this has to be some of the best news I’ve ever heard.
Have you got an example mate? I’m curious as I’ve been looking at some of their higher end cards but not pulled the trigger due to import tax.
I bought a $10k card and they declared it at $50 … all of my invoices from them have been multiple thousands and it’s never been more than a $50 declaration.
Accidentally bought a PSA 9 Absol Prime at the tail end of the auction ; had thought it was a PSA 10. To err is human ^^;
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Thank you for the information mate 
Overpaying a bit is good for the hobby so don’t despair.
Lowballing tightwads, in turn, are what hurt the hobby;)
One time I was about to place a considerable bid for a PSA 10 gold star mew but I wasn’t able to get the bid through because of poor connection. Later to find out it was one of the world championship cards not the actual card. PSA really shouldn’t grade those.
Just once. Won an auction of two Rare Pikachus for 1.55k USD after a bidding war against two others. Now they are worth around 150-300 USD each… 
And another time I was bidding up to 950 USD but at that point I gave up and lost (sold for 1.25k USD). Next one that popped up few days later I won for 850 USD. That same month ten more popped up with prices varying 500-800 USD because of the high prices these first two went for, and now the card is worth about 250-300 USD as well…
Greetz,
Quuador
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I overbid on some PSA 9 Japanese gym cards. However by holding on to them for 9 months I sold them for the same price I bought them for. A good learning experience overall.
Overpaid a few times, but i always think about how it just levels out with the deals you sometimes get also.
With auctions, I just think really hard what’s the highest I could go and place it as my max bid. If it gets outbid then so be it.
Sure you might get sniped at the very last minute but that’s how auctions are.
I know exactly the feeling. First day getting back into the hobby, I must’ve been in some kind of ecstasy blinded state, I bid on a $5.99 auction for a non-psa krabby error card… Little did I know the error is almost unrecognizable and really nothing at all. Card is in played condition. Oh I paid $4 for shipping. I will keep this card until I die as a reminder to never rush into anything no matter how cool it initially appears. Oh I went to a flee market a month later where a guy had 20+ of the same card selling for $0.05 each in much better condition. sigh
That was a cheap lesson lol.
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I was going through one of my spreadsheets the other day and saw this, it’s kind of funny and reminded me of this thread.
This was 4-5 years ago and it’s an MTG card for those that don’t know. I bid more than I wanted last min and was a bit salty about overpaying when I won it as you can see in the notes column. The card is over $2k now and I still have it, seeing the sad face at paying $247 was pretty amusing.
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