I just got Snaked!

[BrigmasterA]

So I was bidding on this sweet-looking black and white '57 columbia mid-weight from on ebay. It looked sweet, and my little brother lives in Idaho so I wasn't gonna have to pay shipping. But within the last half hour, I got snaked. :x Oh well. It's the ones you almost had that keep you coming back right? :wink: Just wanted to whine a little bit. If someone here got it, I can't wait to see it...

 

[thatismytruck]

I was watching that one I think. I almost bid. decided to work on the frame I have instead.

a really good looking frame.

 

[user 135]

Was the seller Easywind2? Mark is a great guy. He organizes the local swap every year.

I think getting snaked is part of the ebay addiction. :mrgreen:

 

[BrigmasterA]

Yeah that was the frame and the seller was easywind. His message confirmed his name as mark, and he did seem like a nice guy. Like I said no big deal, I just wanted to whine... If I really wanted that bad, I shoulda had a higher bid, blah blah blah... I'm sure you all know the story... On to something new that I want.

 

[Slick Rick]

Sniper bids are just a right of passage on E-pay. Sometimes the higher bid thing doesn't work out either. I saw a really nice pair of struts one time, I wanted them badly! No reserve auction, checked it out 2 hours before the end, had not bid as of yet, bid was at $43.00 and had been there for 24 hours or so. So I put in $100.00 and thought Hah, victory is mine! Went back and sat down, ready to make my pay-pal pmt. 4 seconds to go BANG! Winning Bid $100.25 E-mail window pops up simultaneosly "E-bay, you have been out bid" I wanted to strangle somebody! Had to sit back and laugh though, I really did not want to drop a c-note on them. So I just told myself he deserves them, he certainly payed well for them. :wink: Later & PEACE!!!

 

[PoppaShango]

I feel for you bro. Ebay is now all about sniper bidding. What I do now is just place a max bid and just not look at it until it's over. Saves that competitive agro..lol. Sometimes it works out though. The day before yesterday I got outbid on a handlebar stem. I checked the winning bid and it was 24 seconds before it ended. I figured, oh well ...maybe next time. Then I checked my email on ebay and the person that was auctioning the stem sent me a second chance offer on another identical stem for less than what the sniper got it for. Everyone was happy!