I hear ya...
Here's a great alternative for everyone: if you want a specific item from a lot, just raise your bid and sell off the ones you don't need. It's all part of collecting. How would any of you feel if I'd cheated you out of a great opportunity? It's not a nice feeling. Honestly, you don't have any priviledges to an item 500+ others also spotted in a live auction. That's why it's an auction, not a garage sale. And while I'm at it, I also want to say I think it's truly sad so many people intend to rip sellers off by grossly underpaying for HTF items. I am not talking about a few dollars, but about private BIN's that were like one-half, one-third or even one-fifth of an items' actual value. Some people end up paying only $30 for an item that should be worth at least $100.
I am shocked to find brag posts about extremely hard to find items that were grossly underpaid for whilst the high bidder knew about said items' rarity and value. [EDIT: I am only talking about items of auctions that were ended early and then re-listed as private Buy It Now.] I am even more shocked to see other people condoning or approving of this behavior. Even if it fits within eBay's rules- does it make it right? Is it OK for someone to 'steal' the auction for a couple of bucks? It's even more frustrating if this happens to an item that's only spotted on eBay once in every two or three years. :nodno:
Personally I think it's scandaleous some people are so proud of their deception. It's one thing to cheat others out of the opportunity to bid, but to end up paying a nickle...? What happened to being sportive to other collectors and giving others fair chances? If you want to win an auction, place a bid.
Thank you.