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>see my white whale #6990 on eBay with a starting bid of $390 + $20 shipping
>no box and it's missing 3 pieces but other than that it looks to be in excellent condition
>message seller, ask if he'd consider an offer
>he's super friendly and communicative, says he's open to offers
>tell him i don't want to low-ball him, but i'd like to offer $350 since i'm trying to keep the purchase under $400
>he says he'll do it for $360 + shipping, i say deal
>he enables offers, i send him the offer of $360
>i'm excited... i've been chasing this set for over a year. i tried to rebuild it from the parts i had leftover from my childhood, but too many were missing
>waiting patiently for him to accept my offer
>10 minutes later: offer declined, someone bid on it
What the fuck man... I was *THIS* close... I'm broken. That seriously ruined my whole goddamn night. That set jumped from $300 to $500 in the past year. It's not getting any cheaper and I'm starting to lose hope that I'll ever own it.
