The worst part about eBay is that at auctions, everyone bids on the last minute, hoping the rest will be sleeping and this way any item can be stolen under anyone’s nose. Even bigger problem starts, is when quite a few millions of online shoppers come to realize this problem and all stay to guard the auctions they are interested in and all bid on the last minutes if not seconds. This is exactly how I lost at one of the auctions yesterday, when an old Russian binoculars I really wanted slipped through my fingers and landed in some collectors hands.
How do I know he was a collector? Luckily, eBays purchases history is public, which means you can see who bought what, when and for how much. when on the last second I got outbid and naturally was very frustrated and sad, I went to see who actually got the nerve to almost doubly the price 1 second (!!!) before the end of the auction. The guy has already purchased over 200 binoculars at eBay alone and God knows hoe many he has in stock. Means wither he is reselling them or just collects, in bother cases it means he will come with a bigger budget and be much more determined.
Collectors are really dangerous competition. They are unstoppable, they are sneaky, they are experienced shoppers and they.. steal from under your very nose, so heads up — either buy new stuff that no one else beside you need, or be really at guard and ready to pay any sum if you are shopping in the “memorabilia” and “collectors” category. Arrrg!!
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That is so frustrating. I think sometimes even the SELLER goes on and ups the price of the item just to make sure it sells for more. I hate having to worry about stuff like that on ebay. Lame.
So I am on eBay a few days ago and for whatever reason I begin searching for “Ertl Airplanes”. Ertl makes diecast airplanes, such as F-15’s, Tornado’s, etc. They are about 6-8 inches long (fairly big), typically have movable parts. They also made a commercial passenger jet series, complete with actual paint of the airlines.
So long story short, I don’t know exactly what caused my to look for them. I had TONS of these as a child, and over the years of course they were lost. So I am looking, and I find one of these Jets that I fondly remember, still new in it’s package.
Infact I should say this was not entirely uncommon, as I did find about a half dozen other ones in similar condition. So I choose one, and decide “Why not” and make a bid.
I come back in the morning… boom. Outbid. Not only did this guy outbid me on the one I wanted, this collector bought ALL of them.
3 days later, he had them on eBay for three times his winning bid. GRRRR.
Just thought I’d share.
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