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  • (January 12, 2023, 01:18:11 AM)

Author Topic: Schadenfreude  (Read 1661 times)

Jaepheth

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Schadenfreude
« on: December 11, 2008, 03:29:12 AM »
ITT: Stories of other people's misfortune that made you smile.


So I was looking to buy a gun cleaning kit on e-bay, and I found several nice looking 30 piece sets on sale from some guy who was selling several.

The first one was ending in 40 minutes, but was already bid on, so I thought I'd be a nice guy and just scroll down and bid on the next available one.

Well, I come back an hour later and someone has out-bid me. Well, I'm thinking that if I make another bid, I'll be within a few cents of the buy it now price anyway, so instead of bidding on that one again, I just scroll down and buy the next one at the buy it now price.

So I'm on after work and decide to see how much the auction closed at. The guy who outbid me seems to have gotten in a small bidding war with some other person(s) and ended up paying $15.50

The buy it now price I paid: $11.99  :-D
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Re: Schadenfreude
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2008, 03:39:08 AM »
Nice.

 So what comes with the kits? Do they have a store or was it just a dude?
 I need some cleaning supplies; all I have is what came with the pistol.
 (.45 ACP Glock 21 w/internal laser sight w00t!)
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Jaepheth

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Re: Schadenfreude
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2008, 04:07:31 AM »
It was an online store. There's still more available: link

It's $10 shipping so about $22 total. But it comes in an aluminum case and I've seen cheaper aluminum cases retail at $20 or more, so I figure it's still a steal.
« Last Edit: December 11, 2008, 04:10:20 AM by Jaepheth »
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Re: Schadenfreude
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2008, 10:05:59 AM »
How much does a gun cost (eg The Glock with laser site and that stuff) in US $$? - and can you really pick one up at the walmart?
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Re: Schadenfreude
« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2008, 10:11:40 AM »
I may have to pick up of those cleaning kits.  Bought my first pistols (a Hi-Point .45 and a Hi-Point 9mm) on GunBroker last week.  Not the best guns in the world, but more than adequate for learning to shoot.

As far as schadenfreude goes, I saw a nine-year-old fall flat on his face at my niece's Christmas concert yesterday.  Yes, I laughed.
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