CMR | 519 Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 You know when you bid on that one item and you realize you don't really need it or want something else more and you wish you could take it back. Then, at the last minute, a savior swoops in and snatches the high bid. Thank you mister snipe bidder, whoever you were. Since someone is going to ask, it was a CIB NES system, the mario/duck hunt combo. The listing said it was broke, but it probably just needed cleaning. I would have wound up paying about $80 if I had won, not a bad price, but I really didn't need it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenpp72 | 1,230 Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 I feel this topic won't go well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homeboyks | 30 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 I actually agree. I've been in this position many times and have been saved by a sniper. I've won a few i regret too, like a non working rule of rose that i didn't read the description for carefully enough first. Wish a sniper guardian angel had saved me from that purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cepp | 34 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 I've been there once or twice and completely agree lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstralSoul | 502 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Oh yeah I've done this. Most recently (about 2 years ago) on a brand new in box Dreamcast system since I always wanted one. My highest bid was $150 and when I placed the bid I didn't realize I didn't have $150 and it was several days from payday. I was winning for about 2 days and by the time I realized I didn't have enough, it was too late to retract my bid. I had a message to the seller typed out i my head if I won to try and negotiate that he wait a week for the money, since most sellers won't do that, I really didn't want that to happen. Luckily a sniper took me out at the last minute thankfully. I then thought about it and realized I could have a Dreamcast so much cheaper and didn't need it brand new anyway. I only bidded on the brand new one because it was good price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,705 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 One time I bidded on Gradius V on PS2. I put a bid of $35 + $15 for shipping. After bidding I realized it was the Japanese version, which I have no interest in. I tried canceling the bid and contacting the seller to no avail. I had accepted my fate, nobody is gonna pay US price for the Japan version. Then when the auction ended, I found that someone outbidded me. Thanks Mr Sniper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sega Genesis Sage | 15 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 49 minutes ago, phart010 said: One time I bidded on Gradius V on PS2. I put a bid of $35 + $15 for shipping. After bidding I realized it was the Japanese version, which I have no interest in. I tried canceling the bid and contacting the seller to no avail. I had accepted my fate, nobody is gonna pay US price for the Japan version. Then when the auction ended, I found that someone outbidded me. Thanks Mr Sniper I feel like sometimes people snipe to deny someone else from having something, rather than trying to get something for a good price. I've seen auctions that end 2-3 times with no bids, then as soon as someone puts a bid in, the sniping starts. Also, I'm pretty sure that some sellers bid on their own auctions to try to drive up the price. Serves them right if they wind up winning their own auction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sign Collector Guy | 334 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Shill bidding? Say it ain’t t so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALTQQ | 87 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 (edited) I missed out on a few cibs years ago that I over bid on from the excitement of it all. Lucky for me someone came in and bid me up at the past minute. Ended up finding them cheaper as bins later. It was zero the kamikaze squirrel and twisted tales of spike mc fang. Edited November 4, 2019 by ALTQQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrobins | 1,719 Moderator · Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 (edited) Definitely had this happen to me a few times, though once in awhile it’s more like I’m trying to talk myself out of being pissed I lost. Edited November 4, 2019 by Scrobins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m308gunner | 352 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I know exactly, definitively, intimately what you mean. I smell what you're cooking. I'm on the trolley. Back in 2012, during the height of my irresponsible first collecting binge, I was buying left and right. A few times, when I knew I was overdoing it, I had this happen. Didn't learn my lesson, but I was grateful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,092 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I don’t have the patience to bid snipe, I just try and make best offers on BIN stuff. Got a stack up for less than PC/GVN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMR | 519 Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 I'm glad to see I'm not alone in being a doofus impulse bidder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewisp02 | 47 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Haha.. Love this. Been there. Done that over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astor Reinhardt | 199 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I've never bid on something unless I was 100% sure I wanted it. I don't like bidding anyways since snipers...and bidding wars...hate em. I usually do BINs or suffer without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,786 Events Team · Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Everything I've ever bid has been sniped. I only ever "win" BINs. I don't really know how to Ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono1874 | 144 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 This just happened to me with Ninja Gaiden 3. Turns out I already had a copy but never added it to my spreadsheet. Still went for less than market value though so whoever got it got a good deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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