I have gotten 'bargans' on eBay before but they are fewer and more far between as time goes on. It seems as if the BEST you can hope for is a fair or book value, but that is getting scarce. If you find something you can't find elsewhere be prepared to bid an overvalue bid or you will have no chance in winning. The UPside is that the more items go for eventually the book values go up, not the other way around.