Well, I'm not going one cent over what I already bid. I'm good at putting a limit and sticking to it. Now if Scribe wants to go higher, that's a different story.
Did you see that the store that was selling it is on Arcade St. They also say they are selling a red coat that the Vulcs wear around town also. I thought that was a no no to sell your coat...according to the Vulcans.
I have found it interesting how some people value things.
I did a Columbia search and someone had a bid of 17000 on a patch. Unbelievable. Almost makes you wish you had been there for take off and bought a bunch of them.
i guess i understand it from the point of view of someone like me, who 9 times out of 10 doesn't bid on an item until its last minutes up to prolong the start of the inevitable bidding war.
Basically its premise is to get people lulled into a price say x product for $25 but you know it has a value of $50 (Or that's what you are willing to pay.) So initially you place a bid of $25. Someone over bids you @ $30 and during the last minutes of the auction the program places your max bid of $50. You get product x for $31 and the whole price bidding war is eliminated.
Place instant bids for you or it can set up time delayed bids (sniping!) to be placed just before the auction ends to make sure that YOU get the last bid in!
Sniping is the eBay term for entering a bid as late as possible in the auction. To be considered a full snipe, there needs to be essentially no time available for somebody monitoring the auction to enter a reactive bid.
Yup! It's a complete suit coat and pants circa 1969! I'll be wearin the coat at the pre-dig from now on! The chick who got the snowsuit, was "thinkin" about coming back for it....Too bad for her! Snipe this!
I can't do the polyester pants....but it's cool to have the complete set. Guy said that he got some calls from some pissed off Vulcs that saw the other suit on e-bay...they wanted him to donate the stuff back to them. Apparently there's a "rule" about Vulc garb getting out to civilians...I'm a Vulc Bootlegger!
I think you can get arrested for impersonating a Vulcan? .....maybe not...Maybe Scribe can use it as a bargaining tool. She will donate the coat back to the Vulcans in exchange for use of one of the Fire trucks during the Carnival. ....A thought.
Sometimes people have their friends bid on the items to up the price.
Especially the one's that sell tons of stuff.
Well, I'm not going one cent over what I already bid. I'm good at putting a limit and sticking to it. Now if Scribe wants to go higher, that's a different story.
I would go a little higher....I want that suit! I can wear it all year long!
ahh but the important question is would you have a new scribe hunting uniform?
Hmmm ... kingboreas out geocaching in a Vulcan suit ? I wonder if that's a business expense ?
NO LEAF BLOWERS ALLOWED!!!
Next time I see a leaf blower or a snow blower during the winter carival hunt!
I think I am going to jail!!!!
Almost used my rake wed night!! (on the Limp Blower)
no one would have seen anything if you had used your rake, marley :)
Marley- I too almost took that guy out with my rake...
She outbid me.
I waited until the last minute to raise my bid to $150, where she must have had a proxy bid because she got it for $152.50.
Oh well, at least the seller made out on the deal.
The bid was at $50 before I got into it.
Hmmm, it seems victoria1919 won that auction. Hmmmmm I wonder...
Guess not then.
Hmmm, it seems victoria1919 won that auction.
Yeah, isn't it ironic?
you were bidding against scribe all along. hehe.
I'm pretty new to e-bay, I had only bid one other time.
When I saw that it was Victoria1919 I thought for a minute it might be Ian playing a joke on me.
:-)
Did you see that the store that was selling it is on Arcade St. They also say they are selling a red coat that the Vulcs wear around town also. I thought that was a no no to sell your coat...according to the Vulcans.
joe!
scribe may be interested in that coat though...
Did you see that the store that was selling it is on Arcade St. They also say they are selling a red coat that the Vulcs wear around town also.
Yeah, I saw that. Told Scribe about it too. She said she's heading over there after class today.
I thought that was a no no to sell your coat...according to the Vulcans.
That's what I've heard as well.
maybe the owner of the stuff died.
Did you win that auction THX? I forgot to mark it to keep an eye on it.
Nope. I tried but wasn't willing to go any higher than $150
In case you're not aware, there are services, or programs that will put in a bid with like 1 second to go, ensuring a winning bid.
Oh, and maybe another former Vulcan thinks he can get that much.
I have found it interesting how some people value things.
I did a Columbia search and someone had a bid of 17000 on a patch. Unbelievable. Almost makes you wish you had been there for take off and bought a bunch of them.
In case you're not aware, there are services, or programs that will put in a bid with like 1 second to go, ensuring a winning bid.
Even if the person you're bidding against already has a proxy bid higher than yours?
yes, whatever it takes to win - if that's what you want. I wish I'd saved the link.
I'm confused.
How can that work if she already has a higher proxy bid, higher than my maximum proxy bid?
i'm not sure i understand that either. i mean isn't that why the proxy bid system is in place in the first place?
I'll have to find it, I'm not explaining it well. me2 knows about her, but I don't know if she knows about the service. I think it's called 'sniping'.
i guess i understand it from the point of view of someone like me, who 9 times out of 10 doesn't bid on an item until its last minutes up to prolong the start of the inevitable bidding war.
Right, Ian?
Basically its premise is to get people lulled into a price say x product for $25 but you know it has a value of $50 (Or that's what you are willing to pay.) So initially you place a bid of $25. Someone over bids you @ $30 and during the last minutes of the auction the program places your max bid of $50. You get product x for $31 and the whole price bidding war is eliminated.
Place instant bids for you or it can set up time delayed bids (sniping!) to be placed just before the auction ends to make sure that YOU get the last bid in!
google
Sniping is the eBay term for entering a bid as late as possible in the auction. To be considered a full snipe, there needs to be essentially no time available for somebody monitoring the auction to enter a reactive bid.
Dammit! Beat out by my evil alter ego again......::wrestles with full length mirror::
Scribe went to that shop today and got the jacket.
how much was it?
Well, she got a 1969 button, a 1951 pin in perfect condition, & the coat for $175.00.
From Billy Madison? I thought it was from Ares & Me2.
I think the coat is probably cooler than the suit. Yeah it is. Good deal there, Scribe
it probable is from us.
Yup! It's a complete suit coat and pants circa 1969! I'll be wearin the coat at the pre-dig from now on! The chick who got the snowsuit, was "thinkin" about coming back for it....Too bad for her! Snipe this!
pants too, eh? sweet.
I can't do the polyester pants....but it's cool to have the complete set. Guy said that he got some calls from some pissed off Vulcs that saw the other suit on e-bay...they wanted him to donate the stuff back to them. Apparently there's a "rule" about Vulc garb getting out to civilians...I'm a Vulc Bootlegger!
well then it seems to me they need to get their hands on the vulc who let it out then, don't they :)
Sweet deal Scribe! Can't wait to see it!
All hail Scribious Rex!
Too bad for her! Snipe this!
Most Excellent !
Guy said that he got some calls from some pissed off Vulcs
so it was the owner, the old guy ?
Ian, it was the old guy. Scribe was telling me today that he knew you.
I think you can get arrested for impersonating a Vulcan?
.....maybe not...Maybe Scribe can use it as a bargaining tool. She will donate the coat back to the Vulcans in exchange for use of one of the Fire trucks during the Carnival.
....A thought.
HAIL the Scribus!
You can get arrested for impersonating a Vulcan?? Whatchu talkin bout Willis??