I have always held the belief that I am in this as a hobby. I could give a crap how much cards are worth! I truly feel that if I am patient enough I will eventually get the cards that I want for the price I am willing to pay. Call me cheap if you want, but I have a recent example of this paying off.
First card, bought by Roberto for $54 including s/h...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=300248620273
Second card, not even a month later, the same card comes up and I snag it for $12 including s/h...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=160279471763
That is almost 80% less. Patience is a virtue...