[Stephen W.]

I don’t believe anyone thinks I’m glitterati. Even though I was in a garage band that came close to being a thing. I have some friends who have played with the likes of Prince and influenced players like Alex Lifeson. I most certainly do not have deep pockets. Nor do I throw what little money I did have around. However, I have bid and am now one of those who have purchased a car on BaT. The experience was good and bad. But just like any group, you have those who deem themselves better then the rest. Those who think they know more than they do and those who keep to themselves and share little of what they know.
Time was when you literally had to bring a trailer to pick up your purchase. There have been some real bargains and still the odd one does come along. What I’ve learned is be ready to bid at any time because you never know when the next great find will come along. Set a hard limit that you will not bid higher than. BUT… if that car that grabs you, that one in million is on the block than you must also be prepared to go all out. I lost a couple because of my hard limit or my reluctance to get dragged into a bidding war.
I was out; I had made my last bid and was making peace with myself over losing another car. Then I thought what if he just made his last bid. What if I win it by just making one last $250 bid? So I did and I DID! I used not just what I set aside but also the contingency money I was holding back to cover all the repairs I thought the car would need. Turns out it needs more but, I don’t mind.