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[Surfsters]

Tagger........."welcome to the world of collecting" I do not care what you collect; lures, razors, dog collars, etc. There are collectors who are going to protect their investments.......80% of the early bids are just that;15% is shill bidding; 5% ebayers [ new collectors and some old ] not knowing any better......

~~~~~~~ knowledge is the key to collecting ~~~~~~~

The whole fishing tackle thing is just way out of hand and not just on ebay.......... Locally [ where I live ] people go to yard sales days before it is scheduled; at auctions, bid ten times what an item is worth; at the flea markets be there at sunrise and still try to beat five other collectors to tables [ this is not including the eBayers.

Yes collecting is fun!!!!! hahahahaha

Then you have all the people that think every item they own is a rare antique worth thousands.........

Its to late for me to stop I am addicted to it; been doing it since I was a kid. If I was a new guy just starting, I would really think long and hard about it...............

Well thats enough for now; just a few thoughts; don't want to ruin all the fun..........................................

[zacs]

Originally Posted by Surfsters

. Locally [ where I live ] people go to yard sales days before it is scheduled; ..

I AGREEE! I put an add in the paper that we were having a yardsale this past summer, and the add read "w/d, clothes, furniture, and some fishing tackle."

I had a few guys come the day before asking to see the stuff. I had 2 guys call (I guess they reverse lookup my phone?) and ask if they could come early, and I had one guy send me a letter asking if I could hold any "antique fishing tackle" for him, that he would buy it all.

CRAZY!!!

[striperondafly]

I bid, but I don't go nuts. Do more watching.

Most I ever paid was 50 dollars for a plug

usually wont pay more then 30