Where you screwed up is not watching the auction and bidding to
win......Sure went for a lot less than the 45.00 you wanted to spend and I`m
sure you probably could have had the guys goat in the end..Isn`t Ebay
wonderful? Jim K7RDX...Whats your call Will?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Will Matney" <craxd1@ezwv.com>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 4:45 PM
Subject: [Amps] Sales and greed
> This don't have to do with amps but is a very good lesson. I was looking
> at a hipot over on eBay and thinking about bidding on it. I have one
> just like it and wanted a second. The only bid so far was a whole
> whopping $1.00. Well, I was prepared to bid as high as $45.00 for it in
> the end. I really didn't have the cash handy so I e-mailed the seller
> and asked if payment on December 4th was okay. I have done this several
> times, and never have a problem. Anyhow, I get an e-mail back saying,
> "No, that's too long!" , note the exclamation point. Well of course I
> didn't bid but still watched the item as it had about 4 hours to go.
> Finally time rolled by and it was over. I went to take a look to see
> what it went for. It went for a whopping total of $1.25 and I about fell
> over laughing! I think there's a moral to a story here somewhere. I
> guess he just couldn't wait 18 days for his/her $1.25 which I doubt will
> cover the listing cost =) Makes you think that there may just be that
> higher person watching over you and dealing out lessons! I never did
> doubt we didn't.
>
> Link to item:
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3851984917&ssPageNam
e=STRK:MEWA:IT
>
>
> Best & 73's
>
> Will Matney
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