I am so unlucky with ebay!

yeatzee · 08-13-2010, 01:20 AM

Ugh! Congratz to whoever snaked that FA 35mm F/2 in like new condition for $280BIN

I was the first to see it (1 AM) and was just getting it set up to buy it when the 5th viewer bought it right from under me :ugh:

Than the whole fiasco with the K 200mm F/2.5, where it was ending while I was driving. I attempted to win it on a cell phone which took 2+min. to load the bid page... except for when I was finally ready to attempt to "snipe" meaning there was 2 min. for people to incrementally attempt to beat my bid

And the list goes on and on

Am I the only one with these "ebay woes"?

ducdao · 08-13-2010, 01:42 AM

Originally posted by yeatzee

Ugh! Congratz to whoever snaked that FA 35mm F/2 in like new condition for $280BIN

I was the first to see it (1 AM) and was just getting it set up to buy it when the 5th viewer bought it right from under me :ugh:

Than the whole fiasco with the K 200mm F/2.5, where it was ending while I was driving. I attempted to win it on a cell phone which took 2+min. to load the bid page... except for when I was finally ready to attempt to "snipe" meaning there was 2 min. for people to incrementally attempt to beat my bid

And the list goes on and on

Am I the only one with these "ebay woes"?

It happened to me before but the luck seems to be with me these past few days. No, it wasn't me who bought the FA35. Just keep trying and I'm sure the tide will turn side.

fractal · 08-13-2010, 01:45 AM

Shit man, bidding wars are only the tip of the iceberg. Consider those who have won items & desposited the money only to have the user disappear off the ebay universe.

We have billboards in OZ warning drivers texting. I could imagine drivers bidding are even worse.. steer clear!

kytra · 08-13-2010, 01:57 AM

Originally posted by yeatzee

Ugh! Congratz to whoever snaked that FA 35mm F/2 in like new condition for $280BIN

I was the first to see it (1 AM) and was just getting it set up to buy it when the 5th viewer bought it right from under me :ugh:

Than the whole fiasco with the K 200mm F/2.5, where it was ending while I was driving. I attempted to win it on a cell phone which took 2+min. to load the bid page... except for when I was finally ready to attempt to "snipe" meaning there was 2 min. for people to incrementally attempt to beat my bid

And the list goes on and on

Am I the only one with these "ebay woes"?

To avoid this kind of shity situations I just bid my max for that object and let the automatic bidding do it's job. In that way, even if the bid finishes when I cannot intervene, at least I know that the winner bid over than I was ready to go.

yeatzee · 08-13-2010, 02:03 AM

Originally posted by kytra

To avoid this kind of shity situations I just bid my max for that object and let the automatic bidding do it's job. In that way, even if the bid finishes when I cannot intervene, at least I know that the winner bid over than I was ready to go.

Well the plan was to try and get it at a decent price. If i would have bid with seconds left, the guy I outbid wouldn't have had time to incremently beat me. Normally I do exactly what you said, but for an item like the K200mm F/2.5 that was out of the question.

yeatzee · 08-13-2010, 02:05 AM

Originally posted by ducdao

It happened to me before but the luck seems to be with me these past few days. No, it wasn't me who bought the FA35. Just keep trying and I'm sure the tide will turn side.

I hope so... im pretty dang pissed right now

Originally posted by fractal

Shit man, bidding wars are only the tip of the iceberg. Consider those who have won items & desposited the money only to have the user disappear off the ebay universe.

We have billboards in OZ warning drivers texting. I could image drivers bidding are even worse.. steer clear!

I can't even imagine

I pulled over

goddo31 · 08-13-2010, 02:05 AM

Originally posted by yeatzee

I am so unlucky with ebay!

You can't be that unlucky, I seem to remember you getting a K 50 f1.2 for cheap!

yeatzee · 08-13-2010, 02:10 AM

Originally posted by goddo31

You can't be that unlucky, I seem to remember you getting a K 50 f1.2 for cheap!

Yes, that was awesome... thanks for reminding me.

It still sucks though. That was the one little candle light in the black whole that is my experiences with ebay bids

Pentaxor · 08-13-2010, 02:20 AM

I missed on an F50/1.7, only to get an FA50/1.7 a few days later. love is sweeter, the second time around.

kytra · 08-13-2010, 03:45 AM

oh, north americans just shut up - I have seen countlessly well priced items that shipped exclusively CONUS leaving me, as an european, just windowshopping. All my glass from e-bay costed me more than the pentaxforums price, so I do not buy anymore there.

**Digitalis** · 08-13-2010, 04:01 AM

I missed out on a bid for a Voigtlander 125mm f/2.5 APO SLII lens in Nikon mount a while back..I wished I could open a can of instant karma on that jerk. That lens would have been too much fun on my D3S - but at least I got a Noct nikkor 58mm f/1.2 in mint condition sans lens hood though...though the price for that lens went stratospheric as they usually do, less than 8,000 of the AI-S version exist. I find you get less jerks bidding against you when there is serious money on the line.

kytra · 08-13-2010, 04:15 AM

Originally posted by Digitalis

I missed out on a bid for a Voigtlander 125mm f/2.5 APO SLII lens in Nikon mount a while back..I wished I could open a can of instant karma on that jerk. That lens would have been too much fun on my D3S - but at least I got a Noct nikkor 58mm f/1.2 in mint condition sans lens hood though...though the price for that lens went stratospheric as they usually do, less than 8,000 of the AI-S version exist. I find you get less jerks bidding against you when there is serious money on the line.

Lol, you as a Leica M9 owner should not be allowed to post on topics linked with any kind of financial transactions :-p

farfisa · 08-13-2010, 04:33 AM

Originally posted by goddo31

You can't be that unlucky, I seem to remember you getting a K 50 f1.2 for cheap!

Originally posted by yeatzee

Yes, that was awesome... thanks for reminding me.

It still sucks though. That was the one little candle light in the black whole that is my experiences with ebay bids

I was going to mention that too--maybe there's a finite amount of eBay luck for everybody

**Rondec** · 08-13-2010, 04:43 AM

E bay is a lot like gambling. It is the fact that you occasionally "win" that keeps you going back, but over all, you are just better off buying on the market place. Less frustrating in the long run.

bdery · 08-13-2010, 05:01 AM

Quote:

oh, north americans just shut up - I have seen countlessly well priced items that shipped exclusively CONUS

So when you say "North Americans", you mean "continental United States citizens". You know that the largest part of North America is outside of "CONUS", right?

08-13-2010, 01:20 AM	#1
yeatzee Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Temecula Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,675	I am so unlucky with ebay! Ugh! Congratz to whoever snaked that FA 35mm F/2 in like new condition for $280BIN I was the first to see it (1 AM) and was just getting it set up to buy it when the 5th viewer bought it right from under me :ugh: Than the whole fiasco with the K 200mm F/2.5, where it was ending while I was driving. I attempted to win it on a cell phone which took 2+min. to load the bid page... except for when I was finally ready to attempt to "snipe" meaning there was 2 min. for people to incrementally attempt to beat my bid And the list goes on and on Am I the only one with these "ebay woes"?

08-13-2010, 01:45 AM	#3
fractal Inactive Account Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Melbourne Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,547	Shit man, bidding wars are only the tip of the iceberg. Consider those who have won items & desposited the money only to have the user disappear off the ebay universe. We have billboards in OZ warning drivers texting. I could imagine drivers bidding are even worse.. steer clear! Last edited by fractal; 08-13-2010 at 02:16 AM.

08-13-2010, 04:01 AM	#11
Digitalis Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,694	I missed out on a bid for a Voigtlander 125mm f/2.5 APO SLII lens in Nikon mount a while back..I wished I could open a can of instant karma on that jerk. That lens would have been too much fun on my D3S - but at least I got a Noct nikkor 58mm f/1.2 in mint condition sans lens hood though...though the price for that lens went stratospheric as they usually do, less than 8,000 of the AI-S version exist. I find you get less jerks bidding against you when there is serious money on the line. Last edited by Digitalis; 08-13-2010 at 04:13 AM.

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08-13-2010, 01:42 AM	#2
ducdao Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Montreal/Vermont Posts: 2,160	Originally posted by yeatzee Ugh! Congratz to whoever snaked that FA 35mm F/2 in like new condition for $280BIN I was the first to see it (1 AM) and was just getting it set up to buy it when the 5th viewer bought it right from under me :ugh: Than the whole fiasco with the K 200mm F/2.5, where it was ending while I was driving. I attempted to win it on a cell phone which took 2+min. to load the bid page... except for when I was finally ready to attempt to "snipe" meaning there was 2 min. for people to incrementally attempt to beat my bid And the list goes on and on Am I the only one with these "ebay woes"? It happened to me before but the luck seems to be with me these past few days. No, it wasn't me who bought the FA35. Just keep trying and I'm sure the tide will turn side.

08-13-2010, 01:57 AM	#4
kytra Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bucharest Posts: 482	Originally posted by yeatzee Ugh! Congratz to whoever snaked that FA 35mm F/2 in like new condition for $280BIN I was the first to see it (1 AM) and was just getting it set up to buy it when the 5th viewer bought it right from under me :ugh: Than the whole fiasco with the K 200mm F/2.5, where it was ending while I was driving. I attempted to win it on a cell phone which took 2+min. to load the bid page... except for when I was finally ready to attempt to "snipe" meaning there was 2 min. for people to incrementally attempt to beat my bid And the list goes on and on Am I the only one with these "ebay woes"? To avoid this kind of shity situations I just bid my max for that object and let the automatic bidding do it's job. In that way, even if the bid finishes when I cannot intervene, at least I know that the winner bid over than I was ready to go.

08-13-2010, 02:03 AM	#5
yeatzee Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Temecula Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,675 Original Poster	Originally posted by kytra To avoid this kind of shity situations I just bid my max for that object and let the automatic bidding do it's job. In that way, even if the bid finishes when I cannot intervene, at least I know that the winner bid over than I was ready to go. Well the plan was to try and get it at a decent price. If i would have bid with seconds left, the guy I outbid wouldn't have had time to incremently beat me. Normally I do exactly what you said, but for an item like the K200mm F/2.5 that was out of the question.

08-13-2010, 02:05 AM	#6
yeatzee Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Temecula Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,675 Original Poster	Originally posted by ducdao It happened to me before but the luck seems to be with me these past few days. No, it wasn't me who bought the FA35. Just keep trying and I'm sure the tide will turn side. I hope so... im pretty dang pissed right now Originally posted by fractal Shit man, bidding wars are only the tip of the iceberg. Consider those who have won items & desposited the money only to have the user disappear off the ebay universe. We have billboards in OZ warning drivers texting. I could image drivers bidding are even worse.. steer clear! I can't even imagine I pulled over

08-13-2010, 02:05 AM	#7
goddo31 Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,576	Originally posted by yeatzee I am so unlucky with ebay! You can't be that unlucky, I seem to remember you getting a K 50 f1.2 for cheap!

08-13-2010, 02:10 AM	#8
yeatzee Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Temecula Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,675 Original Poster	Originally posted by goddo31 You can't be that unlucky, I seem to remember you getting a K 50 f1.2 for cheap! Yes, that was awesome... thanks for reminding me. It still sucks though. That was the one little candle light in the black whole that is my experiences with ebay bids

08-13-2010, 02:20 AM	#9
Pentaxor Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,513	I missed on an F50/1.7, only to get an FA50/1.7 a few days later. love is sweeter, the second time around.

08-13-2010, 03:45 AM	#10
kytra Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bucharest Posts: 482	oh, north americans just shut up - I have seen countlessly well priced items that shipped exclusively CONUS leaving me, as an european, just windowshopping. All my glass from e-bay costed me more than the pentaxforums price, so I do not buy anymore there.

08-13-2010, 04:15 AM	#12
kytra Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bucharest Posts: 482	Originally posted by Digitalis I missed out on a bid for a Voigtlander 125mm f/2.5 APO SLII lens in Nikon mount a while back..I wished I could open a can of instant karma on that jerk. That lens would have been too much fun on my D3S - but at least I got a Noct nikkor 58mm f/1.2 in mint condition sans lens hood though...though the price for that lens went stratospheric as they usually do, less than 8,000 of the AI-S version exist. I find you get less jerks bidding against you when there is serious money on the line. Lol, you as a Leica M9 owner should not be allowed to post on topics linked with any kind of financial transactions :-p

08-13-2010, 04:33 AM	#13
farfisa Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,274	Originally posted by goddo31 You can't be that unlucky, I seem to remember you getting a K 50 f1.2 for cheap! Originally posted by yeatzee Yes, that was awesome... thanks for reminding me. It still sucks though. That was the one little candle light in the black whole that is my experiences with ebay bids I was going to mention that too--maybe there's a finite amount of eBay luck for everybody

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08-13-2010, 04:43 AM	#14
Rondec Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Gladys, Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 27,650	E bay is a lot like gambling. It is the fact that you occasionally "win" that keeps you going back, but over all, you are just better off buying on the market place. Less frustrating in the long run.

08-13-2010, 05:01 AM	#15
bdery Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Quebec city, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,357	Quote: oh, north americans just shut up - I have seen countlessly well priced items that shipped exclusively CONUS So when you say "North Americans", you mean "continental United States citizens". You know that the largest part of North America is outside of "CONUS", right?