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daz67 Qld Manx

627 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#190224
Ok Own Up, Who Is "garumbal" on ebay?

Just outbid me on a Peddle Car......

Now what am I going to tell my Nephew?????:jesus


I have to get a faster PC.:cry:cry


www.reddogearthmoving.com.au

twoguns simply aircooled

4,275 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·

#190235
or jsut bid more...:kiss
Simply Cruzin'...

daz67 Qld Manx

627 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#190242
twoguns wrote:or jsut bid more...:kiss
So was it you?

I tried to bid more and my PC Froze up......:bounce


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twoguns simply aircooled

4,275 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·

#190249
no. but ive learnt that sometimes youhave to put in your max.
Simply Cruzin'...

Midlife crisis Nartispuddlejumper, Bureau of Toxicity

2,282 posts · joined May 2003 ·

#190268
I was bidding on the Type 3 tail lights and got outbid at the last possible moment!
If you can't laugh at yourself you can't laugh at anyone else! Because life is to short not to LAUGH

Secoh Fahrvergnugen

926 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#190292
i was bidding on a supercharger and got out bid by $10 in the last 2 minutes 🙁
If it aint broke,
Make it go faster!!

vwombat Hey Ho - Lets GO!

1,218 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#190315
Count down the last seconds, and make a bid to your limit. It always works for me. If you want it, you have to be there at the end and remove all possibility for another person's bid.

Bami Seriously Crusin Dubber

177 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#190331
yes, i bid on a pingu video set and was nearly outbid in the last 20mins. Luckily i checked it and then sat there for then next 20 mins to make sure I didnt miss out. I would have been in big trouble if I did!!
From the little guy, not hubby!!

~Bami

twoguns simply aircooled

4,275 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·

#190342
thats wha ti did for my ghia. i went and watched. put in my max and then watched as grey bidded. in the end i adjusted a little jsut to be safe, but was no worries...
only like winning bids when it is a the next highest bidders price. always makes me feel likei got a bargain. not like when i am doing the chasing.

here is a point for all who might consider there home for auction. dont! ever!. as youwill only ever end up with the 2nd highest amount. and if youdo maintain your high reserve so you can at least negotiate.

didnt i get off track some how. sorry. i used to love property.
2G
Simply Cruzin'...

VolksFolks Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,869 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#190351
What i doo is open 2 or 3 ebay windows on the submit bid page on that item, lets say the bid is $100, i bid $110 in one window, $120 in another and so on, then 10 seconds b4 the end, send one then another and another usually 3 times within the 10 seconds, you gotta be quick, unless the other bidder/s have not gone more, or doing what i am doing i usually win the item. i have a ebay user guide if anybody wants it, i'll email is too yous, a great read!!

Andy
They laugh because You are different, You laugh because They are all the same.

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Dannyboy half man , half horse

2,306 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#190355
And that exactly why i don't use it anymore!

Dan🙂
"If i had to explain you wouldnt understand"

The Lower Class

VolksFolks Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,869 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#190360
I must admit i have had bad dealings with ebay and paypal (a ebay company), but its there and ppl will always use it untill the innevitable happens, i use it rarely now but still have a look every now and then,

Andy
They laugh because You are different, You laugh because They are all the same.

check out www.lowlight.com.au for low lights only..

Secoh Fahrvergnugen

926 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#190510
I do everything either by local pickup if possible, or COD. I'm yet to have a major problem with australia post.
If it aint broke,
Make it go faster!!

PurpleT3 Fahrvergnugen

880 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#190533
Why not just place your absolute maximum bid to begin with?
I have never had any problems with any item I've bought from ebay and almost all of them have come from overseas and been paid by Paypal.
Ain't nothin' like the wind in your hair.

daz67 Qld Manx

627 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#190566
PurpleT3 wrote:Why not just place your absolute maximum bid to begin with?
I have never had any problems with any item I've bought from ebay and almost all of them have come from overseas and been paid by Paypal.
I did that and thought I owned it, but them in the last 1minute of the aution, someone who had not bid, came in over the top of me.:puke


Lesson learned, will not bid early next time. Will wait as others do until the death then bid.


www.reddogearthmoving.com.au

VolksFolks Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,869 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#190577
its all about proxy bidding, from the Ebay bible

check out my thread

The Ebay Bible

Andy

[Edited on 22-6-2004 by VolksFolks]
They laugh because You are different, You laugh because They are all the same.

check out www.lowlight.com.au for low lights only..

MickH Hairy Gutted Sloth

3,389 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#190597
Like others have said...I also only bid in the last 10 seconds and put in the maximum I'm prepared to pay. You can download a program(can't remember what it is now sorry) that enters the bid for you in the last 5 seconds. If you have broadband and bid in the last 8-10 seconds it beats these programs (which is what I do).Was going to bid on the pedal car but decided not to worry about it. There have been a few on there lately.....
tssnq.com.au

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#190712
I actually wrote this around Midday today.. and forgot to post it until NOW... Lee

Most of My items bought [over 60] on ebay have been in Australia...
Only one item never received... about $10-00.. [in aust too]
all others OK... Overseas I use PayPal or wherever paypal is used... otherwise direct debit...
My Son was offered a DVD He was bidding for [after He lost the auction] by the same selling person.... He never did receive that DVD... direct debit... in Sydney

There is a little computer program out there that sits and waits until the last possible moment and if its within Your max bid You will win it...

I sat up till 130am one morning to win something on ebay..
I kept on being the winning bidder until the END... But I didn't WIN, so I sent an email the person who won it...

I said I thought She would have been in bed asleep at 130am ... She said She was... and her computer program was doing her bidding... Never loses She said... I never did find out the name of that program...

Lee --
PS.. 1.30am is a stupid time to finish an auction !!!!

[Edited on 22-6-2004 by 68AutoBug]
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#190720
I go onto ebay, find things VERY cheap I would like... and bid in $5 steps.. until I think I don't want it that much.... but in the mean time I've put the price a lot higher...
Many times someone has already put their top bid in... if they had waited until the last few minutes... and then bid their top money they probably would have won it... and saved a heap too...
Especially if only two people are bidding... You are bidding against each other and the price keeps going up & up...
if they had NOT done this and both had waited until the last 5 minutes... One of them would have bought a Bargain....
I know I have done this Myself when I really want something.

I think something in Your Brain takes over... and You forget about the money... You just have to WIN WIN WIN 🙂🙂🙂

Thats another reason I keep telling Myself " I don't want anything on ebay" "I will NOT look" "I don't want to buy anything"
🙂🙂🙂

Lee
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#190738
I was going to buy a CD Player from ebay... a few months ago... So I watched and read and bid & bid and lost each time... the good Sony etc brands were selling $300-$400 etc too much for Me...
I then decided to look at the Seller who was selling All these cheaper Akai & other New CD Players from Sydney....
She had had a few Negative feedbacks... so I emailed these people...
This seller was a good emailer until something went wrong... then She didn't reply at all...

One woman had bought a portable CD player for Her young Nephew.. it didn't work.. so She sent it back.. and then the seller said it didn't arrive... end of story..

One fellow said that She [seller] was OK even though the CD player was broken and He had to get it repaired... and when He enquired to the head office about the brand of CD player He had bought.. they replied "We do Not make that model" this fellow thought someone had sold the seller a bad batch of units !!!!

Another said the units were NOT NEW, but it looked like they had been installed and uninstalled...

So, after this, I decided that a well known SHOP was a better option... then I found in My wardrobe, a brand New cassette player AM FM Radio, still in its box... bought around the time I bought My Beetle... so Now it is in the Dash...
and I don't really need anything from ebay....

"I must not look on ebay" "I must not look on ebay." 🙂🙂

Lee... a retired ebayer... [for today anyway] 🙂🙂🙂🙂
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

robnjo Veteran Volks Folk

2,082 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#190741
it wasn't me but I do slide in at the last moment to grab something...sorry if I've done this to you butI only do it on things I need and am going to use on the splitty or bug straight away...sorry
Rob

tdegens Wolfsburg Wizard

425 posts · joined Apr 2004 ·

#190743
I got my splitty from ebay and very happy, but of course needs a lot of work (fun work I might add)

robnjo Veteran Volks Folk

2,082 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#190749
which splitty? the one off Jason "type one"
late 50's ??

jenz58 Postal Menace

9,121 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#190757
Did you find out who beat you to the peddle car???? 😀

OK, we know you all spend almost all your waking hours on ebay!!! :P

I'm too scared to venture in in case I loose control of myself!!! Scary!!!....I may be living in my VW in a back street somewhere😉:jesus😉

Wah ..... I was on The Samba this week...say no more!!!!
"All you need is trust and a little bit of pixie dust!"

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=22473
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=56558#pid535643

...so I don't loose the links to my rides again hehehe

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#190760
I see that nice white one owner SuperBug went for around $7400 on ebay....

Good price for a standard Beetle...

If I had a spare $7400 I would have bid on it...

Lee


PS.. garumbal is well known in Qld...
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

daz67 Qld Manx

627 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#190796
68AutoBug wrote:I see that nice white one owner SuperBug went for around $7400 on ebay....

Good price for a standard Beetle...

If I had a spare $7400 I would have bid on it...

Lee


PS.. garumbal is well known in Qld...
Do Tell Who is it?

Don't worry I have no intention of Going around and extracting the Peddle car from his dead clinging hands....ahemm, I meen from him.....Or her....

But really I would be keen on knowing more about this program, sounds like it is the one to have, If you want to be in the winners seat at the end of the auction that is.


www.reddogearthmoving.com.au

daz67 Qld Manx

627 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#190797
jenz58 wrote:Did you find out who beat you to the peddle car???? 😀

OK, we know you all spend almost all your waking hours on ebay!!! :P

I'm too scared to venture in in case I loose control of myself!!! Scary!!!....I may be living in my VW in a back street somewhere😉:jesus😉

Wah ..... I was on The Samba this week...say no more!!!!
Not yet Jenz58, but its only a matter of time.......

All is not lost I have a lead on another peddle car.


www.reddogearthmoving.com.au

jenz58 Postal Menace

9,121 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#190805
Cool...I used to love my peddle car...Hope the lead is fruitful!!!

I've had the same experience as you and others....always..or nearly always pipped at the last second of the auction

I never learn to be there at that least moment in it all...possibly because I'm at work, or somewhere away from the puter :cry

OK I'd learnt the trick at wine auctions online...just have some friends willing to take a few dozen off your hands:thumb
"All you need is trust and a little bit of pixie dust!"

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=22473
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=56558#pid535643

...so I don't loose the links to my rides again hehehe