eBay - the thrill of the chase...

[Paul the 6th]

always seems like a good idea when you're bidding on stuff, but then afterwards you realise you were focused on outbidding the other guy and you probably wouldn't have paid so much for the item if you hadn't got all competitive

bastrds...

[Heed]

Wht did you overspend on?

[DarrenSV650S]

Yeh that's why I prefer buy it now's

[Paul the 6th]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220270672967

randomly there were no other bidders and i got it for starting price :)

[Wideboy]

thing that annoys me is why people bid on something when there is days left until the end of the auction, completely defeats the object :smt021

[kwak zzr]

i was bidding on a tail tidy for the gixer RRP £39.99 and it stated this in the advert so i bid up to £35 on it with £5 postage but got outbid? some numpty paid £44 inc post and packing! £4 more expencive than buying it from your local bike shop?

[fizzwheel]

This is why I snipe my bids. I work out what I am willing to pay and then set it up to snipe 2 secs before the auction ends.

Like kwak I work out what a new one will cost me and then work out what my maximum bid will be from there.

[DarrenSV650S]

thing that annoys me is why people bid on something when there is days left until the end of the auction, completely defeats the object :smt021
No. If two people place the same highest maximum bid, it is the person who put the bid in first that wins it. Also, if you're not going to be home when the auction ends then you've got to put a bid in early

[Paul the 6th]

hence why I bidded 15.07 just incase someone else bid 15 quid :)

[carsounds_dan]

I hate ebay.. back when beanie babies were the thing my parents brought loads...
I moved out last year and now my old room has become a storage area for about 1000 beanie babies all stored in zip-lock bags completely cataloged. one day i will take them all out of the bag, pile them up and throw in paint grenades.

[lukemillar]

thing that annoys me is why people bid on something when there is days left until the end of the auction, completely defeats the object :smt021

Not if you're the person selling the item......

[lukemillar]

I hate ebay.. back when beanie babies were the thing my parents brought loads...
I moved out last year and now my old room has become a storage area for about 1000 beanie babies all stored in zip-lock bags completely cataloged. one day i will take them all out of the bag, pile them up and throw in paint grenades.

Then, in say 50 years time, someone will appear on the antiques roadshow with a 1000 strong beanie baby collection that gets valued at 200k! You'll love your parents then ;)

[Tiger 55]

more expencive than buying it from your local bike shop?
What if you don't have a local bike shop? Not much on the Western Isles (Barra, Benbecula etc) for example. And a lot of people in Cornwall don't even realise there's more UK after the Tamar...

[dirtydog]

thing that annoys me is why people bid on something when there is days left until the end of the auction, completely defeats the object :smt021


Why does it defeat the object? How I do ebay is like this... I find what i'm looking for, see if it's cheaper than buying from a shop/dealer/whatever, decide what it's worth to me and then bid that amount as my highest bid taking into consideration the p&p and then I leave it.

If I win then great if I don't then someone obviously wanted it more than I did and that's reflected in their bid which is higher than mine.

[shonadoll]

No. If two people place the same highest maximum bid, it is the person who put the bid in first that wins it. Also, if you're not going to be home when the auction ends then you've got to put a bid in early

Auctionstealer is handy if you aren't there at the end.

[AndyBrad]

i know what your saying chap. got some leather trousers on ebay the other day. not bad but there a size too small for me. what a tit :(

[Nicky S]

I hate ebay.. back when beanie babies were the thing my parents brought loads...
I moved out last year and now my old room has become a storage area for about 1000 beanie babies all stored in zip-lock bags completely cataloged. one day i will take them all out of the bag, pile them up and throw in paint grenades.


ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh poor beanie babies :(

[punyXpress]

i know what your saying chap. got some leather trousers on ebay the other day. not bad but there a size too small for me. what a tit :(
Surely the tit goes in the jacket?? :confused:

[punyXpress]

[quote=Paul the 6th;1607962]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220270672967

Not as good as his books on the ( original ) Elite and Eleven.
Why is it an American who writes such exquisite books? :confused:

[Sideshow#36]

I hate ebay.. back when beanie babies were the thing my parents brought loads...
I moved out last year and now my old room has become a storage area for about 1000 beanie babies all stored in zip-lock bags completely cataloged. one day i will take them all out of the bag, pile them up and throw in paint grenades.

Or sell them and make a frikkin fortune! :takeabow: