Faith;
You mean stuff like believing that the 6th army in Stalingrad was really going to get 600 tons a day of supply flown in by the fat dude? After he swore his air arm could take care of Dunkirk...
It is all about follow through.
I was hard core like you at one time, now I look to buy as cheap as I can because I know that PA will jack the price 30%, 50%, 100% or 150% before they self implode.
Rinse & repeat
“I got a great deal on some French WW2 army surplus guns. Never used and only dropped once...”