Thread: Ever gone overboard?

I'm going to own up here:

After weeks of unsuccessful attempts to procure a "bargain" on ebay, I finally got sick of being sniped in the last 2 seconds of an auction. Really, really sick of it

So, I picked out a likely looking blade, and put a ridiculously large "maximum bid" on it (can you see where this is going...?).

Long story short, I'm now the proud owner of a 13/16 "near mint" JR hollow at the bargain price of 113USD (plus P&H).

Don't get me wrong, I'm glad I won. But I seem to have defeated my purpose of bidding on ebay in the first place...

On the bright side, I may just have set a new record for JR hollows on ebay

On the down side, I've just let eveyone know I'm the shmuck who drove up ebay prices for Joseph Rodgers blades

James.

Ohhh man, that's... ouch. I watched a bunch glide very quickly out of my grasp this weekend, but I did manage to snag one for only slightly more than I meant for it to go, but... 113 dollars...

It got bumped all the way up to that? Or did you just set a hard bid at 113?

Of course no price is too dear for a lovely razor

No, it got bumped up to that - I did have it for about 65USD with about 5 seconds to go...

James.

Glad to know you Schmuck my name is Schlemiel!

Wow someone snipe-bumped it nearly 60 bucks, I bet he was doing the exact same thing you were, way over-shooting it to make sure he outlasted your set price...

Bet his eyes were popping out when he saw someone valued it higher than his super-high bid, haha

Originally Posted by JMS

Glad to know you Schmuck my name is Schlemiel!

LOL! Thanks Mark

James.

Originally Posted by bgertz

Wow someone snipe-bumped it nearly 60 bucks, I bet he was doing the exact same thing you were, way over-shooting it to make sure he outlasted your set price...

Bet his eyes were popping out when he saw someone valued it higher than his super-high bid, haha

Yeah. I'd been watching other JR auctions from a seller called tommyrazor - some nice, interesting blades - and they all sat at low-ish prices until the final 3 seconds then BAMM! Up they went as the snipers came out.

So, I figured out the only way to win one was to set a really, really, really high max. bid. Worked - a bit too well.

Oh well - live and learn. Just have to hide the credit card bill from the wife (hey - I like a peaceful life...)

James.

Been there and done that. I've over-paid on an NOS Revisor and a Friodur. You just get sick of losing sometimes and before you know it....

Jordan

Originally Posted by jnich67

Been there and done that. I've over-paid on an NOS Revisor and a Friodur. You just get sick of losing sometimes and before you know it....

Jordan

Yep - that's pretty much what happened. At least I'm in good company

James.

Ahh yes, those tommyrazor auctions are a nice lot of blades it seems. Missed out on a couple myself, but did manage to snag the one, as I said before.

People sure do like to shell out for those big 6/8, 8/8 and bigger 'Celebrated...' wedges from Wade & Butcher, and tommyrazor had a few up.

I got a Joseph Smith and Sons, Sheffield with an interesting engraving, but I would rather have gotten one of those W&B's I think.

I don't think I even saw the Joseph Rodgers you ended up winning, tommyrazor's got so so so many razors up, lol.