Squadts on the Bay

Vince wrote:I never understood why people bid on an item days before the auction ends. All they're doing is raising the price for no reason.

It's probably not legitimate bids. The seller probably got scared because it's getting close to the final stretch and the price is still low, so they probably got someone to bid to raise the price.

ilovefreestufftoo wrote:

Vince wrote:I never understood why people bid on an item days before the auction ends. All they're doing is raising the price for no reason.

It's probably not legitimate bids. The seller probably got scared because it's getting close to the final stretch and the price is still low, so they probably got someone to bid to raise the price.

That or there are those sniper bidders! I hate when they pull a fast one on me and I lose by like a penny lol.

I tend to bid early and on the low side because I forget about the auctions as they are ending. I usually loose out but there have been a few times when I get a surprise email telling me i've won something for a nice price.

Vince wrote:I never understood why people bid on an item days before the auction ends. All they're doing is raising the price for no reason.

Yep. I never understood either. What makes me nervous lately is that you can check the bidder's history and see what percentage of their purchase history was with the seller. Seen a lot of 25%/50%/etc. Beginning to feel like it is rigged to jack up the prices.

Lately, I figure out what I am willing to pay at most up front and hit that bid late in the game if it is still below that price. Takes all the emo out of it. Just the same, lately get the feeling that the price is being jacked up by shills for the seller. Even when I "win", I hate the feeling that I have just taken.

i usually bid at the last minute
b/c you can get a nice lower price under the market
although that is much more competitive, but the time is short

Art_Buyer wrote:Lately, I figure out what I am willing to pay at most up front and hit that bid late in the game if it is still below that price. Takes all the emo out of it. Just the same, lately get the feeling that the price is being jacked up by shills for the seller. Even when I "win", I hate the feeling that I have just taken.

that why dont bid it at the beginning

Theres one bidder particularly that I notice bids on almost every squadt on eBay. You can tell its the same guys b/c his bids end in .69 cents - like that's supposed to be funny or something.

Vince wrote:Theres one bidder particularly that I notice bids on almost every squadt on eBay. You can tell its the same guys b/c his bids end in .69 cents - like that's supposed to be funny or something.

I've noticed that too. I think it's the y***n and does it in nearly every Squadt. Like guy just runs bids up. There's another one that bids on all of them too. I never see them win tho. It's weird!!!

Pac4 at 160 is fckn nuts
Someone gets too much allowance

CankleBreaker wrote:

ilovefreestufftoo wrote:

Vince wrote:I never understood why people bid on an item days before the auction ends. All they're doing is raising the price for no reason.

It's probably not legitimate bids. The seller probably got scared because it's getting close to the final stretch and the price is still low, so they probably got someone to bid to raise the price.

That or there are those sniper bidders! I hate when they pull a fast one on me and I lose by like a penny lol.

i never bid until the last few minutes, whats the point to bid early

itsa_mia wrote:Pac4 at 160 is fckn nuts
Someone gets too much allowance

Ya omg that's ridiculous isaw that too...

vicjeb wrote:

Art_Buyer wrote:Lately, I figure out what I am willing to pay at most up front and hit that bid late in the game if it is still below that price. Takes all the emo out of it. Just the same, lately get the feeling that the price is being jacked up by shills for the seller. Even when I "win", I hate the feeling that I have just taken.

that why dont bid it at the beginning

Because I don't want to give anyone time to respond to my bid. If you bid early, you stand almost no chance unless you way over pay. Also, you give shills more of a chance to "play you". Of course, I could be wrong.

itsa_mia wrote:Pac4 at 160 is fckn nuts
Someone gets too much allowance

Lol yup

LonerStoner wrote:

CankleBreaker wrote:

ilovefreestufftoo wrote:

Vince wrote:I never understood why people bid on an item days before the auction ends. All they're doing is raising the price for no reason.

It's probably not legitimate bids. The seller probably got scared because it's getting close to the final stretch and the price is still low, so they probably got someone to bid to raise the price.

That or there are those sniper bidders! I hate when they pull a fast one on me and I lose by like a penny lol.

i never bid until the last few minutes, whats the point to bid early

same here, i don't know why people like to bid early as well

anybody win anything from lost? auctions?

I can't believe what that PAC 4 went for.

Went to bed with a couple of automated bids set last night at prices that even made me feel kind of foolish. My "foolish" bids were not even close to what things sold for. Squadts may have officially become the new tulip or beanie baby. We all may be true fans here, but there sure seems to be some kind of bubble/mania beginning to start out there.

Squadt NKD JACK [GID] w/qpmnt pac 3 with shipping sold for around $340. Yikes.

ilovefreestufftoo wrote:anybody win anything from lost? auctions?

I can't believe what that PAC 4 went for.

I was able to get the Squadt NOZZEL S003 AND K11 FIDO [OPRSSR] the other day for approx $135 (unfortunately also includes an additional $35 in shipping cost from the UK). Kind of have a personal rule of never paying more than twice original price. I'm a sucker for K11, what can I say.

Art_Buyer wrote:

ilovefreestufftoo wrote:anybody win anything from lost? auctions?

I can't believe what that PAC 4 went for.

I was able to get the Squadt NOZZEL S003 AND K11 FIDO [OPRSSR] the other day for approx $135 (unfortunately also includes an additional $35 in shipping cost from the UK). Kind of have a personal rule of never paying more than twice original price. I'm a sucker for K11, what can I say.

hard to believe that these guys have already been out for tow years, seems like they were the new squadts on the block.....

LonerStoner wrote:

Art_Buyer wrote:

ilovefreestufftoo wrote:anybody win anything from lost? auctions?

I can't believe what that PAC 4 went for.

I was able to get the Squadt NOZZEL S003 AND K11 FIDO [OPRSSR] the other day for approx $135 (unfortunately also includes an additional $35 in shipping cost from the UK). Kind of have a personal rule of never paying more than twice original price. I'm a sucker for K11, what can I say.

hard to believe that these guys have already been out for tow years, seems like they were the new squadts on the block.....

Some other collector I was talking to yesterday called them OG already.

LonerStoner wrote:Wow a midnight jack on the bay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320964019290&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123

LonerStoner wrote:

Ianb1420 wrote:I bet 375.00 easy

i'll take the under on that one!

Final bid was for $325, don't mess with my predictions

I can't believe the GID Jack went for $300. Just WOW. Wait it did come with a pac 3, but WOW!

ilovefreestufftoo wrote:anybody win anything from lost? auctions?

I can't believe what that PAC 4 went for.

How much did the PAC 4 go for? - Meant to keep an eye on it as that was originally mine and I traded it with lost? for a PAC 5 a few months back.

Edit: Sorry - nevermind, read earlier on in the thread..

- Wow..

Evil bay. It sucks.

please don't link to your own ebay auctions.