Yeah, and now I'm outbid. I guess that still gives me all night to really contemplate my max/max to take a shot at it in the morning.
On Aug 9, 5:51 pm, Ken Yokanovich <reflector.collec...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm with you William, the ebaY can be rough on the emotions. I > subscribe to the put your top bid in and hope it's enough. BUT, that > still leaves me wondering if I am just slightly outbid. I ponder the > question of perhaps the other bidder was willing to only pay a couple > of bucks more than I bid? > > I know the seller and he has some very nice bicycles and one of the > greatest people I know to boot! I know that he really likes the > Rambouillet, this is his second. I don't think it would be too much if > I out him a little and say that he was never really wild about the > orange on the first one, thought he would try a little something > different on the second. The bicycle looks really sharp in person, > particularly when built up with silver components. The single color > really looks sharp. The powder is a bit thicker so the shorelines of > the lugs aren't quite as crisp as what you get with wet paint. But, > you do gain the durability of the finish and Spectrum does probably > the best job with powder in the business. > > I think if it were not for a really unique opportunity to pick > something else up, he would likely hang on to the bike. I am certain > that the winning bidder will ultimately be very pleased with the bike. > Don't worry, there are still a couple of Rivendells in the > collection. In fact, I think it was the Blériot that warmed his heart > to the whole 650b world. Good luck with your bidding William, just > over a day until we'll know if you are the winner! > > On Aug 9, 6:36 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Scott and Steve > > > You are both right. The stress is really based on wanting the thing > > and wanting it for the price I want it for. Sure, if somebody wanted > > that Rambu so badly that they bid $4000 for it, I would on one level > > be fine with that, but on another, you're still bummed you couldn't > > have it at your price. I'll make sure my real max is in there when it > > needs to be in there. Thanks > > > On Aug 9, 3:54 pm, "S.Cutshall" <clotht...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Redundant question, Steve... > > > > that's what I am saying [only exception being: known fact that most > > > bidding on high-end/desirable goods on The Bay happen in the last 20 > > > seconds... so again, know your Max-Bid, program it in for the > > > recommended 6 second protocol, walk away, enjoy life, and then check > > > it after the fact]. > > > > Re: the last 20 seconds... > > > > Recently sold a very high-end 18" bass drum on The Bay. It was a 0.99 > > > cent auction [let the market decide and all that... but very risky on > > > my behalf as a seller], 7 day auction, bass drum was stalled at > > > $199.99 for 6 of those days [not good on my end]... final day, 30 > > > seconds to go, each time I hit Refresh on my browser to watch my day > > > get better [or much, much, worse], the bidding popped from 3 bids > > > @199.99 to 17 bids and a final of $1034.00. > > > > -Scott > > > > On Aug 9, 2:59 pm, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > > > > > On Mon, 2010-08-09 at 14:51 -0700, S.Cutshall wrote: > > > > > Hope you win, but let me add please... > > > > > > I can never quite understand the eBay "Refresh-n-Stress" method of > > > > > bidding. Recently I've won a coupla things on The Bay, and even more > > > > > recently I've sold [and am selling] a metric poop-ton of high end > > > > > drums & cymbals... and it seems to me that it's logical to approach > > > > > these sorts of things with two thoughts: > > > > > > 1. Know your limit, your budget, what you are willing to go to... and > > > > > then that's that. > > > > > > And then... > > > > > > 2. Just use something like 'Snipe It' [which is a legal eBay bidding > > > > > device]. > > > > > > And really, that's it. > > > > > > PS-> You can read more about 'Snipe It' here [and download it too, if > > > > > interested]... > > > > > >https://www.myibay.com/ > > > > > How would this be an improvement over simply bidding as much as you are > > > > actually willing to pay in the first place? > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
