Thread Number: 4853
Oh pooh, he's baaaaack...power8967p4m |
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Post# 54208   10/30/2008 at 22:43 (5,628 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Darn it all anyway. Who woulda thunk it? Made me mad enough to spit. Oh well, some one I visit will have one I can scan this winter. And it did cost him $52. Before Ebay went anonymous you'd know this feller was bidding and could drop out accepting inevitable defeat...or drive the price through the roof. Now with anonymity there's a whole lotta unsuspecting folks gonna be crushed at the last second after days of hopeful delusion. I'm tired and indulging in a bit of healthy whining; it is just an Owner's Manual. He might be one of us in which case you have my grudging admiration, Sir. Are you single? Wanna go out on a date? :-) Dave CLICK HERE TO GO TO aeoliandave's LINK on eBay |
Post# 54209 , Reply# 1   10/30/2008 at 23:11 (5,628 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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Post# 54234 , Reply# 2   10/31/2008 at 09:50 (5,627 days old) by sleepdoc (St. Louis, MO)   |   | |
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Post# 54235 , Reply# 3   10/31/2008 at 09:53 (5,627 days old) by sleepdoc (St. Louis, MO)   |   | |
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I might be mistaken here, but I always thought that it was in poor form to try to outbid a fellow club member on ebay. If I ever knew someone from the club was bidding on something, I wouldn't bid against him or her. I thought everyone else felt the same, but this makes me think that that sentiment isn't global. Did I confabulate all of this? If I did, then I still think that sniping a fellow club member is in extremely poor taste.
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Post# 54242 , Reply# 5   10/31/2008 at 11:03 (5,627 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Exactly the point I was clumsily trying to make. Indeed it is rude to get in a bidding war with a fellow collector and in the past when I could contact the other person beforehand I could and would do that if the item was of extreme passionate interest to me to determine if it was to him as well. Anytime I was not hell-bent on winning the item I would drop out. If we both 'had to have it' then it was may the better funded man win. I have my own history of absolutely having to have something at any cost but not absurdly, I think. I know a rare desirable one when I see it. More often I have acquired many nice things at bargain basement prices when no one else was interested. It all evens out. This particular bidder has hasn't identified himself as a member. Based on his history, the times I watched items won at extraordinarily inflated prices and examining all his feedback as seller and buyer I long ago came to the conclusion he is not one of 'us' but more of a deep pockets 'trustfund' investor/hoarder. I learned the hard way that any time his name appeared in a bidding it was best to withdraw from the competition. I know the type from the Player Piano hobby and they really suck the fun out of it. I may be completely wrong but until I have confirmation over speculation that he's one of us I'll keep power8967p4m where I pegged him over the past 4 years. Perhaps I'll be eating crow this time next week. :-) Dave |
Post# 54244 , Reply# 6   10/31/2008 at 14:13 (5,627 days old) by truckerx (Palm Springs, CA)   |   | |
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Sadly, that's the way ALL auctions are run. I don't think there is any comeraderie when it comes to bidding at any auction.. It's a grown-up's game. The highest bidder wins. That's just the way it is - the sweet and sour story. In the early Ebay days, there were just a few of us bidding on someone's old used stinky vacuum cleaner. The bidding was fun because not too many folks were interested in such things, nor did most folks understand such a strange interest.. You stood a good chance of getting what you wanted for a reasonable bid. It's a different story now, with many more club members, not to mention major media coverage. We're out of the closet, so to speak (no pun intended). I know how you feel. PS...I am not the bidder! ;-D |
Post# 54250 , Reply# 7   10/31/2008 at 16:06 (5,627 days old) by crevicetool (GA )   |   | |
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Post# 54251 , Reply# 8   10/31/2008 at 16:07 (5,627 days old) by crevicetool (GA )   |   | |
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It's Bernie... |
Post# 54258 , Reply# 9   10/31/2008 at 20:51 (5,627 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)   |   | |
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I agree with you guys, I never bid on something if I know another club member is bidding on it. That's just common courtesy, I think. However, with the "security measures" ebay has taken,you never know who else is bidding on something. As for power8967, he's stomped on my bids more than once, and I don't think there's anyone he hasn't sniped, and usually at a RIDICULOUSLY HIGH price. I don't know if he really wants what he bids on that bad, or if he's not happy unless he feels he's taken something away from someone else, but he obviously has no morals. Sure, I know ebay is an AUCTION, and the HIGHEST bidder wins--but I think he takes things just a little TOO FAR!!! Jeff |
Post# 54259 , Reply# 10   10/31/2008 at 20:57 (5,627 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)   |   | |
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Post# 54265 , Reply# 11   10/31/2008 at 22:02 (5,627 days old) by truckerx (Palm Springs, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 55145 , Reply# 12   11/21/2008 at 11:58 (5,606 days old) by sleepdoc (St. Louis, MO)   |   | |
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I undertook a small effort to review the bidding history of this person. Sniping is all he does. His only bids are seconds before an auction closes. Given that everything I looked at is a vintage vacuum, I can't help but wonder if he might be a club member, but I hope not. That's not how a friend behaves.
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Post# 55150 , Reply# 15   11/21/2008 at 12:54 (5,606 days old) by williamr1248 (USA)   |   | |
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Gee I almost forget about one of my vac friends that helped me get new machines at very god prices over the years with the original boxes! I sure am grateful for our club! Rob |
Post# 440263 , Reply# 16   3/24/2021 at 15:51 (1,100 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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This guy is STILL around and STILL bidding as recently as this month. So keep an eye out.
https://www.ebay.com/usr/power8967p4m... |
Post# 440289 , Reply# 17   3/25/2021 at 09:21 (1,099 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Post# 440307 , Reply# 18   3/25/2021 at 17:03 (1,099 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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