When you look at it like that Andy I can understand, although I was lucky enough to walk away with some bargains, mainly radio components that would sell for ten or even twenty times more on Ebay, didn't even do much bartering just asked how much will you take and it was a done deal.
I met with Gerry G4NYC as he had some gear I pre-arranged collection, I ended up spending another lump of money with him just off the cuff as he had an old radio I wanted - win win.
Cheers
Rob.