Plan A, Plan B
Apr. 8th, 2003 10:38 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pasitheaStill watching the animation stand on e-bay. I have formulated a plan now.
The seller only has a 60% positive rating with 2 no-pays on things he bid on. So... I'm fairly confident no one will buy this animation stand from him. they're not in high demand, it's heavy and would cost a fortune to ship, and bad e-bay record. So.. I think I'll wait until the auction ends, then offer him $120 for it, to be delivered by my friend when he arrives to pick up the animation stand. Less the cuts e-bay and paypal would take, I think it's pretty fair. It also brings it down just enough I'm okay buying it. Anyhow, if someone else bids, I'd have lost anyhow. Wouldn't do more than a minimum bid, so might as well play the angles. Okay. It's sort of evil and manipulative but... I don't have the money to shell out and get ripped off and there's a little extra cost if I have to send money to my friend, so I don't feel that guilty.
Plan B (On the off chance it does sell, or he says no) is to b a metal animation disc with a broken glass from a friend here for $40. I can replace the glass for ~$10, then get a dead scanner from Weird Stuff in the 'AS IS' room (Or better yet, a dead photocopier) Take the optical glass out of it and use it as the platten on the animation disc, and bolt the lid hinges onto the disc, so that the glass can be raised and lowered. Needs a couple springs and a latching mechanism, but all in all, I think I can make it work for under $70. :)
The seller only has a 60% positive rating with 2 no-pays on things he bid on. So... I'm fairly confident no one will buy this animation stand from him. they're not in high demand, it's heavy and would cost a fortune to ship, and bad e-bay record. So.. I think I'll wait until the auction ends, then offer him $120 for it, to be delivered by my friend when he arrives to pick up the animation stand. Less the cuts e-bay and paypal would take, I think it's pretty fair. It also brings it down just enough I'm okay buying it. Anyhow, if someone else bids, I'd have lost anyhow. Wouldn't do more than a minimum bid, so might as well play the angles. Okay. It's sort of evil and manipulative but... I don't have the money to shell out and get ripped off and there's a little extra cost if I have to send money to my friend, so I don't feel that guilty.
Plan B (On the off chance it does sell, or he says no) is to b a metal animation disc with a broken glass from a friend here for $40. I can replace the glass for ~$10, then get a dead scanner from Weird Stuff in the 'AS IS' room (Or better yet, a dead photocopier) Take the optical glass out of it and use it as the platten on the animation disc, and bolt the lid hinges onto the disc, so that the glass can be raised and lowered. Needs a couple springs and a latching mechanism, but all in all, I think I can make it work for under $70. :)
