Wow. I missed this one totally.
Griefboy has a pretty kick ass pulse rifle collection as it is, this is a nice addition, and for THAT price, well, it's beyond a steal.
As for bidding against fellow board members and friends, well, I haven't even done it knowingly. I think for me it depends on the item, and it depends on how well I know the person.
If I put down a bid on something first, then I see someone I know bid on it, I would email them and we could discuss it. No big deal. I wouldn't get mad. Snipering an auction is part of bidding on ebay and it never makes me mad if it happens to me. Thems the breaks!
But there are items -
like this one - where all best should be off, and it should be understood that it's not personal. This is a great item that any one of us here on the boards would love to have!
I've seen icons go for $1000 on ebay, banged up and broken ones missing triggers. We've all seen the recasts (a few of us own them) go for upwards of $500.
Anyway, I'm rambling. GB - one more reason for me to be jealous of your damn collection!!!!