And to keep it On-Topic...
that Root Beer Rambou, is pretty.
;-)
-Scott
On Aug 14, 2:11 pm, "S.Cutshall" wrote:
> On Aug 14, 4:22 am, JoelMatthews wrote:
>
> > Personally, I just think it is kind of fun to see how close to the end
> > of an auction I can bid without being too late. Yes, I am
On Aug 14, 4:22 am, JoelMatthews wrote:
> Personally, I just think it is kind of fun to see how close to the end
> of an auction I can bid without being too late. Yes, I am easily
> amused.
Pretty spot on, really.
It can be fun.
-Scott
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In general... people dig the thrill.
Ever watch an auction live or on TV for big ticket items [super rare
cars, whole estates, artwork, etc]... you can see it in their eyes--
it's bloodsport with bank accounts.
-Scott
On Aug 14, 3:02 am, GeorgeS wrote:
> I hope I'm not being too dense but I sti
> I hope I'm not being too dense but I still don't understand the last-
> minute bidding game.
Conventional wisdom is that bid items get more interest than unbid
items and items with more bids get more interest than those with
less. So by waiting until the last minute, you get a chance at a
bette
I hope I'm not being too dense but I still don't understand the last-
minute bidding game. If you've got a personal limit of what you are
willing to pay for the item and you bid that amount for starters, you
won't ever pay more and you may pay a lot less depending on other
bidding. Why wait to th
Mike and Kim
A Nobilette Riv would be delightful. Definitely in the running.
On Aug 10, 10:05 pm, kps wrote:
> Bill, in THAT case, you shouldn't feel defeated at all! I think a
> 650B w hetres sounds awesome! Why not Riv custom/Nobilette?
> Whichever boulder you choose, here's to your new bik
Bill, in THAT case, you shouldn't feel defeated at all! I think a
650B w hetres sounds awesome! Why not Riv custom/Nobilette?
Whichever boulder you choose, here's to your new bike. :-) Kim
On Aug 10, 11:42 pm, William wrote:
> Kim
>
> That's what I'm drawing along with Grant! A 650B Ramboui
Maybe it should start with an N? ( your builder that is)
BTW I was waiting and could have sniped it...just sold a 29er hardtail
and got cash! but I've got a similar plan on the 650B side.
I'm sure it will work out in the end.
~Mike~
On Aug 10, 9:42 pm, William wrote:
> Kim
>
> That's what I'm
Kim
That's what I'm drawing along with Grant! A 650B Rambouillet that
fits Hetres. I just need to pick my builder. Losing this auction
bumps that project up a notch.
living with defeat Bill
On Aug 10, 8:50 pm, kps wrote:
> william,
> i'm sorry you didn't win. i had hoped, at that price, you
william,
i'm sorry you didn't win. i had hoped, at that price, you were the
high bidder.
it was indeed a great deal for someone.
if i didn't already have a roadeo and a riv road custom (someone
else's custom), i'd have been tempted.
if i buy anything in addition to what i have, it's got to fit hetr
Yeah, the winning price was about $100 more than my max. My max was
sincere, and I'm fine with losing. I would have built it right up and
rode it straight away, but I'll live with the stable I've got.
On Aug 10, 8:17 pm, Ken Mattina wrote:
> If I remember right, I paid a thousand bucks for my R
If I remember right, I paid a thousand bucks for my Rambouillet frame, fork
and headset.
That buyer got a great deal.
Ken
On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 8:07 PM, rob markwardt wrote:
> Agreed. I would have thought just the frame would have sold close to
> that. Throw in Honjos, XTR wheels, and Mafac
Agreed. I would have thought just the frame would have sold close to
that. Throw in Honjos, XTR wheels, and Mafac brakes and that's a
deal. I've been thinking about selling my Rambo frame to finance
another but if that's the going rate I think I'll keep riding it.
On Aug 10, 8:00 pm, rcnute wro
Someone got a good deal!
Ryan
On Aug 9, 11:40 pm, Rob Harrison wrote:
> Oh man, that is beautiful...and perfectly sized for me
>
> Hm, I could buy it...as long as I can come and live with someone on
> the list, 'cause I'd be lookin' for new digs once my wife found
> out;)
>
> Rob in
I bid my absolute max just now, and I am leading. I'll be fine with
losing if I lose, and happy with winning if I win. Based on where the
price is now, I'd say I'm about 80% sure I'll be sniped out of it, but
I'm fine with that. The seller sounds like a cool guy and I hope he
is happy with what
one hour to the showdown! It would be nice to have but I'd want to re-
paint it. If it goes for under a Thou. I mght be tempted...
~Mike~
On Aug 10, 6:03 am, JoelMatthews wrote:
> > BUT, that still leaves me wondering if I am just slightly outbid. I ponder
> > the
> > question of perhaps the
> 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?
That is the impossible to resolve mystery of eBay. Did the winner
best your bid by a few dollars, or did the win
On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 14:59, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> How would this be an improvement over simply bidding as much as you are
> actually willing to pay in the first place?
>From eBay Psychology 101: If you bid earlier, the selling price is
likely to be higher. The longer the price is high, the m
Oh man, that is beautiful...and perfectly sized for me
Hm, I could buy it...as long as I can come and live with someone on
the list, 'cause I'd be lookin' for new digs once my wife found
out;)
Rob in Seattle
On Aug 9, 2010, at 7:20 PM, cyclotourist wrote:
Speaking of ebay and Ri
That's a nice looking frame, and it's my size. If I had an extra
$1700...
I've never purchased something from eBay. I hope to keep it that way.
--mike
On Aug 9, 7:20 pm, cyclotourist wrote:
> Speaking of ebay and Rivendell, this frame is stunning:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt
On Mon, 2010-08-09 at 17:51 -0700, Ken Yokanovich 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
Speaking of ebay and Rivendell, this frame is stunning:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330459226341
Someone please buy it!
On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 6:16 PM, JoelMatthews wrote:
> > How would this be an improvement over simply bidding as much as you are
> > actually willing to
> How would this be an improvement over simply bidding as much as you are
> actually willing to pay in the first place?
Schadenfreude, Steve. Schadenfreude.
The joy of eBay is not just in the winning. It is knowing someone
else lost.
And nothing elevates that pleasure more than waiting for tho
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
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 en
It does seem very nicely done. and it's my size thinking
William does have quite a few Rivs.. I have only one... I'll just
watch for the moment. No promises though.
~Mike~
On Aug 9, 5:51 pm, Ken Yokanovich
wrote:
> I'm with you William, the ebaY can be rough on the emotions. I
> subscr
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?
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 i
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
i
On Mon, 2010-08-09 at 15:02 -0700, William wrote:
> Scott, I agree with you. I've handled this auction wrong. I should
> have bid my limit at the start, and just be content to let it go if
> somebody went over the top. I didn't do that, and so here I am.
So go ahead and raise your bid to your l
Scott, I agree with you. I've handled this auction wrong. I should
have bid my limit at the start, and just be content to let it go if
somebody went over the top. I didn't do that, and so here I am.
On Aug 9, 2:51 pm, "S.Cutshall" wrote:
> Hope you win, but let me add please...
>
> I can never
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 hi
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
I was on the fence but came to the realization I don't need another
Riv at this point in my life. So I'm out. Good Luck Bill!
On Aug 9, 3:42 pm, William wrote:
> I'm currently the high bidder, and have been for several days. I
> doubt that my current bid will win, but I really do want it and wil
I'm currently the high bidder, and have been for several days. I
doubt that my current bid will win, but I really do want it and will
put it right to use if I do win. If somebody does outbid my current
max bid I will most likely bid again.
If anyone here on the list is planning to blow me out of
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I was thinking the same, only I can think of a number of frames from
the 1970s that had this and other variants of brown.
When is someone going to put a 62-cm Ramb up for auction (or FS on
this list)? I've been looking for 1.5 years and still nothing...
Will
On Aug 4, 10:47 am, JoelMatthew
Looks nice - but that is a problem for me.
If seller were offering in scratched up mode it would have been the
perfect candidate to buy and fit with posts for the Braze on Paul
Racer M.
As it is, I would hate to strip off the new paint job.
On Aug 3, 11:31 pm, rcnute wrote:
> Wow, I love this c
Same here. Love my Rambouillet. If only it were a 56.
Bill
In a message dated 8/4/2010 7:36:23 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
mhech...@gmail.com writes:
Very nice, if it was my size I'd bid on it. The Ram is a great road
bike; I love the way mine rides.
Michael
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Very nice. Sort of reminds me of the brown Raleigh used to use.
Except much nicer.
Don't know the seller, but he has had a few nice bikes for sale
recently.
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN
On Aug 4, 6:36 am, MichaelH wrote:
> Very nice, if it was my size I'd bid on it. The Ram is a great road
> bike;
Very nice, if it was my size I'd bid on it. The Ram is a great road
bike; I love the way mine rides.
Michael
On Aug 4, 12:32 am, rcnute wrote:
> Try this:http://tiny.cc/maphy
>
> Ryan
>
> On Aug 3, 9:31 pm, rcnute wrote:
>
>
>
> > Wow, I love this color! I don't think I've seen a Rivendell li
Nice color...a cream headtube would be great too!
On Aug 3, 11:32 pm, rcnute wrote:
> Try this:http://tiny.cc/maphy
>
> Ryan
>
> On Aug 3, 9:31 pm, rcnute wrote:
>
> > Wow, I love this color! I don't think I've seen a Rivendell like
> > this. http://tiny.cc/wreyu
>
> > Ryan
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On Aug 3, 9:32 pm, rcnute wrote:
> Try this:http://tiny.cc/maphy
>
> Ryan
>
> On Aug 3, 9:31 pm, rcnute wrote:
>
> > Wow, I love this color! I don't think I've seen a Rivendell like
> > this. http://tiny.cc/wreyu
>
> > Ryan
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On Aug 3, 9:31 pm, rcnute wrote:
> Wow, I love this color! I don't think I've seen a Rivendell like
> this. http://tiny.cc/wreyu
>
> Ryan
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