So Ian, in a situation like one with the Animaniacs book sitting there on line, do you bid, or just contact the seller for a direct sale? Assuming that it is legal according to Ebay rules.......
there aren't any bids yet.. so maybe the seller switches it to an agreed upon BIN at a set time and you scoop?
No need to reveal your tactics if you aren't comfortable.
And one final question, I am sure has been answered before, but are you continuing to collect all the current DC publications as they come out, or did you settle on a cutoff date?
Best of luck.