Doesn't everyone ask themselves this question?

I didn?t have consistent internet access when I purchased my first CGC, nor did I have it when I bought my copy of New Mutants #1 in a 9.8 at a local comic book show. I was able to get online with a laptop when I brought it to my friend?s house. He would let me use his wireless connection to get online. I used this primarily to check e-mails and not for on-line bidding.

It was a few months later that my laptop broke (unfortunate demise) and I purchased a net book through Verizon Wireless. Now armed with internet access no matter where I went I was able to sit and watch the final seconds tick down and place my bid and let?s face it, most people on E-bay wait for the final seconds. I won many times like this and lost even more. Once able to jump online (I did not do this in a literal sense) and bid whenever I wanted all hopes of a serious saving diminished.

I check the registry on a regular basis, mainly to see if anyone added any New Mutants. I noticed someone added #93 and #86 in a 9.8 on their Liefeld New Mutants set and I wonder how I missed those. I also check the #1 spot currently held by Bagofleas to see if any issues were recently added. I am proud to say I helped him with issue #55. As I was looking over this I started to look at the dates he added these books. Bagofleas tend to add his books right away, even before he gets them to the door. (I tried this once?and I never got the #$%@ thing).

Then it dawned on me, if only I had the internet sooner we both would have been competing against a lot more books that ne we had. I will have to mention how we were introduced to each other in a journal sometime. I am not envious (anymore) or bitter but rather proud I am following in his wake. This probably saved both of us a lot of money, especially since I refuse to bid against him.

I plan on being just as diligent in my search but I fear my road is about to be as difficult as Bagofleas. I wish him luck and still hope to finish my set directly after he finishes his but I have to ask if only I started to collect a little sooner?What if?

Thanks for reading

Tnerb