Over the past couple weeks I have found several "good deals" on Ebay that I placed a losing bid on. I thought I would take a few minutes to share my pain...

1955/1956 Phillies Yearbook Lot

1955, 1956 Phillies Yearbook Lot

Auction End Date: March 21, 2012
Winning Bid Amount: $43.22
My Max Bid: $18.99
Comments: The lot featured two very desirable yearbooks, and sold for approximately $21.50 each which is a real steal. I was excited to be the top bidder after stumbling onto the listing - and didn't expect to win, but didn't expect bidding to stay so low, either.

2001 Fleer Showcase Sweet Sigs - Bobby Abreu auto card

Bobby Abreu - '01 Fleer Showcase Sweet Sigs

Auction End Date: March 20, 2012
Winning Bid Amount: $2.52
My Max Bid: $2.27
Comments: I tried to steal this one after finding it with less than 5 minutes remaining at $1.99 max bid. With free shipping, this would have been a nice addition to the signature card collection.

Lot of Phillies '64, '65 and '68 Topps Cards

Lot of 1960's Phillies Cards

Auction End Date: March 22, 2012
Winning Bid: $2.02
My Max Bid: $1.77
Comments: Another late entry into bidding, these cards would cost-effectively have filled a few gaps in both my '65 and '68 team sets. Generally any of these could be had for $1 each at a show and the $3.00 shipping limited how high I wanted to go.

2012 Topps Tribute - Cliff Lee Game Used Jersey

Cliff Lee - GU Jersey Topps Tribute '12

Auction End Date: March 20, 2012
Winning Bid: $12.82
My Max Bid: $6.99
Comments: I really like the Topps Tribute cards - and the design of the game-used jersey cards really stands out. I don't have any Cliff Lee used cards, this looked like a good opportunity to pick one up for a reasonably small price.