out of your ass -- the only actual fact we know is that the poster is still at $1250. Yes, based on past performance, there is a very high probability that this poster will cross the $4K mark (which I predicted before you repeated it). However, no one here has any f'ing idea what it will do when all is said and done. That is how we all find the random bargain/deal in the first place. The chances that one of us finds a great deal is admittedly small, but it does exist. What you are doing by 'outing' posters is diminishing those already few opportunities to buy a poster at a bargain. You would be pissed if people did it to items you collect and that are in your price range -- probably correctly because more of us collect in lower price ranges and posting on the forum will likely increase competition (and hence the final price). What I take the most issue with is that you continue to argue that after it leaves your comfort zone of price/interest, that it somehow becomes fair game. Mel, I like you and I enjoy your presence here, but that doesn't preclude me from calling out reckless and inconsistent behavior in this particular area. Whether you want to believe it or not, you are potentially playing fast and loose with other people's money... I'm really sorry I 'disappointed' you for calling you out on it after you continued (and still do) to defend it as
absolutely harmless.
All-
As many of you here know... two years ago I scored a Breakfast at Tiffany's 1-sheet on eBay for $305 -- this is a $3K-$5K poster mind you. It was accurately described (original poster, mounted to linen), but worded in such a way that made it sound like it was likely a bootleg. Does anyone really think I would have got it for so little if it had been a topic of discussion here? If nothing else it likely (see those simple, but important qualifiers Mel?) would have inspired others to contact that seller, revealing the poster's authenticity.
Just a head's up, if Mel continues to try to justify that once a poster has crossed a certain price threshold that it becomes fair game for early discussion, I'm not going to bother responding. I think I've made my position about as clear as one could at this point. As mentioned, I'm not in favor of censoring this thread... I'm simply asking people to be mindful of others before they post here.
