bigmoog wrote:Im still searching on ebay for an ex USSR submarine
My best Ebay experience was how I got my hi fi setup. I was playing with some bids on a set of Cary Audio amplifiers.
http://www.caryaudio.com/products/classic/CAD300SE.html
These are amazing amps that cost $5000 (10 years ago), way beyond what I normally would ever pay for. Yet I put a few bids in, trying to see what the minimum bid was. An audio dealer was the seller.
Turned out that $2500 was the minimum bid. I had that bid but did not think it possible that it would stand so I forgot about it for several days.
After the weekend, I got an email saying that I had WON the amps!! opps....I didnt even tell the wife about it! Now i just spent $2500! I"m dead!
I called the dealer and he was speechless that the price was so low. He told me he was getting calls since the end of the auction with offers that were $1000 more. I had my chance to bail out! But I didnt. This was my ONLY chance to own such wonderful gear so, being young, I bought 'em on a credit card. I got these new amps at a 50% discount! The sound they produced was spectacular. Glorious. Pure beauty.
Ironically, today I am going to try to sell them. With the move to China imminent for me and my family, it makes no sense to own them anymore. I dont want to store them for 5 years or more. So time to sell. Farewell old friends.