Not really, but it makes for a catchy thread. I found a Deda Zero100 stem at my local Co-Op and picked it up for $55. I wanted to get a matching seatpost, so I hunted a few down on eBay and watched from a distance.

I'm a last minute pounce'r and it payed off, I won a matching seatpost for right around $30. Waited a week for it to show up, and to my surprise when I opened the box, another stem!

Contacted the eBay seller, who tells me he sent out 9 boxes on the same day! My seatpost could be anywhere... But I am crossing my fingers that he mixed up the stem and the seatpost box, so some guy in Michigan whom won the stem got my seatpost, and I got his/her stem.

Anybody else have any fun, exciting, difficult, or down right infuriating incidents with eBay that you would like to share?

I got/flipped a thomson seatpost for 30 dollars.

He spelled it thompson satpost. I told him after i got it for 30.

I have had the worst luck with eBay lately, mainly with it signing me out at the last minute for some reason, so my bid does not go through.

So, I bought what I wanted new, and my ass is as happy as can be.

i got a thomson with a regal saddle (some special edition with copper rails and rivets and perf leather) for $45

favorite is my peloton with s75bb and hatta swan headset for $390+shipping. then my wound up for like $90

Was it the higher version with the TI hardware?

I watched the auction for your bike end, but didnt bid cause I "knew" that it wouldn't go for so cheap. Still kicking myself about that one!

My plans thwarted again by eBay. Went to purchase my spokes and 3 days later the seller contacts me telling me he doesn't have them in stock. My set of wheels will have to wait.

Lilc - what length do you need?

I've had really good luck as a seller on eBay. One of the better examples is when I sold the stock Truvativ Touros that came on my Kilo and were well over a year old to a dude in Australia for $110 + shipping. It was weird...I started the auction at 50 bucks thinking that's all I'd get and two dudes just just kept outbidding each other on them.

If you are willing to pay more, you can find just about any spokes here >>> https://www.wheelbuilder.com/store/spokes-nipples/

Ditto. I went round and round on the Ebay with a certain thing (Order: out of stock. Order a different listing. Out of stock). Found out that it was the same store posting with several IDs. . . I ended up getting one from the actual store's site, go figure.

ive gotten a 35 dollar miche supertype seatpost (was stoked on that one), a 40 dollar thomson elite seatpost, 30 dollar thomson elite stem (stoked on that one), a 20 dollar miche advanced chainring and a 20 dollar blackspire chainring. all used but good enough aesthetically for me, and obviously functional.

those are pretty much my best ebay deals.

I've had pretty good luck with eBay as a buyer. The only issue I've had is not receiving a camera case I bought, but I'm working that out with the buyer right now. I've gotten some pretty good deals on $150 saddles for less than $45 each. I've had OK luck as a seller, but I'm a pretty inexperienced seller as is.

I think my best Ebay deal was selling my old Thinkpad 600 for a bit less than $300, that was. . 5 years ago, maybe. Other than that a smattering of communication parts and LCD panels here and there. . .

The worst was a CAAD8 for $620 ($540 + $80) from some guy in Florida that decided he couldn't ship it for $80 (I guess he didn't get much as he wanted), so I had to open a paypal claim for my money back.

^ Crappy. I hate when people overcharge for shipping. It costs 25 bucks to ship a frame via USPS Parcel Post.

Or $20 for UPS....

I just got a Deda Blackstick seatpost for $32. Came yesterday, its like 3x lighter than the alu seatpost its replacing.

UPS is cheaper?

Usually use USPS parcel post for wheels, about $14-$16 after the oversize fee. Posting low shipping charges helps with bids. I'll check out UPS next time.

For bigger items... the price of shipping bike parts via USPS vs UPS evens out when you're shipping road forks; past that and UPS is cheaper. PLUS UPS's tracking is actually reliable as opposed to USPS's which seems like a farcry.

Yeah, UPS is generally cheaper.

I even gave him the number of a local bike shop in his area that would pack and ship it for him. . never heard back. But I got my money back. Never found as good a deal though, obviously.

I think I bought pretzels. and an Opteron for one of my old 939 boards.

UPS has damaged way too many things I've both shipped and and received - and putting in a claim with them is usually like pulling teeth. I only ship UPS if I absolutely HAVE to.

BTW - the last frame I shipped (my Premium Brew sold on eBay), UPS wanted 32 bucks before insurance. USPS was $24 insured.