Growing weary of eBay craziness and AHs 3am crap

[ullmandds]

For me...of my latest purchases...the majority have come from ebay...1 at auction for a fair price and the last a best offer accepted on a bin where we made an off ebay deal to save the seller fees. Other from a board member here and my next will be from a major AH.

All of these avenues can and DO work for me...but caution must be exercised especially on ebay.

[Stonepony]

I'm ready for 3am craziness this Saturday!

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Stonepony

I'm ready for 3am craziness this Saturday!

better play is to go to bed early and wake up around 4-5 for the finish!

my sleep is more important than cardboard!!

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

better play is to go to bed early and wake up around 4-5 for the finish!

my sleep is more important than cardboard!!

...I hope I never get that old....


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[Snapolit1]

On the very rare occasion that I am up at 3 am I always think to myself "I used to come in from partying at this hour years ago." Unreal.

The whole "auction stays open as long as anyone places a bid on anything" is like water torture. I'm sure this topic has been flogged to death on these boards.

No way do I stay up at that hour. Which sucks, because in a number of recent auctions I lost stuff I really wanted by 10 or 15 bucks and would have fought for it at the end.

[frankbmd]

A prostate gland is a blessing in disguise. Bidding and peeing in the middle of the night go hand in hand.

[Pilot172000]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

A prostate gland is a blessing in disguise. Bidding and peeing in the middle of the night go hand in hand.

If there ever was a truer statement. Now if I can work my bidding down to the 4:30 am range.

[wolf441]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

A prostate gland is a blessing in disguise. Bidding and peeing in the middle of the night go hand in hand.

Doctor says to his 92 year old patient "do you move you bowels regularly?"
Patient replies "yes, like clockwork. Every morning at 6AM. It's terrible"
Doctor says "why, at your age, that is tremendous. What's the problem?"
Patient says "The problem is, I don't get up until 6:30!"

Thank you, thank you. Hot crowd tonight. I'll be here all week. Try the veal, and don't forget to tip your waitress!!

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

A prostate gland is a blessing in disguise. Bidding and peeing in the middle of the night go hand in hand.

Frank, I'm with you 100%. I feel that my BPH prostate condition gives me a bidding advantage over younger collectors who can't stay awake all night. When I went to bed around midnight on Saturday, I was winning a few lots in the REA auction. My prostate "alarm clock" woke me up to pee at 4:30 a.m. I checked my REA bids and saw that I was outbid on everything. So, I entered bids on the 2 lots I most wanted that hadn't already exceeded my budget for this auction, and I won them both!
Val

[Stonepony]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

better play is to go to bed early and wake up around 4-5 for the finish!

my sleep is more important than cardboard!!

Listen, This Saturday don't spend endless hours sweeping the isles of your local swap meet trying to strike gold again! You'll find the stamina to stay up a little later

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Stonepony

Listen, This Saturday don't spend endless hours sweeping the isles of your local swap meet trying to strike gold again! You'll find the stamina to stay up a little later

but this weekend is the 100 mile garage sale!!!!!!!