I won an eBay auction yesterday for this S-100:[IMG:238:320]http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r106/capnjuan/GuildS-100Polara.jpg[/img] Seller sez it's 'Signed', 1970 model...signed by who I wonder and where. Despite my crabbing about no local Guilds (sorry West but we gotta be men about this), this one is in Ft Lauderdale. I'm going to try to pick it up to avoid the Zom Zom ordeal; it also has no case which increases shipping hazards.
In addition to the fact it's a Guild, it reviewed pretty well: http://reviews.harmony-central.com/revi ... S-100/10/1
I tried a different approach this time; gave eBay a 'bid-me-up-to' $450 number and also went to see the sniper and gave him my max amount; 'belts and suspenders'. Considering the recent remarks about sniping in general, I thought you all might find the bid tabs interesting; the auction ended at Apr-26-07 17:24:52 PDT You'll have to blow it up to follow along:[IMG:544:283]http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r106/capnjuan/snipe.jpg[/img]
Bidder 6 was 'inch-worming' along (not shown) to bump any eBay 'bid-me-ups' which he did when he knocked out my $450. Bidder 7 bumped #6 by $10.15 - manual bid? - but bidder #6 had apparently already posted $477.92, based on the time stamp, 5 hours earlier. Otherwise I have no explanation for the time / bid stamp differential, do any of you?
If bidder #7 had been bidding in real time, it's hard to believe that he only bid $.07 more than Bidder 6 with only 7 seconds left on the auction strongly suggestive that Bidder 7 was also using a sniper/proxy. My sniper's bid registered 3 seconds after Bidder #7's bid and 4 seconds before eBay closed the auction. My sniper also had the good sense to put a little more money in it; topping Bidder #7 by $5.00 to allow for the possibility of yet another sniper or even a real-time/on-line, inch-worm bidder.
I think the sniping software estimates a target and, through experience, knows how long it takes to register a bid; I wonder how they get through the Bid / Confirm Bid / Check-for-High-Bid page gates so quickly? Anyway, the skimpy auction text and the lone pic must have scared most of you off.
The sad fact is that if it's 'fun' you want bidding, then I think it's better to go to an auction house on Friday night and chase bric-a-brac. If you actually want to buy something on eBay, it's not about how much you're willing to pay but when your bid registers. I don't mind losing on purely financial grounds but I do mind being entangled in the electronics with a winning bid in my hand. I really like Coastie's/NZ's eBay model where auctions are held open until the bidding is done.
This guitar isn't at home yet; if it's in reasonable condition, at $485 I got it pretty cheap. Unless someone updated it along the line, chances are it's ready for a new set of Humbuckers. It may yet turn out that my sniping will be rewarded by my owning (another) crappy guitar. It's happened before...a sniped Yamaha SA30 (ES335)...seller still has to be laughing up his sleeve; 'think you got a good deal smartass?...wait'll you see the guitar...'
In addition to the fact it's a Guild, it reviewed pretty well: http://reviews.harmony-central.com/revi ... S-100/10/1
I tried a different approach this time; gave eBay a 'bid-me-up-to' $450 number and also went to see the sniper and gave him my max amount; 'belts and suspenders'. Considering the recent remarks about sniping in general, I thought you all might find the bid tabs interesting; the auction ended at Apr-26-07 17:24:52 PDT You'll have to blow it up to follow along:[IMG:544:283]http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r106/capnjuan/snipe.jpg[/img]
Bidder 6 was 'inch-worming' along (not shown) to bump any eBay 'bid-me-ups' which he did when he knocked out my $450. Bidder 7 bumped #6 by $10.15 - manual bid? - but bidder #6 had apparently already posted $477.92, based on the time stamp, 5 hours earlier. Otherwise I have no explanation for the time / bid stamp differential, do any of you?
If bidder #7 had been bidding in real time, it's hard to believe that he only bid $.07 more than Bidder 6 with only 7 seconds left on the auction strongly suggestive that Bidder 7 was also using a sniper/proxy. My sniper's bid registered 3 seconds after Bidder #7's bid and 4 seconds before eBay closed the auction. My sniper also had the good sense to put a little more money in it; topping Bidder #7 by $5.00 to allow for the possibility of yet another sniper or even a real-time/on-line, inch-worm bidder.
I think the sniping software estimates a target and, through experience, knows how long it takes to register a bid; I wonder how they get through the Bid / Confirm Bid / Check-for-High-Bid page gates so quickly? Anyway, the skimpy auction text and the lone pic must have scared most of you off.
The sad fact is that if it's 'fun' you want bidding, then I think it's better to go to an auction house on Friday night and chase bric-a-brac. If you actually want to buy something on eBay, it's not about how much you're willing to pay but when your bid registers. I don't mind losing on purely financial grounds but I do mind being entangled in the electronics with a winning bid in my hand. I really like Coastie's/NZ's eBay model where auctions are held open until the bidding is done.
This guitar isn't at home yet; if it's in reasonable condition, at $485 I got it pretty cheap. Unless someone updated it along the line, chances are it's ready for a new set of Humbuckers. It may yet turn out that my sniping will be rewarded by my owning (another) crappy guitar. It's happened before...a sniped Yamaha SA30 (ES335)...seller still has to be laughing up his sleeve; 'think you got a good deal smartass?...wait'll you see the guitar...'