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I'm sitting here shaking my head, chuckling at myself...
I've been closely watching an ebay auction all week, (a mid-range timeshare I've been wanting to buy for some time now), waiting for it to end this evening at 7 PM my time. There was only one bid of $1.00, and I just KNEW I'd be able to manually snipe in and win the auction. I had already made plans in my head for how I'd use the upcoming week, and so on and so forth. I was SO excited!
So then this afternoon I was putzing around with my home stereo, trying to find a way to connect a new component, and I realized I needed some patch cables. It was about dinner time, so I threw on my shoes and dashed off to the electronics store to get them. While there, I got sucked into looking at some amazing new stuff, and on the way home I went through the drive-through to get dinner. I finally got home and had to put the stereo back together before relaxing for the evening.
So I'm sitting here eating my take-out, relaxing and watching TV, when I checked the onscreen guide to see what's on. I check the time and it's now well after 8 PM. And then it dawns on me: I forgot to bid on the stupid auction!!!
Of course, I didn't win, because I never placed a bid. So now I have to laugh, and start watching eBay for the next time the resort comes up for sale. Luckily, this one will be back again. And I'll be better prepared next time.
Anybody else ever have an auction bid totally slip your mind, and let a good one get away?
Dave
I've been closely watching an ebay auction all week, (a mid-range timeshare I've been wanting to buy for some time now), waiting for it to end this evening at 7 PM my time. There was only one bid of $1.00, and I just KNEW I'd be able to manually snipe in and win the auction. I had already made plans in my head for how I'd use the upcoming week, and so on and so forth. I was SO excited!
So then this afternoon I was putzing around with my home stereo, trying to find a way to connect a new component, and I realized I needed some patch cables. It was about dinner time, so I threw on my shoes and dashed off to the electronics store to get them. While there, I got sucked into looking at some amazing new stuff, and on the way home I went through the drive-through to get dinner. I finally got home and had to put the stereo back together before relaxing for the evening.
So I'm sitting here eating my take-out, relaxing and watching TV, when I checked the onscreen guide to see what's on. I check the time and it's now well after 8 PM. And then it dawns on me: I forgot to bid on the stupid auction!!!
Of course, I didn't win, because I never placed a bid. So now I have to laugh, and start watching eBay for the next time the resort comes up for sale. Luckily, this one will be back again. And I'll be better prepared next time.
Anybody else ever have an auction bid totally slip your mind, and let a good one get away?
Dave