I don't have any experience with eBay, but I recently put up that bass that I bought for the psychopath (I'm trying to raise money to pay for my $4300 vet bill from last week).

I know I have it priced right, and there are six people watching it, but no one has made a bid. Is it possible that people are waiting until the last hours of the auction to bid because they don't want to start a bidding war?

I would have used the 'Buy it now' feature, but since I have no rating on eBay, it wasn't available to me. There was another identical bass going for the same price that was snapped up for the BIN amount.

Does anyone wanna buy a bass?

A bit steep for a fish.

You should buy it just for the halibut.

Houdi, you have no sole.

Can you play scales on it?

Would I be able to play anything by Gill Scott Heron?

Everyone waits till the last minute on eBay, the waiting-till-the-last-minute turds. If you stick your maximum bid in a couple of days ahead, someone will always trump you when you're out interacting with humans.

Thanks NM. I kinda thought that was what was going on.

Something just seemed, oh, I don't know, fishy?

what sort of Bass is it and how much do you want?

I sell a lot on Ebay, and buy too many guitars. I think you'll find a fair few of the watchers are folk like me who keep an eye on what's selling and how much for. For a collectable guitar you'll find the serious collectors will often place their bid early and not bid again. I know the value of lots of guitars and sometimes place a bid a good bit lower than the value just in case nobody else bids (it's easier to do that than try and catch the end of loads of different auctions) On average I am watching about 30 guitars all the time.

$4300 for a vet's bill!! Wouldn't it have been cheaper to get a new cat?

(sorry I'm not a cat person. I'd feel bad about it for a while I'm sure but the feeling would go away - certainly quicker than a bill of that size!).

Good luck with the auction. I see you're angling for a good price. Before you know it you'll be hooked on ebay.

Seriously, $4,300? Honest? What was that for?

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I know the value of lots of guitars and sometimes place a bid a good bit lower than the value just in case nobody else bids

Which was how I picked up a 12 string Tanglewood for £56.

FF, I just sold a bunch of jerseys. As it's my only "job" down here, it's kind of important that you know, I get paid. I got some jerkoff from Colorado who bid on 4 of my higher-priced jerseys at the last minute. Then didn't pay. And didn't pay. And still didn't pay. So I contacted him once. And twice. Finally I got this email:

"I HAVE NEVER DEALT WITH SOMEONE SO RUDE AND PUSHY AND MAKES THREATS ENJOY THE GIFT I LEFT YOU "

YOU SOUND REALLY CRAZY YOU SENT ME 8 MESSAGES IN ONE DAY ARE YOU ON DRUGS HOPE YOU LIKE THE GIFT I LEFT YOU@@@"

So he left 4 feedbacks - All shit like "MADE IN CHINE FAKE JERSEY" "SHIRT WAS DIRTY AND HOLE IN IT"

So I file something with eBay - the thing that asks for negative feedback to be removed, then as a reward to the guy they suspend my registration. So not only do I have these f'd up feedbacks, but eveyone else sees my registration pulled - which makes me look really good.

Then the idiot has the day of his life:

YOU ARE NOT EVEN REGISTERED NO MORE YOU SOUND SUSPECT FROM THE START I KNEW YOU WAS A FRAUD

I wrote to him asking that he not play games (like I used to,) as this is a profession for many people, and I was saving up for a plane ticket to see my family.

He was quite touched by my honesty, and wrote this uplifting message:

"Here is some advice if you need money to travel go greyhound or better yet hang around the bathrooms in the greyhound station i am sure someone will let you blow them for $5 HOMO get a life also i am glad you are no longer on ebay you sounded like a homo who wanted everyone to feel sorry for him so like i said go find a greyhound restroom and enjoy being on your knees and earn that $5 LMAO LMAO"

and

"HOW IS YOUR LIFE WITHOUT EBAY OR ARE YOU TOO BUSY RESPOND BECAUSE YOUR IN A GREYHOUND BATHROOM HOMO"

So here my registration is suspended (something to do with being linked to some guy named Jayski47, of which I had no idea of who that was,) I have this Colorado redneck flaming me, and all was lost.

Finally, I got this message from ebay:

"Dear Jason,

Thank you for writing eBay in regard to your report of a member buying
your items to leave negative feedback.

After reviewing your request, we found that the Feedback met the
requirements for removal under our Feedback Removal Policy and have
removed it.

Due to system updating, your Feedback score may not reflect this removal
for 24 hours.

Thank you for using eBay for your online trading needs.

Sincerely,

Petrov
eBay Customer Support "

and then...

"Dear Jason,

Thank you for writing eBay in regard to your current account status.

After further review, we have determined that your account was suspended
in error. I have removed the violation and reinstated your account.

We appreciate your patience while this matter was under review.

Sincerely,
Amelia B.

eBay Customer Support "

eBay is so much fun.

Double.

QUOTE:
Does anyone wanna buy a bass?

Oh bugger, I'm in current discussions to put together a band, where I'll be playing bass. I have a slightly crappy Jazz Bass copy, which I'd like to upgrade. However, there's no use unless it turns into a regular thing.

Out of interest, could you point me to the listing? (The last thing my girlfriend bought me was a zip-up purse with a picture of a pig on the front. Meh!)

FF, I just sold a bunch of jerseys. As it's my only "job" down here, it's kind of important that you know, I get paid. I got some jerkoff from Colorado who bid on 4 of my higher-priced jerseys at the last minute. Then didn't pay. And didn't pay. And still didn't pay. So I contacted him once. And twice. Finally I got this email:

"I HAVE NEVER DEALT WITH SOMEONE SO RUDE AND PUSHY AND MAKES THREATS ENJOY THE GIFT I LEFT YOU "

YOU SOUND REALLY CRAZY YOU SENT ME 8 MESSAGES IN ONE DAY ARE YOU ON DRUGS HOPE YOU LIKE THE GIFT I LEFT YOU@@@"

So he left 4 feedbacks - All shit like "MADE IN CHINE FAKE JERSEY" "SHIRT WAS DIRTY AND HOLE IN IT"

So I file something with eBay - the thing that asks for negative feedback to be removed, then as a reward to the guy they suspend my registration. So not only do I have these f'd up feedbacks, but eveyone else sees my registration pulled - which makes me look really good.

Then the idiot has the day of his life:

YOU ARE NOT EVEN REGISTERED NO MORE YOU SOUND SUSPECT FROM THE START I KNEW YOU WAS A FRAUD

I wrote to him asking that he not play games (like I used to,) as this is a profession for many people, and I was saving up for a plane ticket to see my family.

He was quite touched by my honesty, and wrote this uplifting message:

"Here is some advice if you need money to travel go greyhound or better yet hang around the bathrooms in the greyhound station i am sure someone will let you blow them for $5 HOMO get a life also i am glad you are no longer on ebay you sounded like a homo who wanted everyone to feel sorry for him so like i said go find a greyhound restroom and enjoy being on your knees and earn that $5 LMAO LMAO"

and

"HOW IS YOUR LIFE WITHOUT EBAY OR ARE YOU TOO BUSY RESPOND BECAUSE YOUR IN A GREYHOUND BATHROOM HOMO"

So here my registration is suspended (something to do with being linked to some guy named Jayski47, of which I had no idea of who that was,) I have this Colorado redneck flaming me, and all was lost.

Finally, I got this message from ebay:

"Dear Jason,

Thank you for writing eBay in regard to your report of a member buying
your items to leave negative feedback.

After reviewing your request, we found that the Feedback met the
requirements for removal under our Feedback Removal Policy and have
removed it.

Due to system updating, your Feedback score may not reflect this removal
for 24 hours.

Thank you for using eBay for your online trading needs.

Sincerely,

Petrov
eBay Customer Support "

and then...

"Dear Jason,

Thank you for writing eBay in regard to your current account status.

After further review, we have determined that your account was suspended
in error. I have removed the violation and reinstated your account.

We appreciate your patience while this matter was under review.

Sincerely,
Amelia B.

eBay Customer Support "

eBay is so much fun.