The big one that got away... HP 3458A for $199 BIN [sob] - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Jwalling
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 15, 2018, 08:50:14 pm
content: I missed this one by 4 minutes.https://www.ebay.com/itm/153063324520?

author: IconicPCB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 15, 2018, 08:54:06 pm
content: Errrr,,,, that's a HP 3478

author: jpb
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 15, 2018, 08:58:26 pm
content: Quote from: IconicPCB on June 15, 2018, 08:54:06 pmThat is the one EBay have replaced it with since the other listing is no longer available - ebay seem to do this now-a-days and it is quite confusing when I go and look at auctions I've been watching and have just finished.

author: Jwalling
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 15, 2018, 09:06:25 pm
content: Quote from: IconicPCB on June 15, 2018, 08:54:06 pmNope, Don't know what's going on but:https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=3458A&_sacat=0&LH_Complete=1And this which does get you to the exact one I saw, with the EXACT same item #!https://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-3458A-Digital-Multimeter-8-Digit-Used-Hewlett-Packard-/153063324520?hash=item23a348fb68%3Ag%3AgHQAAOSwtJBbJB1b&nma=true&si=0I95HCKzG9hTvenqIVZwcxp%252B%252Bxo%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557And now it doesn't.Maybe in another minute...

author: Jwalling
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 15, 2018, 09:23:28 pm
content: This is the oddest thing. An Ebay bug?If you click on this:https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=3458A&_sacat=0&LH_Complete=1You'll see the one I saw. Click on it:https://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-3458A-Digital-Multimeter-8-Digit-Used-Hewlett-Packard/153063324520?hash=item23a348fb68:g:gHQAAOSwtJBbJB1bStill OK. But when you click on "See original listing"You'll get the 3478A from a different seller. I dunno.

author: Johnny10
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 15, 2018, 10:37:56 pm
content: Yes, I saw the original listing in the sold filter.Wow, who got that 3458?

author: bitseeker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 15, 2018, 10:38:40 pm
content: Wow, that was gone in 10 minutes. Probably picked up by a reseller?

author: bitseeker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 15, 2018, 10:42:11 pm
content: Quote from: jpb on June 15, 2018, 08:58:26 pmYeah, its an extremely annoying "feature." At the top, it says, "The listing you’re looking for is no longer available. Check out this similar item we found for you." You then have to click on the word "listing" to get to the correct item.A similar behavior started with the "View relisted item" button. Instead of going to the listing for the relisted item, it would first go to the listing page of the ended item. Another click is required to get to where the button was supposed to take you. Grrr!

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 15, 2018, 11:09:38 pm
content: I really hate features like this that try to be helpful, because they are almost always wrong and create more work rather than less.

author: Mr. Scram
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 15, 2018, 11:34:53 pm
content: I like how a listing for a Fluke 289 that ended gets replaced by some cheap junky Chinese DMM. Yes eBay, that's exactly the alternative I'm looking for.It makes looking back at similar items to gauge the market also a pain.

author: coromonadalix
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 16, 2018, 02:26:02 am
content: the same :https://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-3458A-Digital-Multimeter-8-Digit-Not-Working-For-Parts-Hewlett-Packard/163099385954same sticker on the top casing

author: bitseeker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 16, 2018, 02:29:25 am
content: Different serial number, though.

author: coromonadalix
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 16, 2018, 02:34:41 am
content: hum not to mefrom jwalling post :https://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-3458A-Digital-Multimeter-8-Digit-Not-Working-For-Parts-Hewlett-Packard-/163099385954?oid=153063324520no longer available ...and now this current one with same ebay numberhttps://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-3458A-Digital-Multimeter-8-Digit-Not-Working-For-Parts-Hewlett-Packard/163099385954

author: coromonadalix
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 16, 2018, 02:36:34 am
content: or is it an ""cached"" ebay post??, do i see things ??

author: bitseeker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 16, 2018, 02:38:23 am
content: See a few posts earlier. Going to the URL of an ended listing auto-forwards to a "similar" (using the term very loosely) active listing instead of the one you requested. It's a new "feature."Apparently, it wasn't good enough that they spammed you with two rows of current listing thumbnails at the top of an ended listing page. Now, they instead force you to look at an active listing page instead. If you really want to see that old listing, you have to click another link, if you happen to see it.You know your auction platform's sales are bad when you have to resort to tricking your buyers into looking at your inventory.

author: julianhigginson
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 16, 2018, 03:08:02 am
content: haha! wow!!that's got to be the best deal on ebay for a while.This would have been nabbed by someone who searched for the exact thing at the exact right time after it was posted, and knew what it was worth... probably not a reseller (unless resellers run bots that sit there clicking on their favourite searches every 5 minutes, all day?)

author: TheSteve
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 16, 2018, 04:10:33 am
content: Well I know who scored the 3458A(not me), we'll see if he wants to out himself

author: nidlaX
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 16, 2018, 07:25:20 am
content: Not a bad deal, but no option 002.

author: Jwalling
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 16, 2018, 09:20:49 am
content: Quote from: TheSteve on June 16, 2018, 04:10:33 amI'd be happy to know that he actually gets the DMM.

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 16, 2018, 04:40:03 pm
content: Quote from: julianhigginson on June 16, 2018, 03:08:02 amThey do, in a way. Ebay has saved searches that will alert you when something matching it is posted. It's not exclusively used by resellers but most resellers are going to be making use of them.

author: precaud
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 17, 2018, 03:00:47 am
content: Quote from: james_s on June 16, 2018, 04:40:03 pmYeah, but those alerts are only sent out daily, not moments after something is listed. eBay somewhat randomizes the time of day they're sent out, so as not to favor certain recipients.There are third-party scanners that will show you new eBay listings whose titles have specific keywords/phrases. I used to use one that ran in the background and popped up for a new listing that matched. Haven't used it in a while, though. You'll end up looking at alotof stuff you don't want in order to get one that you do

author: bitseeker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 17, 2018, 03:56:08 am
content: Quote from: TheSteve on June 16, 2018, 04:10:33 amHopefully, he won't mind sharing how it turns out. I'm very curious as to the condition.

author: TheSteve
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 17, 2018, 04:42:54 am
content: Quote from: bitseeker on June 17, 2018, 03:56:08 amIt has been shipped.

author: bitseeker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 17, 2018, 05:26:55 am
content: Oh, the suspense!

author: TiN
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 17, 2018, 01:32:18 pm
content: I know too, and it's not me eitherI'm safe, phew.

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 17, 2018, 05:20:38 pm
content: Quote from: precaud on June 17, 2018, 03:00:47 amIt wouldn't be too hard to write a script to do this for you too, but why reinvent the wheel if there are already services.Yeah you'll have to look over a lot of stuff you don't want, but that's the cost of finding the deals, and for a reseller who does this for a living it's just a cost of doing business. You've got to kiss a lot of frogs before you find the prince or princess you're looking for.

author: switch998
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 17, 2018, 10:31:07 pm
content: Quote from: precaud on June 17, 2018, 03:00:47 amWas it a sister site of "the forklift"? I think it was called "The Hydra". That was killed a few years ago. I looked at doing this myself a while ago but it's against eBay's TOS to create bots to purchase listings, so you'd still need to sit in front of a computer and monitor the listings.Their API does have some useful features for making a scraper, but the request limits are too low and the results are inconsistent. Depending on the server, you will get different results for each search, some new items will show up and then disappear, others won't appear at all until 5-10 minutes after listing.

author: precaud
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 22, 2018, 12:18:39 am
content: Quote from: switch998 on June 17, 2018, 10:31:07 pmSorry for the delayed reply, I just found the link, it was called "Auctionsensor". It appears the site still exists:http://auctionsensor.com/I haven't used it in several years. But it worked well for me back then.