Ebay Buyers remorse
04-15-09, 06:41 PM
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Ebay Buyers remorse
On calm reflection, I'm not really sure I want to win this.
https://cgi.ebay.com/FELT-B2-Triathlo...QQcmdZViewItem
Feel free to outbid me. By the way you'll need to do better than $250.
https://cgi.ebay.com/FELT-B2-Triathlo...QQcmdZViewItem
Feel free to outbid me. By the way you'll need to do better than $250.
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04-15-09, 06:44 PM
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why the remorse?
04-15-09, 06:57 PM
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retract your bid, you can do so up to 12 hours before auction closing..
https://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?RetractBidShow
https://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?RetractBidShow
04-15-09, 06:59 PM
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My current TT bike is a Griffen Vulcan. I have two issues with it. It's just a little bit too big for me, and the front derailleur braze on is broken.
So my thought process was that rather than repairing the Vulcan, to look for another frame cheap that was a better fit.
I'm thinking with this Felt, I may have sold myself a bit short and end up with a bike that isn't as nice as the Griffen.
So my thought process was that rather than repairing the Vulcan, to look for another frame cheap that was a better fit.
I'm thinking with this Felt, I may have sold myself a bit short and end up with a bike that isn't as nice as the Griffen.
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04-15-09, 07:03 PM
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retract your bid, you can do so up to 12 hours before auction closing..
https://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?RetractBidShow
https://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?RetractBidShow
However, one thing that irks me is that when you enter a maximum bid amount you ought to be able to reduce that to the amount actually bid (i.e the current bid is $171, but my maximum is $250. )
I see no harm in reducing authority for a maximum bid, not yet placed. However, I don't see an obvious way to do this on Ebay.
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04-15-09, 07:17 PM
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I'd build that frame up as an aero road setup..it only has a 76 degree seat tube, put a set back post on it, drop bars...think low budget Soloist.
04-15-09, 08:46 PM
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if you win it, you could probably sell it as a BIN and make a little profit. 56 is a popular size. if it's really a felt
04-15-09, 08:56 PM
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I made the offer, I'll live with it.
However, one thing that irks me is that when you enter a maximum bid amount you ought to be able to reduce that to the amount actually bid (i.e the current bid is $171, but my maximum is $250. )
I see no harm in reducing authority for a maximum bid, not yet placed. However, I don't see an obvious way to do this on Ebay.
However, one thing that irks me is that when you enter a maximum bid amount you ought to be able to reduce that to the amount actually bid (i.e the current bid is $171, but my maximum is $250. )
I see no harm in reducing authority for a maximum bid, not yet placed. However, I don't see an obvious way to do this on Ebay.
04-15-09, 09:18 PM
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I made the offer, I'll live with it.
However, one thing that irks me is that when you enter a maximum bid amount you ought to be able to reduce that to the amount actually bid (i.e the current bid is $171, but my maximum is $250. )
I see no harm in reducing authority for a maximum bid, not yet placed. However, I don't see an obvious way to do this on Ebay.
However, one thing that irks me is that when you enter a maximum bid amount you ought to be able to reduce that to the amount actually bid (i.e the current bid is $171, but my maximum is $250. )
I see no harm in reducing authority for a maximum bid, not yet placed. However, I don't see an obvious way to do this on Ebay.
Regardless, it's perfectly within your right to retract the bid...
04-16-09, 05:22 AM
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Use a sniping program and you can change/cancel your bid up to a few minutes of closing.
04-16-09, 05:45 AM
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Haven't you even figured out how to bid on Ebay. Any smart person has figured out that you never bid on Ebay until the last few seconds (ie. sniping). What is the sense in bidding up the price before the end. It is amazing to see how many people haven't figured this out.
Here is a good Ebay tutorial that will help you (to get things cheaper).
https://kenrockwell.com/tech/ebay/index.htm
Here is a good Ebay tutorial that will help you (to get things cheaper).
https://kenrockwell.com/tech/ebay/index.htm
04-16-09, 06:14 AM
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I'm guessing the snipers will get a hold of that for more than $250.
The B2 is a pretty highly regarded frame in tri-land, at least. Personally I like the steeper seat tube angle of, say, a cervelo, but that's because I need all the help I can get on the run!
The B2 is a pretty highly regarded frame in tri-land, at least. Personally I like the steeper seat tube angle of, say, a cervelo, but that's because I need all the help I can get on the run!
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I made the offer, I'll live with it.
However, one thing that irks me is that when you enter a maximum bid amount you ought to be able to reduce that to the amount actually bid (i.e the current bid is $171, but my maximum is $250. )
I see no harm in reducing authority for a maximum bid, not yet placed. However, I don't see an obvious way to do this on Ebay.
However, one thing that irks me is that when you enter a maximum bid amount you ought to be able to reduce that to the amount actually bid (i.e the current bid is $171, but my maximum is $250. )
I see no harm in reducing authority for a maximum bid, not yet placed. However, I don't see an obvious way to do this on Ebay.
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04-16-09, 07:13 AM
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Haven't you even figured out how to bid on Ebay. Any smart person has figured out that you never bid on Ebay until the last few seconds (ie. sniping). What is the sense in bidding up the price before the end. It is amazing to see how many people haven't figured this out.
Here is a good Ebay tutorial that will help you (to get things cheaper).
https://kenrockwell.com/tech/ebay/index.htm
Here is a good Ebay tutorial that will help you (to get things cheaper).
https://kenrockwell.com/tech/ebay/index.htm
And the guy who wrote that brags about winning 97% of the auctions he bids on, which tells me that he pays too much.
The times I've got bargains on ebay, its been by bidding on the same item in a number of different auctions, until I finally win one at a price I'm willing to pay.
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04-16-09, 07:40 AM
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I'm prettty sure that's true. This thread was an attempt to make that more likely.
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04-16-09, 07:58 AM
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If you are not using a sniper program on E-bay you are doing it wrong.
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04-16-09, 08:58 AM
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04-16-09, 09:19 AM
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Here is a quote from that Ebay tutorial I linked.
"Early bidding, the worst sin on eBay, jacks up prices for everyone. Sellers and eBay love it, but if you want to pay the best prices and win, never bid before the last moment"
+100
"Early bidding, the worst sin on eBay, jacks up prices for everyone. Sellers and eBay love it, but if you want to pay the best prices and win, never bid before the last moment"
+100
04-16-09, 09:30 AM
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I have also discovered Ebay for cycling needs. I currently have my eye on a madone frame that I hope is invisible to everyone but me. I'm not optimistic.
04-16-09, 09:47 AM
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I just did my cardinal sin and bid on a bike 3 hours before the auction end, I normally use a snipe to bid 2 seconds before!