Tale of woe - Lost auction for TX-U adapter

guardian · Joined: 18 Mar 2009 Posts: 1746

Sometimes it's necessary to vent. I am so disappointed. Sad

I lost this auction

Click here to see on Ebay

because, with between one and two feet of snow on the ground hereabouts, everyone is at home and on the net. My bandwidth and connectivity are horrible. I clicked my bid for $15+ and nothing happened. Nothing at all. Twenty seconds later the auction ended, my bid never having made it through to eBay.

It was a TX-U adapter, although no one could determine that from the photos (I had contacted the seller via e-mail). The lens was nice, too.

Gosh it's a let down when stuff like this happens. I really wanted that adapter. And, boy, did the winning bidder get a great deal! Course it's easier to get great deals when opposing bids don't get through!!!

kds315* · Expire: 2021-03-09

Bidsniper or the like. Plug in what you are willing and let it go. Look afterwards. DONE.

guardian · Joined: 18 Mar 2009 Posts: 1746

philslizzy · Joined: 07 Aug 2012 Posts: 4744 Location: Cheshire, England

I have the same problem, ebay was running sloooow a couple of weeks ago and my bids never went through.

I generally dont bid til the last moment so snipe or automatic bids are too late. But after advice from a friend I now use a different system (for some items) and it works for me.

LucisPictor · Expire: 2013-12-03

I also just lost an auction because my connection was too slow.
And I am a bit paranoid about giving my login details to one of those sniping apps. Embarassed

guardian · Joined: 18 Mar 2009 Posts: 1746

Lloydy · Expire: 2022-01-01

Was it the lens or the mount you wanted ? I have got am OM mount for the Vivitar TX that I might be persuaded to part with.