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Brinnutz
Posted on Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 12:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I've been watching the WileyCo. Tube Frame muffler on eBay since about 20 minutes after it started.

It listed with Buy It Now price of $150. Being the idiot I am, I didn't hit Buy It Now. Now the bid is up to $202.50 and I am still going to have to bid on the damn thing as I had one on my bike when I got it, but haven't seen one since.

Why didn't I just hit the Buy It Now and save the damn money. Hell, who are the farking idiots bidding on it? Geez..
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Ft_bstrd
Posted on Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 02:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

EBay noobs ruined the damn place.
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Kyrocket
Posted on Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 02:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Look on the bright side, you just made someone's day a lot brighter
But I also agree, how many bids have gone up past the buy it now and who in their right mind would set their proxy past it?
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Rde48
Posted on Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 04:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Could have bid on the Borla that the same guy had. It ended for $122.50. That was a good deal.
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Marksm
Posted on Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 08:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Yeah, people on ebay are amusing. I've seen items with a buy it now price go unsold while an identical item gets bid way over the buy it now of the first item.
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Bigdaddy
Posted on Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 08:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

eBay never ceases to amaze me. I've sold some Cisco gear on there for the same price I paid for it -- 2 years ago : )
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Damnut
Posted on Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 08:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I see Buell part selling for more than retail all the time, it really cracks me up.

The one part that I see selling for more than it's worth is the XBR front fairing mount. I don't know how many times I've see it see for more than $200.

Actually when I crashed my bike 3 years ago I got into a bidding war on one and I almost made the stupid mistake. That is, until, I made the call to my dealer to see how much it actually was. That's the one part that I'm glad I got over bid on and didn't win. I think it ended up going for ~$220.
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Ft_bstrd
Posted on Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 09:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I've been known to play "rope-a-dope" with a competitive bidder just so they end up having to pay more than they would've otherwise.

If you are going to be stupid, I'm going to make it hurt.
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Indy_bueller
Posted on Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 10:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I've seen used XB front brake rotors go for more than the price of a new one. It amazes me.
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Skinstains
Posted on Monday, August 11, 2008 - 01:30 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Don't buy it ! I don't care how rare or cheap it is. Another one in better shape will come along soon enough, they always do.
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Firemanjim
Posted on Monday, August 11, 2008 - 02:02 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Check with Al Lighton,IIRC he has some Wileyco's.
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Brinnutz
Posted on Monday, August 11, 2008 - 10:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

It's too late...

I put one bid on more than what it was, and I ended up winning...

I emailed the guy hoping he would be considerate on the fact that I missed out of the Buy It Now, and give me free shipping (still making $50 more than the buy it now). Nope.

Oh well.

Wait, doens't eBay have a thing where I don't have to pay for it anymore?

Jim, I haven't seen anything on the site..or am I blind.

And, can I get a turbo?
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Brinnutz
Posted on Monday, August 11, 2008 - 11:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

btw..

I'm kidding..I agreed to pay, and have to...man of my word.
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M1combat
Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 12:32 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Because you're all Buellers I'll give you one of my secrets : )...


If you wanna find good deals on ebay you misspell the name of the item you're looking for ; ).
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Danger_dave
Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 03:05 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

ebay....I've heard of that somewhere.
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Brinnutz
Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 11:42 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

m1...always been a secret of mine..=)
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Koz5150
Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 02:55 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

CAREFULL of the WileyCo exhaust. i run one on my M2. However the first one I got was the kind where the elbow bolted to the can. The hanger bracket was weak and broke after a year. I did send pictures of the can to WileyCo and they sent me a new one (cost of shipping from Italy) which is an updated version. It has a better bracket and the can slips onto the elbow. Even with that, the from of the can cracked and I had it welded at a local shop. I also had them Slip a piece of pipe inside the can that is half as long as the can (eliminating have the packing from being used. It was a nice improvement in power, and sounds even better at WOT, while still retaining a quiet idle.
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Brinnutz
Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 03:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Koz, that's what happened to mine!

Hmm...do you have any internals of the pipe after the "fix," I'm curious.
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Buellinachinashop
Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 04:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

"I've been known to play "rope-a-dope" with a competitive bidder just so they end up having to pay more than they would've otherwise."

I've been told to wait until the last second and then bid $1000.00. My fear is that If I do that the guy just ahead of me bid 800.00 and now I'm stuck paying $801.00 for a 20.00 part. Too much rope-a-doping going on.

Oh, I have a Wiley Co pipe that the 1st owner had on the XB9. I dunno if it'll work for a tuber, but its there if somebody needs it.
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Slaughter
Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 04:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

What M1 said has worked for me on Nikonos underwater cameras. Find some common mis-spellings and ONCE IN A WHILE, you'll find something listed that NOBODY is bidding on... worth a try.

Wonder how to mis-spell Buell? Bull? (oops, other ebay listings there) Buel??

Shucks, gotta go give it a try.
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Brinnutz
Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 04:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

At least now we know we'll be bidding against each other on those misspelled items..eh?
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