Got Off The Hook At Last Reel In

[Stephen]

had high bid, out bid, then had it again, then the owner canceled auction, kinda wanted that monster  10 x 9

 

 

http://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/g248959629

[ROKUJURO]

Stephen,

that was really a nice one, but now. heavily corroded. I wouldn't be too sad you didn't catch it!. 

[Brian]

Seppa-dai had something there previously or something erased.
It is ok, but I think you got the better deal.

[Ed]

That is typical.  Keep watching, it will likely be back.  That is why I rarely ever buy from any of the Japanese auction sites.  Really shouldn't be called auctions, there are no auction rules, no set ending times, shill bidding is rampant.  If the seller doesn't like the way it is going he just ends it.

 

Saw a discussion about Fuji2005 recently, that guy is odd. He will repeatedly list an item over and over, then eventually he will sell it for what ever the high bid is.   

 

A while back, I kept watching an item, that would go sky high, then show as sold.  A week or two later it would be back.  This went on for several cycles, until I wrote him and asked if he intended to sell it, even made a very fair offer.  He wrote me back and stated that he couldn't accept my offer.  Then the last time it came up for sale, it sold for less than my offer.  

 

So, did it actually sell, was it never his to sell like we see so often today, or did he just stop listing it.  I don't know, but I do know it has never come back up, and he doesn't have to worry about me bidding on his stuff.