Faulty Squier Affinity - £5

[stewblack]

9 hours ago, ped said:

Everything on eBay is a potential bargain!

I seldom see any proper auctions on eBay any more. Most have a starting bid or are buy it now. 

Anyway, the question wasn't what everyone else thinks, the question was why this was posted in the first place. I think it was to alert us to a potential bargain. 

[prowla]

(I know that'll be the never-seen-before box of rotted matchtsicks which once was a bass.)

[therealting]

58 minutes ago, stewblack said:

I seldom see any proper auctions on eBay any more. Most have a starting bid or are buy it now. 

Doesn’t every auction (that isn’t buy-it-now) have either a starting bid?

[stewblack]

4 hours ago, therealting said:

Doesn’t every auction (that isn’t buy-it-now) have either a starting bid?

Sorry I meant a high starting bid

[BigRedX]

11 minutes ago, stewblack said:

Sorry I meant a high starting bid

For non-specialist instruments like the bass in question the starting price is almost completely irrelevant. Unless it starts at a figure more than the bass is worth, by the time the auction has run it's course the selling price will the same whether it start high or low.

The factor that will keep this particular auction sale price low is the fact that it is collection in person only (from Hull).

[stewblack]

1 hour ago, BigRedX said:

The factor that will keep this particular auction sale price low is the fact that it is collection in person only (from Hull).

And maybe this is why it was posted. To alert those in the vicinity of a potential bargain.

[oldslapper]

[CPCustomdubwise]

Is it Basschat Pedantic Weekend ?

Also, because I feel an obligation to do so ( being a bit pedantic ) I wish to record an eyebrow raised at the earlier remarks from, of all people, a West Ham fan.....

[prowla]

Interestingly, it's had an opening bid of £5.

[Dad3353]

8 minutes ago, prowla said:

Interestingly, it's had an opening bid of £5.

WoT looking for a bargain..? 

...

 

[BigRedX]

9 minutes ago, prowla said:

Interestingly, it's had an opening bid of £5.

No idea what the real bid is unless someone here is prepared to put in a counter bid and see if they are the highest bidder.

All meaningless until the last 5-10 seconds.

[Beedster]

Have to admit I find the ‘eBay bargain’ thing bloody annoying unless it’s a BIN, in large part because alerting 20,000 or so bass players on this forum to the auction means that it will most certainly not be a bargain, likely just a true reflection of value. 

Perhaps we should have a polite agreement to not use the term ‘potential bargain’ until the last 24 hours of the auction

[Beedster]

Although at 2.99 these used plectrums are a bargain https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224206336234

[Newfoundfreedom]

I'll bid £5.50 if someone pays me two hundred quid to go to Hull. 

Edited October 25, 2020 by Newfoundfreedom
F#cking autocorrect again!

[yorks5stringer]

52 minutes ago, Newfoundfreedom said:

I'll bid £5.50 if someone pays me two hundred quid to go to Hull. 

It's up to £21 now so it's saved you a trip...

[Geek99]

On 24/10/2020 at 07:57, wateroftyne said:

What’s the purpose of this thread, BTW? Appreciate there doesn’t have to be one, but just curious in case I’m missing a point somewhere....

I got all I needed from the title plus the nature of the link

I’m formulating a list of “questikns” though