ARGH! eBay just cost me a bunch of $ tonight!

ursabear

It makes me mad.
<flame>AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</flame>

I had 20 auctions ending after 10/7 ET/PT tonight. eBay ended them all based on time elapsed, and not clock time, because they ended shortly after 9 ET!

The best bidders for my particular sales tend to come out after 10, and there was a seriously notable difference in the prices realized for several of my coins. I think it looks like more than $50 that I missed on these.

RRRRRRRRRRRR!

Bear

Ursabear - Go in the river and eat a salmon.

That always makes me feel better. Bear

ClarkOfKent

ursabear,

Are you ursabear on eBay, too? If so, you lost a couple of bucks because I screwed up a snipe... sorry for both of us.


Clark

wayneherndon

I know, I know. It happens to me twice a year. Each time, I swear to myself that I'll pay attention next time and adjust the start time accordingly. But, I always forget.

WH

ursabear

Bear, Will do. Probably going to feel sorry for the Salmon, though...
Clark, would have loved to have you snipe on one of mine. Next time? There are a bunch more going up this evening.
Wayne, Thanks for the comisseration!

Thanks to all for their thoughts and letting me vent.

I'll be a better Bear, now.

ursabear

P.S. I love my Silver Kennedys. I don't like giving them away, though. I'm glad for the buyer. He/she got a phenominal deal.

ClarkOfKent

The 2002 Silver Kennedy was what I was going for....

BigD5

Someone please explain exactly how ebay ended the auctions sooner than anticipated to a moron........me
Cliff's notes version please

ClarkOfKent

Daylight savings time....

wayneherndon

Essentially, they consider a day 24-hours. So, for a 7-day listing you get 168 hours. If they ended it at the same time it started you'd get a 169 hour auction. Why, I don't know but there would be an hour there with NO auction ending if they didn't do it this way.

Ursabear--it looks like it cost you a few $$ in another way too--I see you were a successful bidder on some of my auctions.

WH

Russ

<< <i>Ursabear - Go in the river and eat a salmon. >>



Bear,

Sometimes the competition can be a little stiff for that salmon!

Russ, NCNE

Bear

Wow Russ - That guy plays rough. I dont know if the Salmon is worth

getting hit like that in the cajones. Bear

ursabear

Thanks, all. You're great guys.

Russ, LOL. I needed cheering up.

NoviceKris

Hi Ursabear.

I am torn on how to feel. I feel for you for not getting what you had hoped for.. but then I like that I was one of the lucky winners (snagged your Ike). Tell me you don't resent selling it to
me or it will hang a cloud over my enjoyment of the coin.

Kris

ursabear

Kris,

I have absolutely no resentment or hard feelings abut it at all! I'm glad you got such a nice deal on a nice Ike like that!

I'm just grumpy at eBay about it. I gave away (relative to price) the Ike (cool for you! I'm glad it went to a board member!) my 02 Kennedy, one of my Sacs, and a few others, to boot.

I am very glad you participated in one of my auctions! Thank you very much.