I e-mailed the seller asking if the bike was still available and telling him I was planning on bidding aggressively. He replied that he sold it and another bike to a local buyer and was happy that both had sold and he didn't have to bother with packing and shipping. He didn't mention the price paid.
George Allen Lexington, Ky
At 10:41 AM 8/29/2006, Phil Sieg wrote:
>Dale, all,
>
>Mea culpa. Mea maxima culpa. I just missed the "ended early" notice.
>Completely understandable since it's right in the middle of the
>bleepin' page. <sigh>
>
>Dale B. Phelps wrote:
>>Um, Phil, it did get bid on.. The auction was ended early by the
>>seller. I'd bet it was sold to someone, the seller cancelled the
>>auction early (after I'd placed a bid) as "no longer available for
>>sale." Possibly/probably got a slew of e-mails either telling him
>>it was foolish to risk letting it go for 800 bucks, or offers to
>>sell it off-auction. I'd guess the latter, though I suppose he
>>coulda got seller's remorse as well. Just more of the foibles of
>>eBay (and to a lesser extent, rabid eBay CR-ers) that I LOVE so MUCH.
>>
>>Dale Phelps
>>Montagna Lunga Colorado
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>Phil Sieg
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>Knoxville, Tennessee
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>USA