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Zach929rr
Mon Jul 13th, 2009, 06:19 PM
Just got myself a new subframe for $38.50 shipped. Ridiculous!
brennahm
Mon Jul 13th, 2009, 06:40 PM
Money!
Devaclis
Mon Jul 13th, 2009, 08:20 PM
I just sold a dude a subframe off a 1974 yamaha moped for $38.50! haha sweet!!!

Wait, what is your ebay name? ;)
Zach929rr
Mon Jul 13th, 2009, 08:29 PM
It was actually $34.50. Man, me and you would be having words. :lol:

On the upshot, I can finally stop using duct tape to hold my back seat down :)
Sean
Mon Jul 13th, 2009, 08:41 PM
On the upshot, I can finally stop using duct tape to hold my back seat down :)You're moving up to using zipties? I don't understand. How else can one hold on a back seat? :dunno:
Zach929rr
Mon Jul 13th, 2009, 08:42 PM
Actually, I moved up to a functioning seat latch on the new subframe. Horray!
chad23
Mon Jul 13th, 2009, 08:47 PM
what do you need a back seat for anyways? a track bike only needs one seat
Zach929rr
Mon Jul 13th, 2009, 08:48 PM
I agree. I swap a track tail section on anyway with no undertail. Makes for a very convenient helmet holder :)
Zach929rr
Wed Sep 16th, 2009, 11:06 PM
Mother fucker. I just got sniped on a very good condition lower for the 929. WHAT THE FUCK IS THE POINT OF MAX BID IF OTHER PEOPLE CAN SEE MY FUCKING MAX BID?!?!!?!??!

http://ragerage.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/raaaage1.jpg
PhL0aTeR
Wed Sep 16th, 2009, 11:36 PM
Mother fucker. I just got sniped on a very good condition lower for the 929. WHAT THE FUCK IS THE POINT OF MAX BID IF OTHER PEOPLE CAN SEE MY FUCKING MAX BID?!?!!?!??!


other people cant see your max bid.... they just bid a higher max bid at the last min.
Zach929rr
Wed Sep 16th, 2009, 11:38 PM
Oh, well then I guess it just shows the current user what their max bid is under the bid button by saying "Enter a bid greater than (max bid here)". Still retarded. Woulda been like $60 for a good condition OEM lower fairing, shipped. : /
rforsythe
Thu Sep 17th, 2009, 07:15 AM
The "Enter Max Bix Greater Than..." is just higher than the current high bid, which is only high enough to put whoever had the highest max into the lead; their max could still be higher. Like Phloater said, nobody can see the current max bid in play, you just got outbid by someone else with a higher max (which would have put them just high enough above yours to be in the lead, even if their max had not been reached). Make sense?
MetaLord 9
Thu Sep 17th, 2009, 07:28 AM
Don't question Ralph on his eb-ayness, he'll fix it so that you don't win any auction, ever!
CaneZach
Thu Sep 17th, 2009, 07:29 AM
I hate getting sniped or seeing the item I bid on suddenly jump up $100+ because some tool didn't think I was paying enough. The system is set up to benefit the last-minute bidder.
puckstr
Thu Sep 17th, 2009, 09:03 AM
If there is not a "buy it now"

then sniping is the only way to go!
Zach929rr
Thu Sep 17th, 2009, 09:10 AM
Yup, I just got outsniped. Rage.
rforsythe
Thu Sep 17th, 2009, 09:35 AM
I hate getting sniped or seeing the item I bid on suddenly jump up $100+ because some tool didn't think I was paying enough. The system is set up to benefit the last-minute bidder.

Any timed auction is set up to benefit a last minute bidder, that's how they work. Not the system's fault, you just need to be more clever. :)

But I agree, I've been sniped on a couple things lately. Fortunately I was able to find the same thing again for what I wanted to pay, so it all worked out.
wiseguy
Thu Sep 17th, 2009, 10:46 AM
Man - that 'Problem Solved' cartoon is hilarious.

Think I have looked at it five times already and laughed out loud in my cube!