FA: New Garrett T3 Turbo, Rebuilt 1.6L Injectors, AND MORE!

[Turbinepowered]

I didn't mean any venom at all in my post.  I don't feel any ill will toward anyone in this thread.  I posted just for the benefit of sharing the info.  Pardon me if it was presented poorly.

Andrew

I meant my venom, swallowing it. I suppose my experiences just haven't been the best, and I need to move on with life regarding the topic, but it's a spot of soreness that continually comes up each time I go to make one of those few purchases that I'd like to. Lacking the time to haunt E-bay and constantly keep track of such auctions, I try to put in a bid early so I at least get the notices of outbids, and since how much I can put in toward something fluctuates based on projects and how business goes at work I tend to "lowball."

Other people bidding before that last possible minute allow me to have a chance to reevaluate what I'm willing to divert to this particular item, based on my relative need for it and the level of interest in it. I don't want to bid high at first on two things, end up winning at my max bid for both of them and be stretched a tad on the budget for something else because of a problem or whatnot when I could have just incrementally increased the bid based on its relevance and my chance of getting it low. If its obviously shooting up hot and fast, then I know I'll either have to put some more money in it or I'll need to just drop out of the running and let it slide, where if it's taking a nice, very sedate upward climb in small increments I can maybe divert some of the "contingency" money to some other small need and still have a chance at winning it.

Fly-ball, out of nowhere bids really blow an immense amount of careful planning and management out of the water, and when you've put six days into watching something that you'd like to see, it hasn't moved in five days, and then you lose by a bleeding dollar (After jumping up five hundred to hit your max bid in the last few seconds of the auction) while you're in the middle of a sixteen hour double shift at work, well... you'd be pissed too.

But I appreciate your concern over the presentation of your view.

[VDub_Fun]

Happy Bidding

All my current auctions end today in a few hours  

Good Luck to All That Bid

[Turbinepowered]

The reason I am personally a sniper is because of wishy-washy individuals who cannot decide how much they would be willing to pay for an item.  If I were to bid early, then the wishy-washy individual might reconsider what they value the item at and bid more driving the final price up.  If they want it less than I do they will still lose, I will just end up paying more.

As you've now told me, "paying more" for it shouldn't matter. You can't possibly know how much they already have in for it before you make your bid, and if you bid "the maximum you're willing to pay" then it would be the same in both instances. But in the one instance you give someone who actually was willing to go out on a limb first a chance to prove that they are willing to blow more money on it than you, and in the other you're just waiting until nobody can challenge your attempted claim to whatever it is up for auction.

If you're "waiting until the last minute" to see how much you want to put on an item, you're no different than I am, except that you wait until nobody can shove you off the "high bidder" pedestal, if you even in fact get it. Ever sniped multiple times on the same item, because your initial attempt didn't make it to that point? I've been sniped like that before; seems there are "wishy-washy" snipe-bidders too.

And I guess so much for trying not to be offensive; "wishy-washy" seems to be a pretty deliberate needling term, especially when someone on the other side just described a method remarkably similar to what you're defining it as.

The method I use only lends itself to "losing, frustration and regret" precisely because of people with methods like your own and no other reason. I actually quite enjoy a good rising bid war, with things running down to the last second, but what I -don't- like is someone barrelling in at the last second to put everything that came before out for nothing.

[duffer]

I don't understand what all the fuss is about. :?

  I just figure out what's the MOST I'd pay for

  an Item, enter that as my bid.

  If the bidding doesn't reach my maximum, I win!

  If it exceeds my maximum, I lose.  

  C'est la vie, say the old folks, it goes to show

  you never can tell. :wink:

  It's all fun.

[jtanguay]

hurray!  knock one part off my list for getting the m-TDI running!  :twisted:

didn't win the rebuilt injectors... would have been nice to have a set lying around! but oh well!

[addautomotive]

I dunno.

Ebay is good for getting top dollar, but I find it time consuming and a high "flake" ratio with bad bidders.

I find it way easier to sell stuff off here for a fair price. Parts are sold FAST, and you get to help out other forum members. If I have stuff left over I throw it on ebay.

[jtanguay]

You're method of bidding initially and small does not do anyone any favors.

hey is that a grammatical error that I just spotted???  :lol:

for those of you who can't see it... ---> You're = you are ---. you are method of bidding initially and small does not do anyone any favors.  hmm doesn't sound quite right to me!

had to catch something sooner or later sheesh... libbybapa is rarely wrong!!!  and you know it!!! (but please lay off my spelling and grammar since i'm so half assed in my writings here  :lol: )

nevertheless, libbybapa does make quite good sense.  if i could sum up what he just said:

sellers could have made more money off of you if you would have just put the FULL amount you were willing to pay for the item.  and you would have possibly won the item you were after...

btw i love your writeups libbybapa... don't stop the music!!  :twisted:

now back to making sweet love to my m-TDI pump (once i get it of course)  :oops:

[lord_verminaard]

now back to making sweet love to my m-TDI pump (once i get it of course)  :oops:

Ah ha, so you're the one who sniped me at the last second!    Tis ok, I had my max on it already.    Good luck with it!  

Brendan
84 Scirocco 8v <-- TDI in progress
01 Jeep TJ 4.0

[jtanguay]

now back to making sweet love to my m-TDI pump (once i get it of course)  :oops:

Ah ha, so you're the one who sniped me at the last second!    Tis ok, I had my max on it already.    Good luck with it!  

Brendan
84 Scirocco 8v <-- TDI in progress
01 Jeep TJ 4.0

sorry man!  it was just too good of deal to pass.

[jtanguay]

that brand new T3 turbo went for dirt cheap... man i payed more for a crappy rebuild...  :evil: