There was an older Medalist just listed on eBay with a $20 buy it now or best offer option. Some bonehead just placed a low bid on it at the same time that I clicked buy it now! Now, it's probably going to go for $40. What are these people thinking when they start bidding up the price early?

/end rant
//sorry if it was one of you guys

I don't get it. If someone inadvertently enters a bid higher than the buy-now, Ebay tells the bidder that and suggests completing the transaction at the B-N price. So I don't know of a circumstance when a bidder can drive a price higher than a listed buy-now. If that is what you put in, you should own the reel. Otherwise, in regular auctions, the person who puts in a higher bid isn't a bonehead, he just wants the item more than somebody else and so is willing to pay more. Bidding is competitive; that's the way it is supposed to work. Possibly the other bidder entered a higher bid a hair sooner than your B-N, so his bid, being entered first, put him first in line to complete the transaction at the B-N price. Again, that is the way it is supposed to work. Sometimes outstanding buy-now bargain prices show up on Ebay. Snooze you lose. For a Pflueger reel, no worry. There will be plenty more.

the way it works on many buy it now sales is that if someone enters a bid below the buy it now price, even a very low bid it cancels the buy it now and begins regular bidding. that is what must have happened here. if it is a good deal on buy it now you have to act fast.

Inevitably when someone places a bid canceling the BIN it results in the item selling for more than the original buy it now price (unless it was an unrealistic price).

Maybe bidder didn't want to pay twenty and thought he may get it for less.

Maybe knew it was worth more than twenty and protecting the seller.

Sometimes you have to pay what an item's worth. I did once back in 1997 and didn't bother me as much as I thought it would.

Barry

Looks like newbie dug it up and I responded to that. But then only eight years old.

Barry

Hummmm!!!!

Scud Dog,

Not that hard to get to 2007, Lots of us old guys live in the past.

Barry

Yup, when fly rods were brown and didn't have to match your eye color.

Barry

Smart--Very Smart.

Also:

I can see myself using bright orange so people bow hunting for carp can see me.

Or

Blue if wearing shorts and want to match my varicose veins.

All kinds of reasons for those pretty color fly rods.

Barry

In interest of full disclosure I have had good many blue Garcia's and white Wonderods. Maybe few yellow and green also, but I always wished they were brown.

I'm very sorry.

Never did get that reel, but I learned that a few beers and an intemperate comment can always come back to haunt you.

Um, this is hilarious.