Ho hum. Back to the drawing board.
Well, I'm tired and cranky. I think I slept badly last night, and I know for certain that I didn't get enough sleep anyway. The cranky bit isn't an automatic thing that goes along with my tiredness though. That's been caused by something else.
So, here I am, sat here quietly annoyed at someone. I have no idea who they are, just that they annoyed me. eBay. I hate it. Actually, it's not the eBay part I hate, because there's lots of people happy with it. It's some of the people on eBay that get me right in the throat. Well, one person.
Himself knows I was looking for a radio mast to go with my workshop/comms trailer. Yes, I own a piece of military equipment that comes with two wheels, box body with apex and flap roof and contains my kitchen equipment for when we go away to shows, taking my little baby (the trailer) and his ex-military vehicle along to a field where thousands (and no I'm not exaggerating here) of other complete loons like us go along to show off our respective money pits.
Anyway, my trailer was once used to house equipment for Aircraft Battle Damage Recovery. Similar trailers were used by the Royal Signals, a regiment my Gramdad was in back in World War II, but they used them to carry radio equipment. I would really like to get a load of radio stuff for the exterior of my trailer and do it all up. The inside will still be all my kitchen, but outside I would like it to look like a proper comms trailer. So there was me wanting a radio mast. I was going to use it as a flagpole, as most people do with them since they can't be used (well, not legally anyway) and I have a few flags to go on it courtesy of himself.
So himself was on eBay and spots the mast. 8 metres tall and up for £150. Excellent. He put a bid in yesterday when the auction still had about 20 hours to go. I watched it all day today on and off: no more bids. It was going to be mine! I was really excited. An hour to go. Still no more bids. Half an hour, someone ups it by £5. I phoned himself who said to log in on our account and put in a bid. I did. The other person had an automatic bid that took it over mine. I thought about it... time was ticking past. The automatic bid was only just over my last one by nearly two pounds. Was that their maximum? Would I be thrown off by another automatic bid if I raised it by the required five pounds? I raised it. 12 minutes to go and it was in my corner again. Ten minutes, still mine. Five minutes... Yep, still mine. Three... two... one minute... thirty seconds... still mine...
Ten seconds to go, and the other person goes over my bid, too late for me to do anything about it. Gutted.
I checked the other person's profile. Over 400 sales in the last 12 months. A dealer most likely. The mast I was bidding for will probably be back up there next week for over £200. I'm not buying it. Himself is going to speak to one of our friends in the trade and see what the best price is that I can get one for.
This is what annoys me. Greed. The person who bought the mast is most likely going to sell it on again for more than he paid. He wants a quick profit, a swift turnaround on something he doesn't want while I'm sat here feeling like I've been slapped in the face. It was something I really wanted and someone else has it and they don't want it.
There's too much of that in this world. The "I want" attitude. The "I need money" or "I need to be richer than you" people. The "I want designer labels" and "I want a fast car with a badge". What happened to being happy, comfortable, accepting what you have? What happened to the simple life where it wasn't always a competition to have more than the other person? Where did all the selfishness come from?
I'm not after my trailer being the best in the show. I would like it to be my trailer and for it to look good for me. Not for anyone else. I just would have liked that mast to add to it, but I suppose these things happen now. I shall wait and get the bits I would like another time from another place where someone can't come along and snatch it from me. I don't like fighting over things.
Oh well... "The meek shall inherit the earth"... But only if that's OK with the rest of you...
So, here I am, sat here quietly annoyed at someone. I have no idea who they are, just that they annoyed me. eBay. I hate it. Actually, it's not the eBay part I hate, because there's lots of people happy with it. It's some of the people on eBay that get me right in the throat. Well, one person.
Himself knows I was looking for a radio mast to go with my workshop/comms trailer. Yes, I own a piece of military equipment that comes with two wheels, box body with apex and flap roof and contains my kitchen equipment for when we go away to shows, taking my little baby (the trailer) and his ex-military vehicle along to a field where thousands (and no I'm not exaggerating here) of other complete loons like us go along to show off our respective money pits.
Anyway, my trailer was once used to house equipment for Aircraft Battle Damage Recovery. Similar trailers were used by the Royal Signals, a regiment my Gramdad was in back in World War II, but they used them to carry radio equipment. I would really like to get a load of radio stuff for the exterior of my trailer and do it all up. The inside will still be all my kitchen, but outside I would like it to look like a proper comms trailer. So there was me wanting a radio mast. I was going to use it as a flagpole, as most people do with them since they can't be used (well, not legally anyway) and I have a few flags to go on it courtesy of himself.
So himself was on eBay and spots the mast. 8 metres tall and up for £150. Excellent. He put a bid in yesterday when the auction still had about 20 hours to go. I watched it all day today on and off: no more bids. It was going to be mine! I was really excited. An hour to go. Still no more bids. Half an hour, someone ups it by £5. I phoned himself who said to log in on our account and put in a bid. I did. The other person had an automatic bid that took it over mine. I thought about it... time was ticking past. The automatic bid was only just over my last one by nearly two pounds. Was that their maximum? Would I be thrown off by another automatic bid if I raised it by the required five pounds? I raised it. 12 minutes to go and it was in my corner again. Ten minutes, still mine. Five minutes... Yep, still mine. Three... two... one minute... thirty seconds... still mine...
Ten seconds to go, and the other person goes over my bid, too late for me to do anything about it. Gutted.
I checked the other person's profile. Over 400 sales in the last 12 months. A dealer most likely. The mast I was bidding for will probably be back up there next week for over £200. I'm not buying it. Himself is going to speak to one of our friends in the trade and see what the best price is that I can get one for.
This is what annoys me. Greed. The person who bought the mast is most likely going to sell it on again for more than he paid. He wants a quick profit, a swift turnaround on something he doesn't want while I'm sat here feeling like I've been slapped in the face. It was something I really wanted and someone else has it and they don't want it.
There's too much of that in this world. The "I want" attitude. The "I need money" or "I need to be richer than you" people. The "I want designer labels" and "I want a fast car with a badge". What happened to being happy, comfortable, accepting what you have? What happened to the simple life where it wasn't always a competition to have more than the other person? Where did all the selfishness come from?
I'm not after my trailer being the best in the show. I would like it to be my trailer and for it to look good for me. Not for anyone else. I just would have liked that mast to add to it, but I suppose these things happen now. I shall wait and get the bits I would like another time from another place where someone can't come along and snatch it from me. I don't like fighting over things.
Oh well... "The meek shall inherit the earth"... But only if that's OK with the rest of you...
posted by Me at 10:04 pm
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