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bamajon1974
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Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 10:52 pm

Does anybody know who this ebay bidder is? His hidden name is u***t
and he has outbid me on several shrinkwrapped 1st and 2nd ed DnD materials at the last second lately, a couple of items that I have wanted for many years to complete my collections. Apparently he always bits a rediculously large amount at the last 2 seconds of any auction to always win and is rather annoying. Any suggestions would be quite helpful. Thanks!

beasterbrook
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Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 11:12 pm

You will need to post the feedback number for people to work it out..

Have a look at the sellers feedback and you should find the ID there..

Link to one of the auctions?

Brette:)

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bamajon1974
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Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 11:29 pm

Here is a link to the most recent auction he outbid me on in the last 2 sec:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... K:MEDWX:IT

Here is the name and most recent feedback number (i think this is the feedback #)

u***t( 764)

Hope someone can help.

Thanks

Grug Greyskin
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Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 11:36 pm

bamajon1974 wrote:Here is a link to the most recent auction he outbid me on in the last 2 sec:

** expired/removed eBay auction **

$71 for DL11? You should be thanking the guy for saving you from getting mentioned in the "ridiculous prices thread." A wise man once said, "There will always be another one."

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Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 11:43 pm

Grug Greyskin wrote:
$71 for DL11? You should be thanking the guy for saving you from getting mentioned in the "ridiculous prices thread." A wise man once said, "There will always be another one."

$71 for a DL11 in shrink is not a ridiculous price in my estimation. Far from it.

bamajon1974
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Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 11:51 pm

71 bucks for SW DL11 seems to be a fair price, as Dragons of War, if I'm not mistaken, is the most expensive of DL series. I wouldn't pay more than 40 dollars for SW versions of the other modules in the series though.

This same buyer outbid me by 100 dollars a couple of weeks ago on a SW version of MC Dragonlance Appendix binder in the last 2 seconds. That burned me b/c I was looking for this item for ages. He got me on several SW DL series modules up for auction 2 weeks ago and now got me on a couple of auctions tonight.

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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 12:04 am

Bidder look sto be porthawkesbury..

I bought some stuff from this seller as well recently, had a lot of shrinked stuff from memory

Brette:)

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bamajon1974
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 12:05 am

so this guy is buying sw stuff to resell?

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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 12:06 am

Sure, it's annoying to lose, but finding out who it is doesn't get you much. If he bids more, he wins; if you bid more, you win. That's all there is.

Areas of interest/knowledge: Harn, WFRP, Ars Magica, anything BRP based such as CoC, Runequest, Pendragon and all their related games

beasterbrook
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 12:12 am

Hmm.. I would say not, lives in Canada (so has to pay duties unless is marked right) and the stuff he's bought isn't that derirable (even in shrink, some are nice though).. I'd say he looks like a fellow shrink collector??

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bamajon1974
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 12:19 am

It's more than annoying when the same guy outbids you at the last second for every even seemingly mundane items. Basically I am not an exclusive shrink collector, only those items that have punchouts, dice, lots of missing pieces if you were to buy used copies, for example DL 11. I just want to know who I am dealing with. I suspect that people know of/have dealt with porthawkesbury since his name was produced so quickly? The name matches the feedback score (764) btw.

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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 12:25 am

If you aren't used to buying on Ebay then snipers can be annoying but it is the best method to get items for the cheapest price. I didn't realize he also sold stuff.

beasterbrook
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 12:26 am

Nope don't know him at all.. He just left feedback today thats why I found it so fast;)

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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 12:27 am

Yeah, I'd say he looks like a shrink collector, but at the prices he's buying, I can't see him reselling for a profit. I didn't realize he was the one who bought a Rules Cyclopedia recently for $109 (nice condition) or the shrinked Silver Anniversary for $175. That was much higher than I've seen in a while for both.

This guy's got some money burning a hole in his pocket, but other stuff will come along as Grug said. You can get bet your ballista on that!

Mars
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 12:28 am

beasterbrook wrote:Bidder look sto be porthawkesbury..

I bought some stuff from this seller as well recently, had a lot of shrinked stuff from memory

Actually, I don't see any feedback from this person as a seller - are you thinking of someone else or do they have another selling account?

beasterbrook
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 12:30 am

Mars wrote:If you aren't used to buying on Ebay then snipers can be annoying but it is the best method to get items for the cheapest price. I didn't realize he also sold stuff.

I bought some stuff off skelbel.. the seller of the DL the one that porthawkesbury bought off of as well..

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bamajon1974
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 12:32 am

porthawkesbury indeed has too much money, I can't compete with his bids. Hoping that I can find these items reasonably priced in the future. It would be nice to beat porthawkesbury at his sniping game once though! haha

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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 2:08 am

This buyer is the same guy highlighted by dwarf further down the threads

EDIT - added link

viewtopic.php?t=9916

Rolls a '3'

"Did I hit.....?"

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