Pete S Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 Phew...this could have been a nightmare. There was a copy of Solomon King on there and it's usually quite easy to sell so I thought if I can get it for say £65 I'll make £20 on it. Anyway, I did my usual bidnapper snipe (always end it in 7, in this case, £67), and waited. The result came in, I won it for....£86! So I'm thinking, hold on, I only bid £67, I didn't want to pay anything like £86. So I looked on bidnapper and I'd actually entered a snipe figure of £677! So if there had been a bidding war I could have ended up paying miles more than I originally wanted to. Anyway, anyone want to buy a copy of Solomon King - £100 to you squire p.s. on the fortunate side I did get a Broadway Cissy for £51 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Ged Parker Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 Phew...this could have been a nightmare. There was a copy of Solomon King on there and it's usually quite easy to sell so I thought if I can get it for say £65 I'll make £20 on it. Anyway, I did my usual bidnapper snipe (always end it in 7, in this case, £67), and waited. The result came in, I won it for....£86! So I'm thinking, hold on, I only bid £67, I didn't want to pay anything like £86. So I looked on bidnapper and I'd actually entered a snipe figure of £677! So if there had been a bidding war I could have ended up paying miles more than I originally wanted to. Anyway, anyone want to buy a copy of Solomon King - £100 to you squire p.s. on the fortunate side I did get a Broadway Cissy for £51 £51 for Broadway Cissy Sold 2 copies on here last year for less than that for the pair. So the person who set their bidnapper at £85 has a right to feel a bit peeved then Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Sean Hampsey Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 Happened to me about a month ago. In a last minute snipe attack I bid £5,750 for a £60 record..... Won the record though! Sean Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
John Elias Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 (edited) Always found that it's best not to drink when placing snipes Edited October 1, 2006 by dancingcollector Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Pete S Posted October 1, 2006 Author Share Posted October 1, 2006 £51 for Broadway Cissy Sold 2 copies on here last year for less than that for the pair. So the person who set their bidnapper at £85 has a right to feel a bit peeved then Cracked were they? I rate that at around £80 to £100 easy now. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Quinvy Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 Phew...this could have been a nightmare. There was a copy of Solomon King on there and it's usually quite easy to sell so I thought if I can get it for say £65 I'll make £20 on it. Anyway, I did my usual bidnapper snipe (always end it in 7, in this case, £67), and waited. The result came in, I won it for....£86! So I'm thinking, hold on, I only bid £67, I didn't want to pay anything like £86. So I looked on bidnapper and I'd actually entered a snipe figure of £677! So if there had been a bidding war I could have ended up paying miles more than I originally wanted to. Anyway, anyone want to buy a copy of Solomon King - £100 to you squire p.s. on the fortunate side I did get a Broadway Cissy for £51 I did a similar thing a couple of years ago. I was really ill with some kind of flu. Anyway there was a record on ebay that I really wanted, so I dragged myself out of my sick bed to have a look at how it was going. Later that night I decided to put a bid on it . So worked out my maximum bid [think about £500] and then changed it to dollars, about $850 and stuck it on the sniper. Imagine my delight next day when I switch on and see my email CONGRATULATIONS YOU WIN etc. Bargain thinks I. Seller was from Leicester and the currency POUNDS Record cost me £850 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
soul45s Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 Bargain thinks I. Seller was from Leicester and the currency POUNDS Record cost me £850 Phil Which record was it....lol Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest miff Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 £51 for Broadway Cissy Sold 2 copies on here last year for less than that for the pair. So the person who set their bidnapper at £85 has a right to feel a bit peeved then Cracked were they? I rate that at around £80 to £100 easy now. I got a result there then, Still got the 2, got one for me and 1 for a mate, mate never paid up, been thinking of floging one, anybody intrested ? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Pete S Posted October 2, 2006 Author Share Posted October 2, 2006 I got a result there then, Still got the 2, got one for me and 1 for a mate, mate never paid up, been thinking of floging one, anybody intrested ? I'd be interested! I could sell one and keep one. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
SteveM Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Happened to me about a month ago. In a last minute snipe attack I bid £5,750 for a £60 record..... Won the record though! Sean Not surprising really Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Sean Hampsey Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Not surprising really Yeh, it cost me £88.00 But then again... I sold it to you, two weeks later for £140. Sean Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest miff Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 I'd be interested! I could sell one and keep one. Not selling both just one Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Pete S Posted October 2, 2006 Author Share Posted October 2, 2006 Not selling both just one No I've already got one haven't I, says so above, if I had 2 I could sell one and keep one.... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest miff Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 No I've already got one haven't I, says so above, if I had 2 I could sell one and keep one.... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
AlanB Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 I did a similar thing a few months ago with Five Dutones record on Onderful. Put on a max. bid of $32,99 (comma in middle, by mistake) in last few seconds - spotted my mistake just as screen disappeared but it was too late to retract. Bid was entered by eBay as £3299 Someone else sniped in last 2 seconds but luckily below $32. I've kept the print out as a reminder to be careful about punctuation. I was surprised Ebay accepted a bid with wrong punctuation, rather than reject it. Alan Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Ged Parker Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 I got a result there then, Still got the 2, got one for me and 1 for a mate, mate never paid up, been thinking of floging one, anybody intrested ? I'll have one back for what you paid me Just kidding Miff a deal is a deal I think I've still got more than one anyway Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Mick Holdsworth Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Phew...this could have been a nightmare. There was a copy of Solomon King on there and it's usually quite easy to sell so I thought if I can get it for say £65 I'll make £20 on it. Anyway, I did my usual bidnapper snipe (always end it in 7, in this case, £67), and waited. The result came in, I won it for....£86! So I'm thinking, hold on, I only bid £67, I didn't want to pay anything like £86. So I looked on bidnapper and I'd actually entered a snipe figure of £677! So if there had been a bidding war I could have ended up paying miles more than I originally wanted to. Anyway, anyone want to buy a copy of Solomon King - £100 to you squire p.s. on the fortunate side I did get a Broadway Cissy for £51 I had a similar thing a while ago - and I actually typed it in as 25.55 and it registered as 25,550.00 - Luckily I noticed at the submit page and worked out what was wrong --- Euros !!! --- In the UK, we always use a dot . for a decimal, and a comma , for a 1000 seperator. It is the otherway round in Europe. Could have easily missed it though Cheers Mick https://northern-soul-records.com Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Larsc Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 (edited) I was surprised Ebay accepted a bid with wrong punctuation, rather than reject it. Alan I think the limit for bids without further approval is $10000. If you want to bid more there is supposedly a routine for notifying ebay beforehand. Edited October 2, 2006 by LarsC Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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