citizenkassidy Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 i almost won this on ebay a week or two back, but some one sniped me during the last minute ...anybody have a copy of this for trade/sale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benchwarmer Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I have this: Old Man Gloom - "Zozobra Seminar 3" - Magic Bullet Records #41 (Gatefold/Clear) I don't think that's the same thing though. Their album titles confuse me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsleepOnRocks Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I won this on Ebay on Feb. 4th, and since it's the only copy i've seen going lately, you must've been bidding against me. If it was the same copy, I can assure you, there was no sniping done on my part. According to the bid history, the last bid prior to mine came in 10 seconds before mine did, and I placed my final bid 17 seconds before the actual auction came to a close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoryloss Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I can assure you, there was no sniping done on my part... I placed my final bid 17 seconds before the actual auction came to a close. uhhhhh.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j4m35 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 waaaaaaah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recordsyeah Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I have the one with the silk screened cover. I would need something good for it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivals Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I will never understand why people complain about sniping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsleepOnRocks Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I can assure you, there was no sniping done on my part... I placed my final bid 17 seconds before the actual auction came to a close. uhhhhh.... I was under the impression that "sniping" was using a program or some internet based utility to shoot in a bid in the final few seconds before the close of an auction. There was a full 27 seconds between the last bid before my winning bid, and the close of the auction. Which, should have been plenty of time for another bid to be placed. I believe this is usually referred to as a "bidding war" not "sniping." The bid that I placed that won the auction for me was also not my first bid, I was legitimately bidding on this auction, just as anyone else had the opportunity to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recordsyeah Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 waiting to place your bid till the last minute is sniping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsleepOnRocks Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Ok then... I generally always wait for the last 30 minutes or so of an auction so as to not drive the price up as much as I would assume it would go up if I were to bid on it when there were 7 days left. I just sort of figured that waiting for the auction to be nearly over was common practice with ebay. Everyone that I know that actively uses ebay does the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnightbassmp Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I've been looking to get this as well. Magic Bullet was talking about doing a repress soon of it over the summer. We'll see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyljunkie Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 just bid what you are willing to pay the first time. that way if you are outbid, whether its 3 days before the end or 3 seconds, its not a big deal cause they were willing to pay more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsleepOnRocks Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 But bidding 7 days out when an auction first starts takes away from the fun of bidding against someone in the last few minutes of the auction, as well as the agonizing refresh, refresh, refresh you do while you're watching the last few seconds tick down. To me, half the thrill of collecting is in the hunt, and the rush you get when you're bidding against someone in a rapid-fire sense, not knowing who is going to get it until the auction has ended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xfedaykinx Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 ive been trying to find a first press of this for a while. always goes for more than im willing to pay, especially since i have the silkscreened edition already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citizenkassidy Posted February 12, 2008 Author Share Posted February 12, 2008 wow, i didn't realize that this would turn into big fucking debate. i was just looking for the record. ...hopefully that repress happens. *edit* and i understand the mechanics of ebay, it's just frustrating to lose out on something...that's all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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