I'm relatively new to this hobby, and maybe there is already a thread answering this question (I poked around and couldn't quite find anything), but does anyone have any tips on how to get game used items directly from a player or team? This sort of thing has to take place pretty regularly, right? How does an average Joe get something without paying thousands via Steiner? Is this just a pipe-dream? Any tips some of you experts out there can provide a newbie?
Thanks,
-Marc