Growing weary of eBay craziness and AHs 3am crap

[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

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

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

Been there, done that.

As a corollary to the above, if you check the auction the morning after sorted by most recent bids, I guarantee that most of the first page will consist of "prostaters".