Dave Vader Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 I already posted this in the daily annoyances section, but I wondered if this has happened to anyone else very often? Ebay Muppets again (apologies if this is one of you guys, but FFS!) my listings all ended last night, not bad. But the chap who won the body, neck and pickup from my Rickenfaker has now messaged me offering me £20 more than the winning bid was for the bridge as well. Why couldn't he have done that last night? As a Bid... I'm sure there are good reasons.... And yet I am still kind enough to point him at another auction for another hondo ric bridge, along with links to allparts, and their ric bridge which is about the same as he was offering me to drop the actual buyer like a rotten cabbage. Moral high ground regained. Would have liked that £20 though, MOT and tax at the end of the month, be selling my ukuleles next... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 [quote name='Dave Vader' post='948060' date='Sep 7 2010, 10:35 AM']I'm sure there are good reasons.... And yet I am still kind enough to point him at another auction for another hondo ric bridge, along with links to allparts, and their ric bridge which is about the same as he was offering me to drop the actual buyer like a rotten cabbage.[/quote] Just out of interest, how good is the allparts bridge? I don't need a new bridge for mine right now, but I like to know these things. I've sometimes forgot to bid and missed a potential bargain, but I wouldn't dream of trying to gazump anyone. At least I got a bid on for your pickup, but it was a lowball and you'd be even more p'd off if I'd won it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 How do you know the guy who did win it wasn't prepared to pay another £21 for it? It's called an auction for a reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted September 7, 2010 Author Share Posted September 7, 2010 Well exactly. That's why it would have been nice for him to have put the bid in before the end. Then I'd have known it. I wouldn't jerk anyone around, I've still got my 100% rating by not jerking people around, and a lot of it by letting other people jerk me around. Quite a lot. Oh, and Twit, I did have the allparts bridge, though I paid over the odds for one on ebay, before seeing them on allparts. They're alright, do the job, but quite flimsy (like a real Ric one). The Hondo one seems a little more solid, but I've got a hipshot on mine now, which really is f*cking brilliant. Worth the stupid money I had to pay to get it imported, every penny of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 [quote name='Dave Vader' post='948060' date='Sep 7 2010, 10:35 AM']Moral high ground regained.[/quote] You did the right thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted September 7, 2010 Author Share Posted September 7, 2010 [quote name='EssentialTension' post='948476' date='Sep 7 2010, 04:45 PM']You did the right thing.[/quote] Thanks Dave, wasn't you was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umph Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 i've done this before, it's hard to watch lots of auctions at once Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 I had a practice amp listed that didn't sell with 21 watchers. Afterwards a guy messaged me to say relist it & I'll buy it. I did (buy it now auction too) & he didn't. 3 days later someone else bought it. It's a strange old world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 [quote name='Dave Vader' post='948678' date='Sep 7 2010, 07:29 PM']Thanks Dave, wasn't you was it? [/quote] Certainly not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted September 7, 2010 Author Share Posted September 7, 2010 Amusingly enough, the bridge buyer has still to pay. Looks like Mr Gazumpy might get his bridge after all.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 [quote name='Dave Vader' post='948182' date='Sep 7 2010, 12:19 PM']Oh, and Twit, I did have the allparts bridge, though I paid over the odds for one on ebay, before seeing them on allparts. They're alright, do the job, but quite flimsy (like a real Ric one). The Hondo one seems a little more solid, but I've got a hipshot on mine now, which really is f*cking brilliant. Worth the stupid money I had to pay to get it imported, every penny of it.[/quote] I presume you mean this one: [url="http://www.allparts.uk.com/online-shop/allparts-guitar-amp-parts/bridges/bass-bridges/bass-bridges-4-string-singles/hipshot-bass-bridge-for-rickenbacker-bass-p-1684.html"]http://www.allparts.uk.com/online-shop/all...ass-p-1684.html[/url] £162. That's over two thirds what my entire Rickenfaker cost. But there are some much more expensive bridges on there. £325 for an entire headless system. Or £70 for a single string system (per string) with built in tuner. That would be £420 for a six string. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted September 7, 2010 Author Share Posted September 7, 2010 [quote name='Annoying Twit' post='948762' date='Sep 7 2010, 08:30 PM']I presume you mean this one: [url="http://www.allparts.uk.com/online-shop/allparts-guitar-amp-parts/bridges/bass-bridges/bass-bridges-4-string-singles/hipshot-bass-bridge-for-rickenbacker-bass-p-1684.html"]http://www.allparts.uk.com/online-shop/all...ass-p-1684.html[/url] £162. That's over two thirds what my entire Rickenfaker cost. But there are some much more expensive bridges on there. £325 for an entire headless system. Or £70 for a single string system (per string) with built in tuner. That would be £420 for a six string.[/quote] Yeah, I got a blemished one direct from hipshot, cost me about £125 after import tax and stuff. Got the heavy brass one too, it's lovely. And my rickenfaker is slowly approaching the cost of a genuine ric now, amusingly enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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