I always look at the transaction as my knowledge over the sellers and that the item would be in a better place if it were in my hands. I purchased an original 1920 Coca Cola calendar in mint condition from an antique store for $25 a few years ago. The guy should have known the value since everything else in his store was way overpriced. That same calendar has a book price of over $5500 today. Yet some things were purchased due to the seller's desperation. A young man came into the bike shop where I was working and offered to sell me his bike for $400. He said he needed money for a bus ticket back to New York. The bike was a 72 Cinelli SC. Needless to say, the bike now resides in a better place where it is very much appreciated. When I was in the navy, it was common to keep a few hundred in the bank for when young cash stripped sailors would sell the expensive cameras and stereo gear that they had purchased when they were loaded.
Fred Durrette
Summerville, SC