But seriously, as crazy a collector as I feel like sometimes - if for no other reason than I'm a 40 year old man who's spending time, money and emotional energy on toys - I've got to share a couple of eBay stories from the last couple of days that I'm totally blown away by...
...and that have me saying, "Thank god for crazy collectors!"
FIRST CASE: JETFIRE
Back in 2008, I paid $99, including shipping, for a complete, G1 Jetifre, loose, in pretty good condition - slight yellowing in a couple places, but no damage, and tight joints. Maybe... C7 overall, conservatively? Seeing as how TFL's got him $128.38, I'd say I was pretty happy with that deal. BUT... That lot also came with the FOAM PACKAGING that he shipped in. Not the BOX, mind you, just the FOAM. So this past week I put the foam (which I neither need nor wanted in the first place) up on eBay.
It sold for $36!
So net-and-net that means that I basically paid $63 for my COMPLETE G1 JETFIRE! Less than half TFL's average price!SECOND CASE: SUPERION
Just a couple of week ago, I picked up a G1 Superion. (I posted some pics.) I paid $116, including shipping. Now this set was in GREAT shape - C9.5 easily. And it's only after going over each piece very closely that I begin to see SOME of the tell-tale signs of age that alleviate my concerns of it having been a KO. And TFL's got him at $115.72, so... fair price. Great deal, actually, IMHO...
BECAUSE: this lot came in the box, with the foam! Now, the box is beat to hell. It's in TERRIBLE condition. But I figured "why not?" and currently have the BOX, with the packing foam, up on eBay.
At the time of my writing this post, it is going for $61,
and there is still four hours left in the auction! And I posted SEVERAL pictures showing close ups of all the damage of this box! $61! I'm stunned. So... net-and-net I've paid, at most, $55 for a complete, G1 Superion, in near mint condition! 
$61 for a box, and $36 for FOAM.
Like I said "y'all are nutty!"
...and THANK GOD you are!
(And, yes, I'm still one of you!)
