1965 scanlens on ebay
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You would have to have a pretty big set of balls to put in a troublemaking bid of $700 though! The angel on one shoulder would assume that someone wanted that set just as bad, but the devil on the other always wonders if they get a friend to put in the lowest bid they would accept for it, knowing they can mutually cancel the bid if they arent happy with the "real" price...
I certainly wasn't suggesting there was anything dodgy about the bid - i just wished the guy's internet dropped out as he was placing it so I could have got the set for half price!!
No doubt it was going to attract a lot of interest as the item was well listed, good photos, reputable seller etc etc. It just hurts that there was such a big gap between the 2nd and third seller!
Has that happened to you guys too - that one other bidder drove the price up so far, and without him you would have picked up a bargain? I remember bidding on a Hawthorn match worn jumper from the late 80s - i bid something silly like $600 and the item sold for $610 - but without the leading bidder I would have got it for $180!!
I'm starting to sound like a seasoned angler talking about the one that got away aren't i!!
No doubt it was going to attract a lot of interest as the item was well listed, good photos, reputable seller etc etc. It just hurts that there was such a big gap between the 2nd and third seller!
Has that happened to you guys too - that one other bidder drove the price up so far, and without him you would have picked up a bargain? I remember bidding on a Hawthorn match worn jumper from the late 80s - i bid something silly like $600 and the item sold for $610 - but without the leading bidder I would have got it for $180!!
I'm starting to sound like a seasoned angler talking about the one that got away aren't i!!
I know you werent suggesting that Brad, but the hidden bidder thing has a tendency to cast a slight shadow of doubt, no matter how slight.
With regards to the internet dropping out, I have had that before, and it gutted me at the time! I had it with an eh wagon a few years ago and concert tickets and when I had gotten back on and checked the winning bid it was always a lot lower than I was going to put in... Go the auction snipers, even on live auctions as a back-up for dropouts
With regards to the internet dropping out, I have had that before, and it gutted me at the time! I had it with an eh wagon a few years ago and concert tickets and when I had gotten back on and checked the winning bid it was always a lot lower than I was going to put in... Go the auction snipers, even on live auctions as a back-up for dropouts
