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BULB DISCUSSION BOARDS => Antique Bulb Discussion => Topic started by: Yoshi on September 20, 2003, 04:30:00 pm

Title: Your chance to get a BIG BARGAIN
Post by: Yoshi on September 20, 2003, 04:30:00 pm

 (http://thumbs.ebay.com/pict/3242564558.jpg)
 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3242564558 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3242564558)

It's going to end in a few hours, so hurry! I think that bulb is worth $200+

I tried to win it for real cheap but I failed; Hope you want it more than I do.

-Yoshi

Title: Your chance to get a BIG BARGAIN
Post by: Tim on September 20, 2003, 04:37:00 pm
Nice price, right now, but you know eBay.  This will probably shoot up in the end.  When I was following eBay, these were averaging around $50-$75 for the argon versions like this.

FYI Aerolux also made a neon version, glows orange, and it's even harder to find.

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Tim
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Title: Your chance to get a BIG BARGAIN
Post by: Yoshi on September 20, 2003, 05:04:00 pm
Hi Tim! What I've learned from eBay is that you never know what's going to happen. The usual assumption after seeing a very valuable lightbulb is, "it's sure going to sell for a lot, so I'm not interested". But that's a big mistake, because there are a few rare times in which few people see the auction due to a very poor listing title, and the item sells for a bargain price (especially when the starting bid is very low). I've seen those before.

Update: Well, it looks like it did sell for a bargain price ($40). I said that it was worth $200+ because the only auction for this type of bulb that I had seen before ended at $276:
 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2186915534 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2186915534)

-Yoshi


[This message has been edited by Yoshi (edited September 20, 2003).]
Title: Your chance to get a BIG BARGAIN
Post by: Alan Franzman on September 21, 2003, 05:56:00 pm
Darn it!

I had a higher bid ready but unfortunately my sniping software failed to bid. Oh well, better luck next time I guess.

Anyone have a victory bulb to sell, cheap? ;-)

[This message has been edited by Alan Franzman (edited September 21, 2003).]