Well
My ebay purchases run along the procrastination line usually. I like to think its like when I was a tradesman in ' measure twice, cut once' way of things
Sure I miss out a bit, but I also believe in the vague ' if its meant to be its meant to be' or as Heather says ' whits for ye wont pass ye by ' , whatever the f**k that means
I am the other way to yourself really in that I see it and then as much as I want to buy it straight away, I know myself, and I need to stop, maybe sleep on it and look at it again in the cold light of day, rather than impulse buying at two in the morning. The time I look at ebay is usually from 9 at night through to midnight or later and while I am awake at this time, its also when I am usually dreaming, be it of great rides, cool bikes or great builds I could do, or sometimes its of the cool adventures I could have. Redo trips from my younger days etc .
Don't get me wrong. I love a bargain and wont always pass things up if its cheap, cheap but with a very limited cycling budget I have to chose wisely.
Or wait until someone else makes a mistake and I can buy an expensive hub cheaply because someone brought it in a hurry
I have lost a lot though because some things were like you say, an absolute bargain and get snapped up in minutes. But I figure I lived and kept cycling without them before and I am pretty sure I will keep on breathing and cycling without them.
Each to their own though, obviously I there were plenty of times I just should have hit the buy it now button, but instead lost out by waiting and I am sure there is the odd time you maybe wish you waited before hitting it.
Its all good fun .................until someone gets hurt
jamie
Jamie
