[HCARC] Amphenol Crimp N Connectors

[Gary Johnson]

In Ebay there are basically two kinds of auctions - a normal auction which 
is highest bidder wins after a set amount of time, and a Buy it Now 
"auction" which just says I'll sell it to the first person who offers me the 
amount that I have specified.  I.E. no one can outbid you.  This guy has a 
normal auction lasting 7 days and has an ending time.  The MINIMUM for the 
auction is the price listed.  I happen to have asked him in an email if he 
had additional N connectors for sale.  He said he does and listed them 
again. Hence I let others know they are available.  I bought ten yesterday 
in his previous listing/auction.  No one bid against me.  Therefore I got it 
for $19.99 plus $7.78 shipping.  Had someone bid against me I would have had 
to bid higher than them to win the auction.  I suspect that this current 
auction will also sell for the 19.99 plus shipping.  I am different than 
many Ebay purchasers - I don't bid until just before an auction ends - 
sometimes within 5-6 seconds before it ends.  Since I know what I am willing 
to spend I bid that amount right at the end to prevent others from being 
able to outbid me.  The caveat to this is that others may do the same and 
may be willing to spend more than I am.  In that case I will lose an 
occasional auction, but on Ebay, the needed item will come up again.  It 
never fails to - things aren't that rare.

There are other kinds of Ebay auctions too.  Some people have no idea what 
their item is worth - they can do an auction where they start at a penny 
with an undisclosed  RESERVE PRICE.  Bidding on a reserve auction prior to 
someone bidding higher than the Reserve Price is an exercise in frustration 
at best.  Set an alarm on your phone for 10 minutes until the auction is due 
to be over.  Check it's price then and determine if its in the range you 
want to spend.

Maybe I need to give a short talk at a meeting about bidding on Ebay.  I 
have in excess of 1000 Ebay auctions won so I have some knowledge about 
saving money on Ebay.  My ability to make my retirement reach the end of 
each month is made easier by Ebay.

73,

Gary J
N5BAA

-----Original Message----- 
From: Harvey N. Vordenbaum
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2017 1:27 PM
To: 'Gary Johnson' ; hcarc at mailman.qth.net
Subject: RE: [HCARC] Amphenol Crimp N Connectors

What does it "Starting bid", Place Bid?
Hv


-----Original Message-----
From: HCARC [mailto:hcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Gary Johnson
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2017 12:01 PM
To: hcarc at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [HCARC] Amphenol Crimp N Connectors

A really good buy on Ebay.  Amphenol Crimp for RG-8 sized coax for $2.77 
each.  Can’t find equal pricing for Amphenol PL-259’s anywhere AND N 
connectors are better quality than PL-259’s.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMPHENOL-N-MALE-CRIMP-ON-ANTENNA-CONNECTOR-FOR-RG-8-RG-213-COAX-CABLE-10-pc-NOS-/282391826989?hash=item41bfdd522d:g:Q-cAAOSwSlBYuvpB

73,

Gary J
N5BAA
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