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So like I keep making offers on ebay and getting them to post buy it nows but keep getting sniped....last time was an ambicut hone and this time....wow...swaty, labeled escher, and belgian hone for $100....sigh
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...058874&alt=web
I feel your pain. Its only since I started using straights that I have used eBay and I know sniping is not exactly against the rules but to me there is something a bit underhanded about it. Lots of times I have been the only bidder and with 10 secs to go some scrotom (is that word allowed, apologies if its not) has put a bid in and I loose :( I am however learning the game now !
Earlier today, same thing I was the sole bidder on 3 razors from the same vendor. A bidr that stood for 3 days or so.
Then with 10 secs to go I get the "you have been outbid" (I must say on all my Max bid was higher than the 3 day winning bid). 0 time to respond so I lost this one Vintage Kropp Cut Throat Razor | eBay
A couple of minutes later and I lost the second one in the same way http://www.ebay.com/itm/271516773248
By now I knew what was going on, the 3rd one had 3mins left. My current winning bid was £0.99 and Max was £5. From the pattern I was fairly sure the sniper was going in below £10 so I raised my Max bid to £18 with 30 secs to go. Low and behold at 2secs left the bid shot up to £9 but I won it. It was this one and I think out of the three it was the ccream of the crop (I could be wrong and probably am but it sure felt good to stick it to the sniper lol) http://www.ebay.com/itm/271516774875
Like I said I find it a bit underhanded but it seems that sometimes you have to play dirty :(
Out of interest did I get the best of the bunch ?
Sniping is the only way to win most times, fellas. Nothing unfair or underhanded about it. There is a timeframe in which to bid and the last seconds are as fair as the first few! Bidding before the end is a sure-fire way to get outbid. Even then, padding the bid a bit gives some room to beat the last second bids, but don't count on it! Even those who snipe know their limit.
They also may know more about what something is worth than the other bidders as well.
Then there are the sniping programs! ;)
They are bin items that were previously not bin, as soon as they change it to bin they get sniped...not talking last second snipes lol
There is a way around us sniping pariah its called stepping up. Simple isn't it?
Not complaining, just glad I got it changed to bin for someone lol....just hope it was someone here....sadly the lister didnt message me that they were going to change it to bin for me
Well I'm learning the game and sniping does appear to be the name of the game..... Sadly IMO.
3rd party sniping scripts however are a totally different matter and I personally don't think they should be allowed (if indeed they are allowed, I would think policing that would be almost impossible anyway)
Sooooooo what about the razor I did manage to snaffle. Would anyone have any info on it. I'm not interested in what its worth but I am interested in its date, origins etc. Thank you in advance for any info :D
Sellers canceling bids for better offers and people lowballing unknowing sellers is underhanded. IMHO. This is why I will often quickly place minimum bids on items, especially 'hot' items I don't even want, and sometimes it works..
I like a level playing field. If a seller lists an item as BIN undervalued, that is on them.
Yes! I have made a few offers on things which have no bids. Sometimes with fine results. I would never make an offer on something with bids, though. Things listed a BIN's are just that. Fair play to request lowering it a bit? I think fine!Quote:
Originally Posted by ScienceGuy
Sounds like software nailing your butt Dennis. Do these newly BIN items have a previous bid on them ? If not it still sounds like software to me. If it isn't I am going to pay to have some programmed. Sounds like somebody is getting your good deals without the work. Somehow they figured out the easy pickin's or you do just have the bad luck.Quote:
Originally Posted by DennisBarberShop
Ahhhh now I read this part.... ""sadly the lister didnt message me that they were going to change it to bin for me""
You have to confirm your bid with less than 4 seconds to go to be reasonably sure you wont be out bid.
Well, it doesn't matter to the seller whether it is you who bought it or somebody else - he knew he has a buyer willing to take it for $100, and if somebody else does it before them he still got the sale.Quote:
Originally Posted by DennisBarberShop
Did you tell him you'd have paid $150 or $200 if he'd have made sure he sold it to you :)
More money is pretty much the only incentive to prefer one buyer over another, but then he may have decided to just let it run and could've gotten the $300+ market price.
Nah I just let it go
Whomever won that auction got a SERIOUS deal, hope they bought a lottery ticket that same day, dang!
Rub it in, they should thank me for haggling it to a bin for them haha
I have seen some of your finds. You are definitely ahead of the game. I have read your posts and Ebay finds, you have more than most. I will bet you have at least 10 barbers hones and at least that many various grit hones. That said I feel your pain:cry:. I hate getting sniped and BIN out from under me. But Ebay messed up and bid me up by $6.00 over my max bid and I scored another Boker Magnetic Steel blade.:rock: I feel your pain, I take what the E bay gods giveth.
Nice man, my first restore was a boker magnetic damascus and I still enjoy shaving with it in my weekly rotation.
You seem like a really straight shooter. I feel for your worst best luck.But I've seen some of your hauls in terms of straights. I can man up an say kudos to you and I am a bit jealous.
Kinda like that member who was given an Escher plus some great straights this past week.
To stay on point ,you are a blessed man,just on your finds and hauls.
Just know WE all hate snipes and snakey BIN pop-ups.
I am currently bidding and because of your story, I am over bidding by $100. you want it ..it'll cost you
Just to clarify ,I was under the impression that the boker in discussion was used in your babershop. Do you use it in personal or proffesional use? or both? kinda confused? Secondly you shared the pics of your restore and I want to say " Nice Work".
I use it on customers as well as myself....I have like 10 SR laying on my backbar that I use on a daily basis, each one slightly different grind/size. I tend to lean towards the 5/8 on customers though as its easier to maneuver around ears and necks I find.
I grew up in a family of antique dealers so I'm always picking for good deals its in my blood....I still lack a coticule and an actual Escher and I only own one barber hone so the lot wouldst been nice, not that my bouts are bad I have been wanting a larger sized one though, and I know a couple people wanting a thuringian that would have liked to have one of my bouts.
I really wasn't ticked I didn't get it in time I was only dissapointed. Posted this saying someone got a heck of a deal is all based on my offer I made to the people listing the item.
Yeah most barber shops gave up wet shaving long ago, my shop is the only one in this area of Kentucky that does it. A dying art for sure.
I had amazing luck this week I found a awesomely fine stone in a rock pile.Quote:
Originally Posted by DennisBarberShop
what kind of rock pile?? beginner trying to learn.
I just scored another barbers hone to use for my personal use only.