Piranha Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 OK guys, I am really bummed out right now. I got outbid by $25 on these beautiful 1974 LaScala's. I REALLY wanted them. Oh well, I guess it just wasn't meant to be? Perhaps I will luck into a nicer pair of mid 70's closer to home (So Cal) somewhere down the road? I hope so. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3075077369&category=14991&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBDW%3AIT&rd=1 In any event, I would like to take a moment to express my sincere thanks to Tom Mobley. First off, Tom is a great guy. He is very pleasant to speak with, and was more than happy to go out of his way to help a fellow Forum member, me. Tom gave me several hours of his valuable time this past Wednesday. I called Tom at 2:30PM and asked if he could go look at the speakers for me in Scottsdale before I bid on them. He immediately replied, "sure, no problem". We hung up and Tom called me from the sellers place within 45 minutes. Wow! He then went on to describe the speakers to me in vivid detail. It was as if I was standing there looking at them myself. I felt very comfortable bidding on them after receiving his rather pleasing assessment. I completey trust Tom's judgement and honesty. It's pretty easy to do so after viewing his postings for the past several months and speaking with him. He really puts you at ease. I have also had the pleasure to correspond with him via email on several occasions. Tom even volunteered to drive back up to Scottsdale for me if I won. He said he would pick up and store the Scalas for me until I could drive out from CA to get them. How much more accomodating can you get? I can't say enough good things about Tom and his eagerness to help me. My sadness of being outbid is compounded by the feeling that I wasted Tom's precious time. Well, unfortunately I didn't win this auction. And for that, I am sad. Maybe I should have bid more? Just maybe anther $50 would have done it? ? Coulda, woulda, shoulda. Thanks for going that extra mile Tom. I really do appreciate your time and help! Back to the hunt for those elusive mid 70's!!! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3075077369&category=14991&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBDW%3AIT&rd=1' target=_blank> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtaylor Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 I concur, Tom is a great person. He's done a lot for other forum members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
space_cowboy Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 The bidding history shows you and the winner entered your final bids at the exact same time! Wow, that was close. Good luck in the future, still looking for a pair myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuisis Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 I bought a scott off of Tom and I agree with what you guys said. He's a heck of a nice guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 I like the line about shipping charges to Singapore will be $1400. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mopar dave Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 i feel your pain brotha, happens to me alot too. try auctionsniper next time. first one is free. dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorjen Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 Tom, Real sorry to see you missed out on these, I was rootin' for ya. Something even better will come along down the road. Hang in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piranha Posted February 8, 2004 Author Share Posted February 8, 2004 Thanks Dave. I did use it. Just came up short to someone else that was using it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 ---------------- On 2/8/2004 9:01:28 PM mopar dave wrote: i feel your pain brotha, happens to me alot too. try auctionsniper next time. first one is free. dave ---------------- What happens when two people use the same auctionsniper on the same auction at the same time, with the same bid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheltie dave Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 First one registered with a bid wins it, Paul. I'm going to check out Bidslam.com as well, though I'll be forced to buy toothpicks or some other item of like value. My wallet is none too fat at this point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piranha Posted February 8, 2004 Author Share Posted February 8, 2004 ---------------- On 2/8/2004 9:13:04 PM jorjen wrote: Tom, Real sorry to see you missed out on these, I was rootin' for ya . Something even better will come along down the road. Hang in there! ---------------- Thanks Jordan. I hope so. Congrats again on your new 296. Please let us know how you like it once you get it back from NOSValves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mobley Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 Jeez, I must be just stinkin' wonderful. (Thanks for your kind words.) That was an auctionsniper bid from Tom, somebody else just wanted them more. His bid was exactly $25.00 more than yours, that is the minimum bid increment for the price range so he probably had a higher proxy bid in. Hard to tell how much. Those speaks were pretty nice, looking in the back of the upper section they literally appeared as new. Parts on the crossovers and the drivers were still shiney. I'll call him tomorrow, see if the buyer is hinky at all. I've got a feeling there might be issues crop up around the packing fees. Those were the model with the screw-down tops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piranha Posted February 8, 2004 Author Share Posted February 8, 2004 ---------------- On 2/8/2004 9:29:46 PM Tom Mobley wrote: Jeez, I must be just stinkin' wonderful. (Thanks for your kind words.) That was an auctionsniper bid from Tom, somebody else just wanted them more. His bid was exactly $25.00 more than yours, that is the minimum bid increment for the price range so he probably had a higher proxy bid in. Hard to tell how much. Those speaks were pretty nice, looking in the back of the upper section they literally appeared as new. Parts on the crossovers and the drivers were still shiney. I'll call him tomorrow, see if the buyer is hinky at all. I've got a feeling there might be issues crop up around the packing fees. Those were the model with the screw-down tops. ---------------- My only consolation is that he may have paid a LOT more than he intended to. Notice how it jumped nearly three small in the final seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huhuru Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 Piranha "Feel the Pain." I was outbid by $1.00 on January 31,2004, for Scott 222-B Stereomaster Amp. My bid was winning bid at $92.00. Tried to pad bid at $102.00 but was rejected at the last second - Bid Closed, awarded bid to another person for $93.00 I think it was one of those "snatcher rigs." By the way, enjoyed meeting you at Smilin's. Hope for better days for us. Huhuru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLKlipscher Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 Neener, neener fish boy! Will the real sucker please stand up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 Piranha, Bummer. That was indeed close. The winning bidder was probably using the same or another sniper service. Would another $50 have done it? Perhaps, but it's not possible to know what the winner actually bid, since it came through as the minimum necessary to snag. I think that is the first auction to bid out like that with two in the last four seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLKlipscher Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 Fish head was playing games all along. He claims he bids on all this audio stuff. He talks all kinds of sh.t as if he does this and he does that. He always wants to one up the next guy. Pathetic. I do not for one minute believe a word of it. Between you and I, he doesn't even own a pair of Klipsch speakers. yada, yada, yada pinnochio! Keep up the smack talk. You are indeed a dreamer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Songer Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 And you lack brain cells. What of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorjen Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 You are welcome Tom and will do on the 296. And oh yes, it appears we have an *******(FLKlipscher)in our midst. Guess there really is one in every crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alotaklipsch Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 ---------------- On 2/8/2004 10:49:58 PM FLKlipscher wrote: Fish head was playing games all along. He claims he bids on all this audio stuff. He talks all kinds of sh.t as if he does this and he does that. He always wants to one up the next guy. Pathetic. I do not for one minute believe a word of it. Between you and I, he doesn't even own a pair of Klipsch speakers. yada, yada, yada pinnochio! Keep up the smack talk. You are indeed a dreamer. ---------------- Piranha, lets bite the head off this little troll prick, cause hes such a wiener, ya know!!! BTW I'm happy you lost the bid, you don't have to piss the wife off with the weekend excursion driving to phoenix I'm sure by just waiting a bit longer, you will get a MUCH better deal.. alotaklipsh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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