On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 19:22:52 +0100, you wrote:

>In message <40C9F3D2.8000906@black9.net>
>          Shawn Wilton <shawn@BLACK9.NET> wrote:
>
>> Actually the bid does not stay the same and is upped by the bid
>> incremend.  That's why you don't want to change your max unless you =
have
>> been outbid.  Not logical, but that's the way the system works.
>Ah well, at least I know that now.
>I got outbid on the auction (by one bid increment AFAICT).
=20
It could have been by a lot - they just bid more than you - you can't =
tell by how much - if you bid
20 then they bid 1000, the bid would stay at 21 if nobody else bid.


>To add insult to
>injury, someone offered me a 1650B earlier this week for =A3120. I've =
since
>found out that same person sold it for =A31200 not two hours after =
emailing me.
>Life - the only thing besides Windows 95 that sucks and blows at the =
same
>time.
>Anyone got a spare analyser they want rid of? At this moment in time, I
>really don't mind _what_ it is as long as it has at least 32 channels =
and
>samples at 20MHz or faster. If it were located in the UK (or somewhere =
in
>Europe), so much the better. Offers by email to the address in my .sig,
>please :)
>

I'm in the UK, but would like to hang on to my 1650A, but if you end up =
needing a manual let me know
as I have an original and a photocopier!

There's a 1650A on Ebay USA with a $199 buy-it now - shipping would be =
quite a lot though.

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