To avoid these ads, REGISTER NOW!

I Got Beat Bad (eBay)

Merkava_4

Banned
Joined
Dec 26, 2007
Messages
14,518
Location
Clovis, CA.
eBay

Place_Bid.jpg


I entered $45.05 in the last 15 seconds and got the above message. :confused:
 
To avoid these ads, REGISTER NOW!
OP
M

Merkava_4

Banned
Joined
Dec 26, 2007
Messages
14,518
Location
Clovis, CA.
somebody slipped in a bid under you.........fun huh!

Yeah I think so. I clicked on "Place bid" at 5 minutes to go and just stayed ready at the "confirm bid" button until 6:59:45PM came around and then I clicked the button. I guess in those last 5 minutes when I wasn't watching the current bid, someone snuck a bid in underneath me like you said. :(
 

nissan_crawler

Well-known member
Joined
Jan 12, 2008
Messages
9,638
Location
Wichita, KS
Yeah I think so. I clicked on "Place bid" at 5 minutes to go and just stayed ready at the "confirm bid" button until 6:59:45PM came around and then I clicked the button. I guess in those last 5 minutes when I wasn't watching the current bid, someone snuck a bid in underneath me like you said. :(

that's why I always have a second window of the auction open and keep refreshing it until the end.
 

krusty the clown

Member Emeritus
Joined
Nov 18, 2007
Messages
7,535
Location
niangua, mo
there is a refresh link right on the page.....i'll use it. if it's something i really want i'll bid really high in the last seconds, chances are the other bidders are only adding small increments.
 

rickairmedic

Well-known member
Joined
May 31, 2005
Messages
4,165
Location
louisville ,Ky
Merk just go up to your toolbar click file then click new window it will open up a new window of the same page you are looking at then you can refresh that window while holding the other to place your bid.

Rick
 

Danglerb

Well-known member
Joined
Sep 6, 2007
Messages
9,736
Location
SoCal
If you bid your max it doesn't matter.

If didn't bid your max, thats the problem.

Gotta bid to win if you want to win.

Bid to win a bargain, and you gotta expect to lose from time to time.
 
OP
M

Merkava_4

Banned
Joined
Dec 26, 2007
Messages
14,518
Location
Clovis, CA.
Merk just go up to your toolbar click file then click new window it will open up a new window of the same page you are looking at then you can refresh that window while holding the other to place your bid.

Rick

I did that. It loads my home page over top of this page for some strange reason. :dunno:
 

wrenchr

Super Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Jul 29, 2007
Messages
11,603
Location
Michigan
Chances are you are not going to win one in new condition for under $50.00, It is going to take $60.00 @ that price you are still getting a bargain. Find one in good condition and bid $60.00 The f831 or 936.
 

TNToy

Well-known member
Joined
Oct 11, 2006
Messages
1,385
Location
West Tennessee
Did you really use a Snap-On part number as your eBay name? That's kinda cool and really weird, at the exact same time.

Okay. Pull up the auction you want to bid on. Copy the URL out of the bar at the top of the page, and open a new window. Paste it in the bar there, and hit enter. Now you have the same webpage up twice. Use one to place your bid at the last second, and the other to keep refreshing the auction to see if anyone bids.
 
OP
M

Merkava_4

Banned
Joined
Dec 26, 2007
Messages
14,518
Location
Clovis, CA.
Okay. Pull up the auction you want to bid on. Copy the URL out of the bar at the top of the page, and open a new window. Paste it in the bar there, and hit enter. Now you have the same webpage up twice. Use one to place your bid at the last second, and the other to keep refreshing the auction to see if anyone bids.

I tried that and it works great. :thumbup:

Thank you for the instructions. :)
 
To avoid these ads, REGISTER NOW!

wrenchr

Super Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Jul 29, 2007
Messages
11,603
Location
Michigan
I have used the 830 series alot as well as the 936 series and the 936 is tougher imo.
My reasoning is I have never had to rebuild a 936 yet, and I have had to have 4 of the 830's rebuilt. I have about the same amount of usage with each. I'm talking real breakage here not intentional or misuse.
 

nissan_crawler

Well-known member
Joined
Jan 12, 2008
Messages
9,638
Location
Wichita, KS
I've used a 16 mm wrench before. I would rather pay the few dollars and have a complete set, whether I use it or not. It just pissed me off when there's a piece "missing" from a set.
 

eschoendorff

Well-known member
Joined
Feb 6, 2005
Messages
8,991
Location
Michigan
Sometimes when I buy **** at HF that needs to be assembled, I have to use a 16mm wrench... and a 15mm and a 17mm, because none of the bolt heads are consistent!
 

wilbilt

Banned
Joined
Aug 17, 2006
Messages
5,602
Location
NorCal
Sometimes when I buy **** at HF that needs to be assembled, I have to use a 16mm wrench... and a 15mm and a 17mm, because none of the bolt heads are consistent!

They definitely use some crazy fasteners on that stuff. 1/4-20 thread with a 10mm head, or 5/8" nuts on 8mm fasteners.

I have seen some that NOTHING would fit except an adjustable wrench.
 

eschoendorff

Well-known member
Joined
Feb 6, 2005
Messages
8,991
Location
Michigan
They definitely use some crazy fasteners on that stuff. 1/4-20 thread with a 10mm head, or 5/8" nuts on 8mm fasteners.

I have seen some that NOTHING would fit except an adjustable wrench.

Yeah, not to mention that they use grade 2 hardware or some other pot metal ****. So, if you actually get the fastener together without wisting the damn thing, you are already doing good!:beer:

When I was putting together a welding cart, I found a supposedly 8 or 10mm bolt with - 5 side. Maybe Chinese numbers skip 6????
 
To avoid these ads, REGISTER NOW!
Top Bottom