Gr, argh - outbid!

[Circe]

I am furious! Enraged! Disappointed! Reacting like a little kid whose shiniest toy has just been snatched! Or, basically, I just got outbid on the most beautiful bracelet I'd ever seen in my life. I waited until there were thirty seconds left on the auction to bid ... and some sun-of-a-gun won the game of "Chicken," bid at fifteen, and won the bracelet by fifty bucks! BAH.

I really do feel childishly disappointed. I HATE that.

 

[LGK]

Aw. Link to it so we can commisserate? That does just suck. There are several things I still get irritated when thinking about, that I didn't get... even years later, haha. Not an auction, but I found a Rene Lalique green perfume in an antique store- the real deal, c.1920s- for $200 once, waited a day to research it because I was a super poor college student and spending $200 was, like, ramen for the rest of the month time- came back and it was gone. I swear it was almost 10 years ago, but it still pisses me off! It was easily worth several thousand then, and probably more now.

Esnipe is your friend- I totally recommend using it! I never bid any other way anymore, I swear.

 

[Circe]

It was BE-A-YOO-TI-FUL. ::sniff:: Alex Sepkus milgrain bracelet. He's probably my favorite goldsmith today ....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120712363716&ssPageName=STRK:MEDWX:IT

There is ONE other thing that I have my eye on as a consolation prize, almost - a ring I've had my eye on for ages. Only thing is, I wear a size 5.5 on my ring finger and a size 6.5, roughly, on my middle finger ... and the one that's available is a 7.25. Whadda you think the odds are of my fingers swelling that much with summer/pregnancy/inevitable midlife-spread?

 

[tigian]

Awwww, Circe.
That is a beautiful bracelet, but I have confidence that you will find an even more perfect bracelet for yourself. Whenever I lose out on an auction or something is out of stock in a store, I always tell myself I will find something even better and won't even remember what I am convinced was the best thing ever. It's hard though.....

 

[LGK]

It was BE-A-YOO-TI-FUL. ::sniff:: Alex Sepkus milgrain bracelet. He's probably my favorite goldsmith today ....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120712363716&ssPageName=STRK:MEDWX:IT

There is ONE other thing that I have my eye on as a consolation prize, almost - a ring I've had my eye on for ages. Only thing is, I wear a size 5.5 on my ring finger and a size 6.5, roughly, on my middle finger ... and the one that's available is a 7.25. Whadda you think the odds are of my fingers swelling that much with summer/pregnancy/inevitable midlife-spread?

OMG. That is *amazing*. His work always catches my eye- it's exactly what I think my sister, if she let herself ever drool over jewelry, would love. Shall we have Bruno hunt down the high bidder and kneecap them for you?

Hmmm. Thumb ring? That's what I did with a large eternity that I couldn't not buy (ridiculous) and I do actually wear it on my thumb from time to time. It's a great fidget toy! You could maybe have some huge sizing beads put in or something- but an eternity might poke out a bit even so, I guess...

ETA: wait, I'm just assuming it's an eternity band for some weird reason. If not, I vote get it and put mondo big sizing beads in it. I made that antique setting I had my OEC in for awhile fit that way- and it was at least 2 or 3 sizes too big!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

That was a gorgeous bracelet! I bid the same way you do...the last few seconds. I hope you find one you love even more!

 

[stci]

I'm sorry for you Circe but.... this bracelet really worth $ 4300?

 

[Miss Sparkly]

I'm sorry for you Circe but.... this bracelet really worth $ 4300?

After finding this site with other pieces...

http://www.foxsgemshop.com/catalog/designer-jewelry/alex-sepkus.html?p=1

I now realize that I have seen his pieces in person. I personally was not impressed with them. The bracelet she was bidding on would likely fetch around $1,200 to $1,400 in scrap based on my calculations. This ebay piece I do find to be very nice and I can just imagine the nice weight it would have while wearing it

 

[butterfly 17]

I know exactly how you feel. This has happened to me before as well. Don't worry, if it was meant to be, it will become available again.

I am actually in a similar predicament. I found a ring I love, but not my size. I know it will fit my middle finger though, so I am not sure if I should go ahead and bid on it. It's for my right hand, so I don't mind it fitting on my middle finger. I have a feeling it will go way more than what I want to pay though.

On the other hand, I was interested in another ring last year and it sold before the seller could get back to me with size and pictures. It turned out to be my size exactly.
A few months ago, I saw it relisted but for double the price by the person who bought it.

Now, it's relisted again, but still for more than the buyer bought it for originally. I contacted the seller and she said she would sell it to me for a little less than the list price, but it's still more than what she paid. I am trying to decide if it's worth it...

I know I am getting a good deal at her price, but part of me doesn't want to pay because I know what she paid for it last year.

Good luck deciding on your ring.

 

[Circe]

OMG. That is *amazing*. His work always catches my eye- it's exactly what I think my sister, if she let herself ever drool over jewelry, would love. Shall we have Bruno hunt down the high bidder and kneecap them for you?

That was a gorgeous bracelet! I bid the same way you do...the last few seconds. I hope you find one you love even more!

AND Olaf. (Er, if you're a board member, congrats, of course.)

That was a gorgeous bracelet! I bid the same way you do...the last few seconds. I hope you find one you love even more!

DS, thanks for the sympathy - methinks I'm going to sign up for one of those eSnipe thingies now. From now on, if I lose an auction, let it be because I am cheap, not because I am slow!

I'm sorry for you Circe but.... this bracelet really worth $ 4300?

All in the eye of the beholder, I guess - they retail for 10k! I have one of his eternity rings, and it's the finest work I've ever seen in my life: I really would have loved the bracelet.

After finding this site with other pieces...

http://www.foxsgemshop.com/catalog/designer-jewelry/alex-sepkus.html?p=1

I now realize that I have seen his pieces in person. I personally was not impressed with them. The bracelet she was bidding on would likely fetch around $1,200 to $1,400 in scrap based on my calculations. This ebay piece I do find to be very nice and I can just imagine the nice weight it would have while wearing it

Ooo, eye-candy! SB, you do know how to make me feel better - even if the retail prices do make me wince all over again!

I know exactly how you feel. This has happened to me before as well. Don't worry, if it was meant to be, it will become available again.

Oh, man, Butterfly, I hope you're right ... but in a decade of stalking all things Sepkus, that's the first time I've seen one of those, and much less for such a low price. Wah! But, hopefully, sooner or later something will present itself as an alternative ....

 

[susimoo]

Circe,
I can totally relate. I lost, in the last 10 seconds, on a little diamond bracelet in the early hours of Friday morning. I was the only bidder for a full week. I lost by all of $10!!!!!!!!!!!

So I did what all good (read totally impatient ) Pricescopers do. I went out that very day and spent almost double the amount I put as my highest bid and bought a bracelet at one of my favourite B & M store. It was more suited to what I wanted and almost double the tcw, but still small, under a carat.

It was more to my liking than the ebay one. I will be eventually doing a SMTB post on this and my recent upgrade.

I have had a crap few months and I believe life is too short to always be waiting on a bargain. Plus I feel I did something to support my B & M store and helped the economy!! ( )

Good luck in your search. I look forward to your next purchase!!

 

[VRBeauty]

DS, thanks for the sympathy - methinks I'm going to sign up for one of those eSnipe thingies now. From now on, if I lose an auction, let it be because I am cheap, not because I am slow!

Absolutely! Good luck!