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chrisherself wrote:If your house/apartment was burning, and everything important had been saved, and there was just time enough to grab ONE Windstone for EACH hand, which two would go in them?
This is a trick question, right? If “everything important” had been saved, there would be no Windstones left for you to be grabbing.
Hahahaha!! You’re actually right. But for the sake of the question….we’ll just imagine this waaaaaaaay unlikely scenario happening 😆 Mostly I just want to know what people’s two most beloved pieces are.
So, um, you’ve saved EVERYTHING you would need to save during a fire; parents, children, critters, documents, heirlooms and any/all else important…and there was JUST enough time to get them two Windstones, but not more. This is a very specifically calculated, evil and mean-spirited fire.
I also definitely wondered what I could carry in my teeth. My Oriental Dragons are so precious 😥
I just gotta ask these questions!
If your house/apartment was burning, and everything important had been saved, and there was just time enough to grab ONE Windstone for EACH hand, which two would go in them?
I would grab my Peacock Oriental Sun and my male Ki-Rin I think…right now they’re my very best/most treasured pieces.
Whoa, I didn’t mean to spark an argument about sniping 😕
I NEVER put in a ridiculously high bid at the last second because I can’t afford to…but even if I could, I would be pretty mad if I tried that tactic on something I thought was worth $300, and ended up having to pay $900-1000 for it. In the end, whether it’s right off the bat or at the last minute, I’m just too chicken to bid more than I know I can afford or truly want to pay. Sometimes I have gotten into trouble that way, bidding juuust a little more to try and break that bid! I bid $280 for the unicorn, which I think is MORE than fair, especially since it looks like he’s got scuffs on his front hooves and an odd dark dot on his hind legs. But, someone wanted him more than me so that’s that.
I think times like these are just an opportunity to try to be a gracious loser.
I think it all comes down to money. I wonder if ebay simply wants to lessen their responsibility for anything that happens to an item, and this is a sneaky way to do it?
JellyFish wrote:I was watching that unicorn as well, but seeing as I held one in my hand only two years ago and didnt want to spend the 95.00 dollars at the shop 😆 there was no way I could spend almost 300.00 dollars now. I did watch it to the end though and I HATE when a bid goes in at the last second. I do believe that person did have a bid in when it first started though. I hope you find one someday and at an even better price. 🙂
Anyone who finds one at that price could make a killing off of me 😆 I MUST have him!
I’ve decided to put these on ebay. Ick. If you see something you like here, PM me as I much prefer to sell to a forum member (at these forum member prices)!
Happy hunting as always. I’ve also updated my profile with my selling information.
I think sniping encourages people not to place outrageous bids for items, because they’re afraid they’ll literally have to put their money where their mouth is. In a weird way, sniping seems unethical and is super frustrating, but if you’re worried someone will drive up your bid at the last second, I guess it discourages one from bidding more than they really will pay. On the flip side though, I get how it sucks to have a “good” price sniped away from you even if you win. But you still won!
Guess I’m playing devils advocate 😳
