Post #142743 by Cool Manchu on Wed, Feb 23, 2005 9:48 AM

Really, I don't get this whole hate-the-big-bidders thing though. Isn't it pretty cool that someone with the wherewithal to collect, is someone with good taste (by our standards)? Compared to all the other ridiculous ways that some people spend money, I think these mega-bidder types must be pretty interesting people.

Randy, my 2-cents on this is this, I sold off my collection last year and a couple of the high-rollers that you talk about emailed me directly and asked me to take down the listing and to purchase the mugs for a set amount. This is completely against eBay and the rules set forth. Additionally, I cannot count the number of times (even as recently as last week) that I have been watching an item, hoping to jump in and get the item for a reasonable price and all of a sudden the item has a "Buy it Now" designation and has been purchased by one of the aforementioned bidders (showing me that they do this with everyone).

So in my opinion, the bitterness from this board comes from the fact that these people are less than scrupulous in their bidding and do not participate in the forums. They do things that are questionable to gather large collections and keep them to themselves, and I ask you, is this what Tiki collecting has become, is this what its now all about?

Maybe you should consider everyone's personal opinions on how they have been shafted by high-rollers and if you still want to stick up for them, we will respect your decision to do so.

-CMC