Re: 1977 Sceptre, New York
 

"Hopefully someone here on csc got the lucky score on your ol' RedEye. Maybe John123 saved it for his son ... be a pretty sight seeing 2 kick-ass red Tsceptres going bendo on salmon, striper or tuna somewhere.
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Nope,I wasn't the lucky one.I'm an idiot.I figured that there was no way in the world that this boat would have sold for under five grand.
I was thinking that it would have gone closer to 8 or 9 thousand at the very least.
I was out on lake Ontario salmon fishing on the last day of the auction.We came into the slip and went to my buddies marina where I keep the boat and got on his computer to check the status of the auction.
When I saw where it was I couldn't believe it.

I'm not exaggerating, true story, there was literally 12 seconds left to the auction when we got onto Ebay,no where near enough time to place a bid(it's the computer for fishing licenses and extremely slow).

That's when I realized what a stupid stupid man that I am.I'm still not over it.All because I thought it would go for more than I could spend,and that with so many bids I could never get it,so instead I made the mistake of staying out on the water like a dope.
I just hope the buyer realizes what a good deal he got.I wish him or her well with their lucky find.

Re: 1977 Sceptre, New York
 

John-

With e bay you can be out fishing reeling in a fish with both hands and still bid on stuff. :cool: You just have to set your maximum bid amount on their web site and let the computers do the work.

strick

Re: 1977 Sceptre, New York
 

Yeah,I know I could have placed a bid much earlier to my max,and I was stupid not to have done so.
I just figured that there was no way I could have bid enough to get it,so why bother.
I was sure it would go for more than I could afford,and that sure turned out to be a very stupid move on my part.

Re: 1977 Sceptre, New York
 

or you can always use skype....that way keep the bids down until the last minute and then it automatically throws in your bid at the last second :D..of course you have to pay percentage

Re: 1977 Sceptre, New York
 

Skype??? slow down I just got a camera phone a year ago,and pretty soon I'll be needing a Jitterbug phone.I'm happy just to be able to make a phone call.
:D

Re: 1977 Sceptre, New York
 

ebay is a game...you must learn how to play it...once you do that you can start winning. ;)

Re: 1977 Sceptre, New York
 

Not sure I like the sound of this... ;)

Actually, the buyer had never been to this site before, but I strongly urged him to join asap.