Mr. Foxen Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Always gonna be beat by people who bid more than you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaypup Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 But beaten by £1 because that person bid in the last second using a snipe tool! Why can't Ebay just extend the auction by 2 minutes every time someone bids so the seller gets the mazimum amount someone was prepared to bid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 You can either use a snipe tool yourself or actually bid the maximum amount you're prepared to bid. If that maximum amount is more than the amount that the snipe tool has set, you win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 At 21 seconds before the end of the auction, it's unlikely he was using a snipe tool. More likely he just left it to the last minute before hitting the bid button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 you only set a max bid, however high the max you set, it will only beat the next highest bid by a relatively small amount of the total price, depending on a sliding scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Yes, snipes don't always work. I was out at the end of an auction for something so I set up a snipe. My max bid via the snipe ended up being higher than the highest bid, but not as high as the next increment demanded by the auction. So the lower bid won, even though I bid higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaypup Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Nice looking fretless Antoria here [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Antoria-fretless-bass-MIJ-1975-/180984840092?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2a23897f9c&autorefresh=true"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Antoria-fretless-bass-MIJ-1975-/180984840092?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2a23897f9c&autorefresh=true[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaypup Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Wow, this has to be the most BS I've seen on an ad. Would be worth getting just for the left-handed gig bag..... [url="http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/westone-left-handed-bass/111774954"]http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/westone-left-handed-bass/111774954[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 [quote name='chaypup' timestamp='1349189152' post='1823014'] Wow, this has to be the most BS I've seen on an ad. Would be worth getting just for the left-handed gig bag..... [url="http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/westone-left-handed-bass/111774954"]http://www.gumtree.c...-bass/111774954[/url] [/quote] He doesn't know what it is, but knows it's a collectors item. How does that work exactly??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 [quote name='Musky' timestamp='1349202072' post='1823256'] He doesn't know what it is, but knows it's a collectors item. How does that work exactly??? [/quote] Coz he's a twat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GremlinAndy Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Musky' timestamp='1348005842' post='1808150'] At 21 seconds before the end of the auction, it's unlikely he was using a snipe tool. More likely he just left it to the last minute before hitting the bid button. [/quote] It's the way I bid on eBay.. I leave it until 5 seconds or less to push the confirm button and always have the best amount I'm prepared to pay... Then I either get it at, or below the maximum price I was happy to pay, ....or someone else was prepared to pay more. Then I have no regrets, win or loose. The difficult part is being honest with yourself about the amount you want to pay... If you think you would have gone higher after you see the final bid, it means you weren't honest with yourself... Edit: Don't be tempted to be all noble and put in your honest highest price earlier than the last few seconds. If you do you'll just drive the price up earlier and probably not win. eBay is only worth using when there's a bargain to be had IMHO, so for me it's the only way to buy at a bargain price. Most things will appear again, or if it's something quite rare, which you *really* want, then your max price has to reflect how much you want it. Edited October 22, 2012 by GremlinAndy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 [quote name='Musky' timestamp='1349202072' post='1823256'] He doesn't know what it is, but knows it's a collectors item. How does that work exactly??? [/quote] Ebay basically proves people will collect anything, thus anything can be a collectors item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Cheap thunder collect only in Coventry: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-WESTONE-THUNDER-IA-BASS-/321009136583?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4abda2b3c7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Can I have a bit of advice on this bass please as it's something I'd be interested in? [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cimar-by-Ibanez-Vintage-Bass-guitar-/130790009780?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1e73b12bb4"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cimar-by-Ibanez-Vintage-Bass-guitar-/130790009780?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1e73b12bb4[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Distrust anyone who crams 'Ibanez' into a not Ibanez bass listing, but at least Cimar have a known relation. the body won't be Elder either, that would be terrible wood and probably bad luck is superstitious (think is a bit poisonous with cyanide type stuff, probably only when green). OK at current price, not for much more though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Thanks for that, good knowledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 I think he probably means 'Alder', an equally unlikely claim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaypup Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Ooo liking the binding on this roadstar [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ibanez-Roadstar-II-Bass-Guitar-/261116025681?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3ccbba5b51"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ibanez-Roadstar-II-Bass-Guitar-/261116025681?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3ccbba5b51[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaypup Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Very nice example of a Cardinal Series going in the next few hours [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aria-Pro-II-CSB-380-bass-guitar-1982-Cardinal-Series-Bass-Matsumoku-/190740442370?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2c69042d02"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aria-Pro-II-CSB-380-bass-guitar-1982-Cardinal-Series-Bass-Matsumoku-/190740442370?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2c69042d02[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 [quote name='chaypup' timestamp='1351174984' post='1848251'] Ooo liking the binding on this roadstar [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ibanez-Roadstar-II-Bass-Guitar-/261116025681?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3ccbba5b51"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item3ccbba5b51[/url] [/quote] That is VERY nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 [quote name='chaypup' timestamp='1351240949' post='1849027'] Very nice example of a Cardinal Series going in the next few hours [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aria-Pro-II-CSB-380-bass-guitar-1982-Cardinal-Series-Bass-Matsumoku-/190740442370?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2c69042d02"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item2c69042d02[/url] [/quote] Wow, that went for £225! Pricey for a Cardinal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 [quote name='ead' timestamp='1351104184' post='1847444'] Can I have a bit of advice on this bass please as it's something I'd be interested in? [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cimar-by-Ibanez-Vintage-Bass-guitar-/130790009780?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1e73b12bb4"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item1e73b12bb4[/url] [/quote] Jon Bassassin had one of them and swore by it. Good quality stuff, actually with a realation to Ibanez and the body wood on that model I would expect from memory to be mahogany. With new tuners and bridge.... I would say it's probably a nice instrument Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelk27 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 [quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1351331336' post='1850121'][B]ody wood on that model I would expect from memory to be mahogany.[/quote] Ash. Were all either ash or ash/alder sandwich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 [quote name='noelk27' timestamp='1351342433' post='1850319'] Ash. Were all either ash or ash/alder sandwich. [/quote] this says mahogany, I guess judas wood is facings. http://www.ibanez.co.jp/anniversary/expansion.php?cat_id=34&now=3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelk27 Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 [quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1351343933' post='1850341']this says mahogany, I guess judas wood is facings. [url="http://www.ibanez.co.jp/anniversary/expansion.php?cat_id=34&now=3"]http://www.ibanez.co...cat_id=34&now=3[/url][/quote] Should click on the link being quoted - thought you were talking about the APII Cardinal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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