The "Auctions I Lost" thread

Discussion in 'General Shaving Talk' started by PLANofMAN, Jul 27, 2015.

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  1. MarshalArtist

    MarshalArtist Psychiatric Help 5¢

    What deeper meaning does that have for you?
     
    MarshalArtist, Aug 31, 2015
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  2. Darkbulb

    Darkbulb Cookie Hoarder

    Nice try :)
     
    Darkbulb, Aug 31, 2015
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  3. MarshalArtist

    MarshalArtist Psychiatric Help 5¢

    You think that I think you're pregnant and have begun to show? I think we can eliminate that thought since I have never seen you in person. I intended to remark about your poor personal hygiene--as evidenced by the persistent dermatitis on your gluteus for which you sought our counsel sometime back.
    What deeper significance did you place in that auto-correct error…if you feel comfortable sharing that with us?
     
    MarshalArtist, Aug 31, 2015
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  4. Darkbulb

    Darkbulb Cookie Hoarder

    [Dislike]-button :p

    Sorry for derailing the thread - back on track to auctions we lost.
     
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    Darkbulb, Aug 31, 2015
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  5. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    What happened to patient-doctor confidentially?
     
    PLANofMAN, Aug 31, 2015
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  6. GDCarrington

    GDCarrington Burma Shave

    Well you have to pay 5 cents to get that!
     
    GDCarrington, Aug 31, 2015
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  7. MarshalArtist

    MarshalArtist Psychiatric Help 5¢

    If he has mentioned it in a public forum, it is not confidential. Besides which he demanded a refund.
     
    MarshalArtist, Sep 1, 2015
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  8. david of central florida

    david of central florida Rhubarb Rubber

    I hate( seriously dislike, not good to hate) waiting on auctions, sorta wish they all had buy it now options. can you contact the seller and ask to buy it now?
     
    david of central florida, Sep 1, 2015
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  9. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    I'm waiting on a five day auction to end so I can get what I want. Gixen has helped me avoid auction anxiety...somewhat.

    As for contacting the seller, it never hurts to try.
     
    PLANofMAN, Sep 1, 2015
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  10. david of central florida

    david of central florida Rhubarb Rubber

    how does gixen help?
    I'm not gonna contact him, just thinking out loud
     
    david of central florida, Sep 1, 2015
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  11. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    You just plug in the item number and the highest price you're willing to pay. Gixen automatically submits your bid in the last few seconds of the auction. Then you just sit back and wait for the "please pay now" email.

    You can also set it up to bid on "grouped" items. Say you want a Fatboy. You can set it up so you are bidding on 18 different Fatboys all ending at different times. The first one you win cancels all the other Fatboy snipes.
     
    PLANofMAN, Sep 1, 2015
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  12. Slow Joe

    Slow Joe Relishing his obsession

    Sounds useful. Especially as I've been outbid on every Fatboy I ever bid on.
     
    Slow Joe, Sep 1, 2015
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  13. david of central florida

    david of central florida Rhubarb Rubber

    if your the highest bidder.
    say you've got twenty dollar high bid, with a thirty max. can someone bid 20.50 with just seconds to go and use the clock to get their bid in last, or do they honor my highest bidder status until someone bid over my max bid?
     
    david of central florida, Sep 1, 2015
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  14. mrchick

    mrchick Odd, Terrible Avatar

    Your bid will go up by the next increment until one of you max's out. If the increment was .50 you would automatically get it for $21.00. If he bid a max of $23.00, you would get it for $23.50. If his max bid was $32.00, he would get it for $30.50.
     
    mrchick, Sep 1, 2015
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  15. david of central florida

    david of central florida Rhubarb Rubber

    that's what I thought.
    the only way to keep someone from sniping an item is to keep a high max.
     
    david of central florida, Sep 1, 2015
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  16. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    Yep. But it also prevents people from doing "nibbling" bids. Let's say you bid $20 at the beginning of an auction. The starting price is $10.00. Someone bids $11, then $12, then $13 and so on until they beat your bid, because eBay will automatically bid for you until your cap is reached.

    If your snipe is $20, and Gixen puts that bid in at the last second, a nibbler will only have time to put in that one $11 bid, and then you'll win the item for $11.50 or $12.

    If someone has a higher top bid, you'll still lose regardless of whether it comes as a snipe or as a high initial bid.
     
    PLANofMAN, Sep 1, 2015
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  17. Spud

    Spud Well-Known Member

    When I was totally new to eBay I bid on a porcelain shave soap holder with a lid. I was the only bidder for about four days and I thought "great, no one is interested in this thing and I'm going to win it". In the last two seconds I found out what sniping meant.
     
    Spud, Sep 2, 2015
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  18. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    Lost out on this guy.
    http://m.ebay.com/itm/291551934972?_mwBanner=1
    [​IMG]
    There's a pretty good chance there's a Rooney or Simpson knot in that brush, considering the red box. It went for $36.50, an amount I considered surprising, because the brush is monogrammed with "TSHH," lowering it's value considerably. I had a $15 snipe set on it.
    [​IMG]
     
    PLANofMAN, Sep 7, 2015
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  19. Darkbulb

    Darkbulb Cookie Hoarder

    This week's losses:

    1) This Kent brush...that went to someone on here... ;)
    (I believe it has a spider in it though..)
    [​IMG]

    2) GEM razor
    As pretty as it is...or could be...it sold for way over what I was capped at
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    3) Schick Floating Head
    Sold for twice what I was willing to spend...
    [​IMG]
     
    Darkbulb, Sep 7, 2015
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  20. radmit

    radmit Well-Known Member

    too many to mention, not just shaving gear.

    I think the problem is that there are too many shady people on ebay
     
    radmit, Sep 8, 2015
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