cmitch 11:25 AM 08-25-2011
Particularly, when you consider that they're $64-72 on top few google hits. Let'em bid them up - especially on stuff I don't want. There's still plenty to be stolen on auctions.
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Skywalker 11:30 AM 08-25-2011
cmitch 11:31 AM 08-25-2011
Originally Posted by dave:
Particularly, when you consider that they're $64-72 on top few google hits. Let'em bid them up - especially on stuff I don't want. There's still plenty to be stolen on auctions.
I've witnessed this on several items lately. I've seen morons bid things up $1.00 over what I see as retail at the B&M and that's not including my locker member discount.
Yes, there's still deals but they're getting scarcer as these idgits take over the bidding.
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cmitch 11:32 AM 08-25-2011
A box of these at my local B&M is 69.00 plus tax.
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SvilleKid 12:06 PM 08-25-2011
It gets worse the closer we get to Christmas. Too many people buying for someone else that have NO idea how to do a google search! That's over and above those bidders that just get caught up in "auction fever"!
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CigarSquid 02:28 PM 08-25-2011
I mean it says MSRP, which you hardly ever pay online anyways.. Why would you go over that price???
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area51 03:04 PM 08-25-2011
I think it's just a bid frenzy and you get so into it that you kind of lose sight that there ARE other sites that carry sticks for lower. I rarely shop on any of the auction sites anymore because the deals aren't that great. .02
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BlindedByScience 03:06 PM 08-25-2011
It's not just cigars. I wanted to buy some PC parts off e-bay and watched the price for used stuff skyrocket over what anyone could purchase brand new parts for off of NewEgg. Just insane.....
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area51 03:22 PM 08-25-2011
shilala 03:27 PM 08-25-2011
I paid under 200 bucks for a box of dpg maduros and dpg blues a few weeks ago. Not each, but for the two of them, shipped. It works good for me.
:-)
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Blak Smyth 03:44 PM 08-25-2011
I think there are two reasons why people bid senseless:
1) uneducated bidding
2) price isn't an issue
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icehog3 03:44 PM 08-25-2011
Originally Posted by Blak Smyth:
I think there are two reasons why people bid senseless:
1) uneducated bidding
2) price isn't an issue
3) The thrill of competition
4) ego
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CigarSquid 03:53 PM 08-25-2011
I've only used auction cost site twice I think.. 2nd time was just two days ago.
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cmitch 04:24 PM 08-25-2011
And this is what they eventually sold for. Dumba$$es!
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cmitch 04:27 PM 08-25-2011
Originally Posted by SvilleKid:
It gets worse the closer we get to Christmas. Too many people buying for someone else that have NO idea how to do a google search! That's over and above those bidders that just get caught up in "auction fever"!
It's not like they can accidentally pay too much. If you overbid the retail, an alert window pops up asking you if that's what you want to do and even links you to their retail site where you can buy them.
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SvilleKid 05:45 PM 08-25-2011
Originally Posted by cmitch:
It's not like they can accidentally pay too much. If you overbid the retail, an alert window pops up asking you if that's what you want to do and even links you to their retail site where you can buy them.
OK, now it DOES fall into the category of stupidity!!!
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shilala 07:35 PM 08-25-2011
Originally Posted by cmitch:
It's not like they can accidentally pay too much. If you overbid the retail, an alert window pops up asking you if that's what you want to do and even links you to their retail site where you can buy them.
Really? I never heard about that one.
These smokes I bought were the first in over three years I've bought at the devil site, I was boycotting them. I needed both so I gave it a shot and saved money, now I'm boycotting them some more.
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cmitch 08:05 PM 08-25-2011
Originally Posted by shilala:
Really? I never heard about that one.
These smokes I bought were the first in over three years I've bought at the devil site, I was boycotting them. I needed both so I gave it a shot and saved money, now I'm boycotting them some more.
I wanted a nub ash tray and bid over what they were selling it for on their site and an alert came up letting me know and asking if I wanted to continue.
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longknocker 08:24 PM 08-25-2011
Originally Posted by icehog3:
3) The thrill of competition
4) ego
My Problems 'Xactly!
:-)
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