Okay, maybe hate is a strong word, but all that stupid site does is get my hopes up and frustrates me 99% of the time. One of you out there knows what I've been looking for. To another one of you out there, I guess that I, too, am a follower. I'm trying to classify this as a need, but I truly know better. Back to Ebay. I watch, I watch, I watch. 6 days left, 5 days left, 4 days left, 1 hour left. Steady price, steady price, steady price, steady price. Hey, I may be able to afford this one. Last 36 seconds, price nearly doubles and most of that increase in in the last 15 seconds. Dang nab it. Guess I won't be getting that item as my top end just got blown out of the water. Yeah, yeah, I know the process. I know that everyone waits to try to sneak in their bids. Hedging their bets if you will. I know that I tend to do the same thing. Why do I get my hopes up? One easy answer: a nearly new, unscratched Salsa dos Niner frame for $300. A savings of $600. That carrot is always dangling in front of me. I shouldn't get so worked up, yet I do. Maybe it's a disease. Maybe it's stupidity. Maybe it's the rush I get when I'm able to tell C Todd how inexpensively I've been able to build a new steed that I plan on selling to him to turn a profit. Maybe I should give this all up and keep my stress and tension levels down.
Gotta fly, there's an auction ending soon.
6 comments:
Dont you have a DOS?
Yup, I do. And a steel SS 29er, and a classic-design road bike, and a sweet commuter. But, I still have this empty feeling and I've been eyeballing something to fill that void.
I know where you can get a great deal on a Hi-Fi 29er.
....and sell it for a profit to C. Todd. LOVE that. The cool 'ting is that its always a win/win. You do the shopping and assembly for me!
I'm going to enyjoy my new Van Dessel....
Dang you built that up quick. Send the pics to me so I can see it and drool.
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