eBay sucks!

[BGary335]

I hate Ebay because more often than not the little guy doesn't have a chance. For instance, there was recently a 1200 on Ebay on which I had bid a maximum bid of $175-a fair price in my opinion. I was winning the auction up until about thirty minutes from end time when some smart aleck decided to make a ~$300 bid for it. I bid all the way up to $255, but didn't dare try to go any further so I can only assume that his max bid must've been somewhere near $300. At any rate, I don't feel as though that's a very fair price for a basic 1200 system. It had no fancy upgrades or anything, it was just a regular 1200 with a 1GB HD and OS 3.9. It wasn't even an original Commodore 1200! I would've gladly paid $175, maybe even $200 for it. But any more than that is ridiculous.

Right now I'm bidding on a n A500 hard drive which is currently at $36. I'm waiting to see that balloon, with only about a day left on it.

[BGary335]

I agree completely LoadWB. Folks who suggest things like doctorq suggested are probably the folks who make these hefty bids. In my opinion, the true Amiga fan/enthusiast/etc. knows what these systems are worth and will refuse to pay any more than that. The folks who aren't true enthusiasts will pay $300 or more for an A1200 and proclaim themselves enthusiasts because of the wads of money they spent. spending wads of money on an Amiga doesn't make you an enthusiast, or a fan. It makes you stupid.

[BGary335]

So where do you come from? Hollywood? Manhattan? Where I'm from its called common sense. I'm not moaning about the prices. I'm just complaining about what I see as a problem and a misconception on the part of misinformed Amiga buyers.

Also, I wasn't slandering you. However, if you took my comments as being directed at you I can only say suit yourself. i certainly didn't say it.

[BGary335]

I agree with many of your points. for many folks $300 isn't a big deal. But that takes us right back to what I said about the little guy not being able to win, and makes it all the more true. I'm not complaining. Heck, I've been an Amiga fan for many years and have seen many system and other things I'd love to have come and go. Waiting is indeed key. All I'm saying is that if its worth that much to some folks, well, to each their own, as they say. That doesn't mean that there aren't others laughing their butts off at the price some moron just paid.  :-D

And no, I've never been lucky enough to find such a thing at the thrift store, flea market, etc.

[BGary335]

@doc

See, your misconstruing what I'm saying. Your taking reasonable and cheap to mean the same, and they don't. I'm not looking for cheap. I'm looking for reasonable. Of course, reasonable is in the eye of the beholder, so whats reasonable to me may be cheap to you. Contrary to your statement about cheap, it IS possible to find REASONABLE deals on Ebay. But as you all said, its a matter of waiting. Trust me, I'm, not looking for bargains on Ebay. I'm well aware that there are none to be had.

I'm NOT ocmplaining about folks who buy on Ebay. I'm only ocmplaing about those who feel that spending $300+ on an Amiga 1200 is ok.

LOL, you have quite a way of twisting words doc.

[BGary335]

I'm NOT complaining about Ebayers. Plain and simple. Where you keep getting that I am is beyond me.

orange, where's your buddy murple?  :-D

[BGary335]

@orange

Most fools are content with the knowledge that people know their fools. Apparently you feel compelled to prove it. I'm not here to argue. I'm here for discussion. If you've got some personal beef, PM me and we'll discuss it that way.

@B00Tdisk

I agree. Be up front in your presentation of an item. Make it crystal clear whether its for sale or auction.

[BGary335]

I just saw a set of Amiga A10 speakers sell for $173.50 on Ebay. Are you kidding me? For a set of speakers? You can almost buy an entire Amiga computer for that! I find it very hard to believe that those speakers are worth that kind of money. How on earth would you justify spending that on a pair of speakers?  :-o

[BGary335]

Here's another good one from Ebay: I saw an auction where the seller said he would throw his A2500 in the dumpster if it didn't sell for at least $105. Apparently he had tried selling it once before and it didn't fetch the bounty he was looking for. So then I guess the genius figured someone would buy it if he threatened to toss it. That proves that its all about the money and not about the love of the Amiga.  :roll:

[BGary335]

Yet another good one from Ebay-there's an A1200 tower going for nearly US$700! Insane!  :roll:

[BGary335]

Yeah I suppose the sky is the limit if people with lots of money are involved. That's why I try not to get too excited about anything I bid on on Ebay, because I know that there's a good chance that someone is going to jump in at the end and make a ridiculous bid. I had the A1200 system I was bidding on earlier this week taken right out from under me with less than 2 hours to go. Now I'm bidding on something else, and I expect a similar turn of events, as time is close to running out on it. What really steams me is that early some guy who SELLS Amiga stuff made a bid on it. Why? he thinks he can sell it for more? Let someone who wants to use it have it! But such seems to be the way of Ebay. That's why I often ask around here, because I have a better chance of getting what I need at a better price than if I have to compete with a hundred other people on Ebay.


 

[BGary335]

Well as I predicted someone came in with a late bid on the item I was hoping to win. I'm back in the lead again, but I'm not so sure its going to stay that way.

[BGary335]

What is meant by snipping bids? I've seen the term used a few times but I have yet to figure out exactly what it means!

[BGary335]

I see. Well it's something to keep in mind anyway.

On another note, I finally managed to win a hard drive for my A500!! Of course, it set me back $150, but that's still fairly reasonable.

[BGary335]

Speaking of pricks....

As I said to orange, fools should learn to be content in the knowledge that everyone knows their fools, and stop trying to prove it.

On another note of stupidity, I got an e-mail from a Doomy trying to justify spending that kinda money on a set of A10 speakers. Doomy isn't well liked around here, is he?

You know, folks like Dooomy, murple, and doc give the Amiga community a bad name. Then again, I guess every village has its fool, or fools in this case.