Quote Originally Posted by Skullcruncher View Post
If its something I do want and the seller is asking a stupid price I just message them every time the item gets relisted. The current item i'm after has been on ebay for over 12 months and only in the last couple of listings has the seller started to drop his price!
Interesting tactic... what do you do if someone values it a lot higher than you do and they're willing to pay the inflated price? If you've been sitting on it for the last 12 months, I'm assuming that it's a relatively rare item otherwise you probably could buy it for the price you're expecting to get it at from another seller. I hope you don't miss out.

Unfortunately eBay is a necessary evil for those starting out collecting vintage.