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Post Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 1:43 pm 
 

beyondthebreach wrote: Lest ye think ill of me . . .

No negotiating . . . I kept staring at it thinking do I want to even send a "question" to the seller (which I never do). So, after a few minutes I simply placed a bid of $125 (again, I usually never place bids early).

I click "place bid" and ebay says my bid is "at or above the Buy it Now price.

What? 8O I went back and checked out the description . . . it was edited and a BIN added while I was looking at it. If I had bid 1 penny less, the bid would have registered and I would have never realized it!

Nice!



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Seems that you may have been the very fortunate beneficiary of someone else's hard work. :wink:  I am sure you will be hearing about it if its someone from here. :twisted:


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Post Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 2:26 pm 
 

Revised 8.58.07 PST and Ended at 9.01.20 PST.
Someone must be seriously pissed at that. :D
Did the seller mention that he'd coloured in the pictures with magic marker?


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Post Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 2:33 pm 
 

mbassoc2003 wrote:Revised 8.58.07 PST and Ended at 9.01.20 PST.
Someone must be seriously pissed at that. :D
Did the seller mention that he'd coloured in the pictures with magic marker?

Is this an admission of guilt?  :wink:


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Post Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 2:38 pm 
 

bclarkie wrote:
mbassoc2003 wrote:Revised 8.58.07 PST and Ended at 9.01.20 PST.
Someone must be seriously pissed at that. :D
Did the seller mention that he'd coloured in the pictures with magic marker?

Is this an admission of guilt?? :twisted:

I wish.
If I'd seen it I'd have either slammed in an initial bid, or asked thye seller to remove it from auction completely. And I'd have set the price more generously that $125. Maybe the pics really are coloured in. :D


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Post Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 3:08 pm 
 

mbassoc2003 wrote:
bclarkie wrote:Is this an admission of guilt?? :twisted:

I wish.
If I'd seen it I'd have either slammed in an initial bid, or asked thye seller to remove it from auction completely. And I'd have set the price more generously that $125. Maybe the pics really are coloured in. :D

No matter what, I can tell you if it was me, I would seriously distraught. :(   Talk about being in the right place at the right time. 8O


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Post Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 3:32 pm 
 

Well, let's put it in perspective.  I was bidding on it anyway, so the BIN would have been spoiled in any case.  Once that happened, it was just a matter of time until the high rollers locked in on it and decided the outcome in the last minute.

Does that help?  :)


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Post Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 3:47 pm 
 

beyondthebreach wrote:Does that help? :)

Not particularly! :P
  

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Post Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 4:02 pm 
 

Christ, guys, can't you be happy that he won it............


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Post Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 4:18 pm 
 

Deadlord36 wrote:Christ, guys, can't you be happy that he won it............


Umm, yes.  I am quite happy that he was able to get that.  I already congratulated him on it. :?


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Post Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 4:38 pm 
 

It could not have happened to a more deserving guy! Congrats Paul!!!

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Post Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 4:53 pm 
 

Dude that was me that negioated that dam it... well one of three by his post anyway... s$%$#^%$#6%^$%#

Brette:(


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bclarkie wrote:
Damn it, that thing sat out there without a bid for almost 12 hours. 8O How long did it take to negotiate that one. :wink: Nice Win though :D


Lest ye think ill of me . . .

No negotiating . . . I kept staring at it thinking do I want to even send a "question" to the seller (which I never do). So, after a few minutes I simply placed a bid of $125 (again, I usually never place bids early).

I click "place bid" and ebay says my bid is "at or above the Buy it Now price.

What? 8O I went back and checked out the description . . . it was edited and a BIN added while I was looking at it. If I had bid 1 penny less, the bid would have registered and I would have never realized it!

Nice!



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Post Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 5:30 pm 
 

Could someone please translate Brette's post for me??  :D


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Post Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 6:04 pm 
 

In case anyone is interested in some old Raistlin Ral Partha Dragonlance minis:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...AMESE%3AIT&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...AMESE%3AIT&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
  

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Post Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 7:25 pm 
 



cant access them pages...


Are we nearly there yet?
  

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Post Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 1:14 am 
 

Absolutely fantastic win BTB. :D  Supremely lucky with the timing of your bid. Unfortunate there Brette. Here's hoping for another chance at a good one for you next time.....
  

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Post Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 1:18 am 
 

what can I say... on another totally unrelated subject can anyone point me were you can hire assasins on the net??

AdderMcOne wrote:Absolutely fantastic win BTB. :D Supremely lucky with the timing of your bid. Unfortunate there Brette. Here's hoping for another chance at a good one for you next time.....
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Post Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 7:43 am 
 

killjoy32 wrote:


cant access them pages...

D'oh Bart! Sorry, my bad. Looks like the links got truncated for some reason. Let's try that again...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... %3AIT&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... %3AIT&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... %3AIT&rd=1
  

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Post Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 11:00 am 
 

beasterbrook wrote:what can I say... on another totally unrelated subject can anyone point me were you can hire assasins on the net??

AdderMcOne wrote:Absolutely fantastic win BTB. :D Supremely lucky with the timing of your bid. Unfortunate there Brette. Here's hoping for another chance at a good one for you next time.....


Personally, I wouldn't be too proud about talking anyone into selling a collector's item worth $750+ for $125. I'd be happy to BIN it or win it if it went as a normal auction without getting noticed by others who had the chance to find it. But talking an unknowing seller into this kind of deal seems greedy to me. Yes, the seller should have done some basic research. But as he obviously didn't, does that give anyone the right to rip him off the way he actually got ripped off? Yes, we live in a bad world, I know. Doesn't that fact oblige us to follow some simple ethical guidelines in collecting? How morally correct is the question "Is there a BIN for this item?" anyway?

I know many of you will disagree with me. I'm ready to get flamed for this, but I don't care. If I am not the only one who thinks this way, it would be nice to see some basic discussion about this issue.


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