I just placed my first eBay bid evah! Ask me anything.

[flvegan]

[zingaro]

1. What are you bidding on?

[flvegan]

5. '89 Upper Deck Griffey, Jr rookie card

[zingaro]

29. sweet. Didja win? (or perhaps does the bidding end soon?)

[flvegan]

37. Not yet.

[sasquatch]

34. That card is going to have A LOT of value in 20 years

He'll probably be one of the few great sluggers of the 1990's that gets into the Hall of Fame.

[flvegan]

38. It's a Gem 10.

They're already going for a couple hundred bucks, at least. Upper Deck's first real year, and let's just say a good card is pretty rare.

I have a 9.5 already, and I've turned down $250 for it.

[quip]

2. Are you wearing pants? n/t

[flvegan]

6. Nope.

[quip]

12. Err, that may have been rhetorical

But that's good to know!

[ceile]

3. What's your sign? n/t

[flvegan]

7. Scorpio

[SacredCow]

4. On what, and what was your maximum bid?

So I can go outbid you, y'know.....



:hide:

[flvegan]

8. See above. It's a very highly graded card, too.

She'll be the perfect addition. I have a 9.5 graded version already. Very tough to find.

[SacredCow]

10. I notice you didn't answer the 2nd part!

LOL.... But don't worry- I've got zero interest in such things!

:hi:

[SecularMotion]

9. Do you know everything happens in the last 30 seconds?

If I see something I'm interested in I'll throw a low bid on to test the waters and see if anyone else responds. Then I set a maximum price I'm willing to go. If someone outbids me and its still below my max. I'll hit it in the last few seconds before anyone can respond. A fast connection is an advantage.

[flvegan]

11. Yep.

I'm the first bidder. I started reasonable to weed out the idiots that'll open with $1 or $5. This will be interesting at the end, and I'll ask for bigger scans of the front and back when it's on the final day.

[BarenakedLady]

13. When are you gonna fix my door?

:evilgrin:

you can also read that as when are you gonna "fix" my "door" (for the innuendo impaired). ;)

[flvegan]

16. Does it need screwing or nailing?

Want to make sure I have the right tools.

:evilgrin:

[DS1]

14. Have you confirmed that the pictures are truly nekkid?

And which DUer?

[flvegan]

17. Yes and guess.

[LeftyMom]

15. Why isn't it something for me?

Giftmas is only two months away, slacker.

[flvegan]

18. Maybe I'm buying it for you, but just keeping it here.

[LeftyMom]

19. But I don't collect baseball cards.

:cry:

/me wanders off to look and see if any ebay newbs are bidding on KitchenAid Stand Mixers, just in case

[flvegan]

20. I'm bidding on a couple Yaz items now.

If you liked the Bosox in the...well, when you were an infant...

oh, nevermind.

[LeftyMom]

21. I imagine that sort of thing would be cheaper in the offseason

You're buying on the peak of the memorabilia bubble, genius. ;)

[flvegan]

22. Not for vintage stuff. I also just bought 4 1999 rookies of Josh Beckett.

Fleer Tradition. All are 10/Mint rated. $10/each. $12.50 w/shipping.

[LeftyMom]

30. This is going to be the best Christmas ever!

I mean, it would be if I had any clue who that was.

[flvegan]

31. Oh, brother.

He's the second coming of Nolan Ryan with a sprinkle of Roger Clemens. Pitches for the Bosox.

Speaking of Clemens, I just bought a Gem 10 rated Donruss rookie card. $40!

That's going in my office.

[LeftyMom]

33. How long until the dogs eat one?

I have three weeks in the pool.

Now go answer your pm's and let me know how your meeting went already. hrmph.

[flvegan]

35. They haven't eaten any of them yet.

I have quite the collection.

[LeftyMom]

36. See, you're overdue.

I can't get attached to paper anything. Trin will bite holes in any paper item left lying around, and Vlad would too. My books are a sight, since most of them have nibbled corners. :eyes:

[quip]

23. Fold or crinkle? n/t

[flvegan]

25. Uh...huh?

[quip]

28. TP, of course!

[ThatsMyBarack]

24. What took you so long?

I've been an eBay member since 1999. ;)

[flvegan]

26. Not much of a consumer of stuff.

I wanted a couple very specific things, so here I am.

[AzDar]

27. Why do fools fall in love?

('cause, you know, the offspring are gonna be doubly-stupid)

[flvegan]

32. Because they have to live up to their label.