I have gotten in bidding wars before. This is a stupid one.
My wife (then girlfriend) had a doll as a child. She would always talk about it.
So I figure. Just get her another one... Wrong.. Apparently she wasn't the only little girl that wanted one again. I got wiped out every time.
So a nice one still in the box came up. I thought this it. I'm not losing this one.
I waited to the last minute and put in an insane bid. I WAS going to get this thing!
The bids went nuts. Higher and higher and then they ran out of time.
I was screaming at the computer. My roommate walked in and asked me what was wrong?
I said. Nothing. I was just bidding on an auction. I won.
Really? What did you buy? He asked.
A 'Baby Go Bye Bye' doll.
A what?
A doll in a little pink convertible.
He just shook his head and walked out.
To this day my wife loves that doll. It was worth it.