Aaargh,

Why is it that every nice thing that I want to buy on eBay is simultaneously wanted by several obsessed people with deeper pockets than me?

I just found a very nice, vintage Dura Ace seatpost (yes, Shimano does Dura Ace seatposts) that would totally complement my 26y old Gitane TDF (converted to fixed gear). I was quite happy since I needed a somewhat exotic diameter: 25.0 mm. The DA seatpost was exactly what I wanted and I somewhat hoped that nobody else will want it.

So I've honorably stated my intentions by biding the largest amount that I wanted to pay (~40$, since it's just a seatpost, isn'it?), stood as the winning bidder until 1h before the end, got dropped by another bidder which got sniped at the last second by another one. In the end the winning bid was around 75$, which is a bit high for a bloody seatpost.

Well, that's quite OK actually, since I already have a seatpost (an ugly one, but whatever) and I still have my money. I'll bide my time.

Cheers,
DK