06-25-2013, 04:49 PM
I had to be out of town and out of intercloudweb touch for a few days, but had noticed a new and unopened fly rod on that "bay" auction place. I placed a bargain-level bid through a proxy service and thought the rod would go for at least a hundred dollars more than my max.
Wrong.
Dang if I didn't win it for $50 LESS than my max bid - and several hundred dollars under retail. I feel sorry for the seller (who had bought it for a Fathers' Day gift only to learn that somebody else had also bought an identical one.) But I'm ecstatic.
Orvis Helios 2 9' 5-wt Tip Flex rod on its way. And ol' Rocky just entered the high-dolla' crowd.
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Wrong.
Dang if I didn't win it for $50 LESS than my max bid - and several hundred dollars under retail. I feel sorry for the seller (who had bought it for a Fathers' Day gift only to learn that somebody else had also bought an identical one.) But I'm ecstatic.
Orvis Helios 2 9' 5-wt Tip Flex rod on its way. And ol' Rocky just entered the high-dolla' crowd.
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