Yea, I used to get some good deals and still do occassionally but more and more I end up at buy it nows. A couple weeks ago I was trying to buy a Namiki rollerball. It was up once but I missed it. It had missed reserve so was relisted. A couple days before the auction was over too people apparently started bidding, whether it was legit or not I have no idea, and the thing ended up being like 30% more than it was at US list days before the auction. It sold way over what a comparable pen would sell at in one of the large discount retailers in Manhattan. It was a discontinued model which could have driven the price up a little but I thought it was a crazy price for the pen. I just figure out what something is worth if I force myself to only get it if it is a good deal. Then I will only go that high. Miss a lot of things, but dont overpay that way.