Yeah, I never understood the whole " I have to have it first" mentality. Pay more than anybody else just to have it on the for sale section a month after, at a loss, no less.
But whatever.
Not the best idea, but like you said whatever
patience pays off
Though I have gone the ebay route twice on hot toys figures I couldn't wait to get, first was Last Stand Wolverine and recently the Silver Centurion, but its not a common practice of mine