Morning Thread For 2012/08/14 ...

[cd34]

Originally Posted by artwilliams

@cd34 If you're losing the auction at the last moment consider HammerSnipe.com.

Thanks for that. I'm really just trying to buy something used to save a few $$, but, even with sniping, people are bidding outrageous prices for items. I would tend to think it was auction fever, but, with proxy bidding and the fact most of these are snipes (except one yesterday), I can't figure out why you would pay $142 for a used item missing a few screws and an o-ring, when you can buy the same item new for $125 shipped. The screws probably aren't necessary based on the shoes you use (auction was for clipless pedals) and the o-ring comes in a $10 kit. So, that person paid $160 (including the o-ring kit without shipping that needs to be purchased separately, plus shipping of the auction) for an item that could have been purchased brand new for $125 shipped from performancebike.com.

At this point, I'm probably just going to order it from performancebike and go to a local shop to buy shoes.