eBay is very addictive to a collecting personality. Why? Because you have this sense that "I'll never see this again - if I don't buy it now, I'll never get it!". I've learned that since there are something like 20 million eBay folks - you probably WILL see that thing again. There are, of course, exceptions. If you are carefull, you won't pay more than you should. When a TRUE, One-Of-A-Kind thing come along that you simply MUST have, on those rare instances you should do a gut check and determine if you really need the thing! Think of eBay as the worlds largest flea-market. You simply don't need (and probably can't afford) every neat thing you see there...
*Below you will see the 14kt Swiss 23 jewel Luxor watch that I "simply had to have", as Luxor is the place I play at. It now sports a new dark alligator (sorry animal lovers) strap (the tacky gold one was not original), and will debut at the LUXOR in October... DICE ARE OUT!!!