Jauce got me good

ThomasBlue

I woke up early this morning to bid on something, my first item on Jauce. I was nervous and excited to bid, as it was a rare item I really wanted, in amazing condition, cheap. And what happens? I clicked I consent to the bid check box, and upon clicking to bid it cancels my check box and reloads the page, thus ruining the bid. Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
T_T

ripley802

I started out using Jauce, and then a member mentioned FromJapan to me. The main reason I use FromJapn is for the “Sniper Bid” feature. Other proxy sites may have this as well but Jauce does not. This lets you put in your max bid and it will not place the bid until under 5 min remaining. Keep in mind too most auctions have an extension, meaning that if there is a bid in the last 5 min the time extends.

I still use Jauce to search/browse items but purchase using FromJapan. Hope this may help.

ThomasBlue

I considered this option, but I had already put my money into Jauce, and it was too late. Maybe I'll go there next time though.

ThomasBlue

Rolling along with me messing up again, I bid on a Plarail station that looked cool and won it, but it was broken, so I had to win the other bid for the non broken one and I planed to use this one for the parts the non-broken one needed. I bid with 45 seconds left and the bid was processed in a few seconds... To tell me the auction had already ended, despite having a good amount of time left. So now it appears I have a broken station with missing pieces coming due to losing an auction with surplus time left. Hurrah. Good job jauce. That's strike two.

Super

To be fair to Jauce, the strike are not against them but more so on you. As you admitted you didn't read the Listing close enough to realize the item was broken and your bid with 45 seconds left was probably more due to your Internet connection or ISP provider which lags in time and might not be in real time. Since others have stated that Jauce does not have a Snipe Bid Option and most of the Japan Auctions have an Automatic time Extension, you might as well put in your highest bid with 5 minutes left and if somebody wants it for more then so be it. Last second Bids don't work here because every bid inside of 5 minutes extends the Auction by another 5 minutes. Its not like Ebay, no sense in nickle and dimeing.

ThomasBlue

Well, at least you gave me decent advice. And hey, you know what, that made me feel slightly better.

Although I'll be calling upon the people of BPT soon, as I'm going to try and fix the broken one. I'll just need to see if anyone has the parts I need, clean it extensively, and I'll need to open up the electronics area.
;3

ripley802

Which station is it, if you do not mind sharing and what is broken on it? Just curious?

ThomasBlue

ripley802 wrote
Which station is it, if you do not mind sharing and what is broken on it? Just curious?

Here are some pictures of the one I won. This may help you identify it.

ripley802

Have a look here:
https://www.blueplastictracks.com/showthread.php?tid=2440

I will try and get the pics fixed but I have two of these. One was incomplete and the other complete. I have repaired the one which had all 8 terminals corroded. The other I still need to repair, but let me know if you have any questions when it arrives. BTW, the box is huge for this set. :dodgy:

leylandvictory2

yea it is way bigger than trackmaster knapford station.

Super

Sounds like there is going to be a big surprise when the shipping bill comes if its that big.

ThomasBlue

Super wrote
Sounds like there is going to be a big surprise when the shipping bill comes if its that big.

Ah shoot! I thought this was small! And I kinda spent most of my jauce money with about $30 left... Anyone got an estimate on how much shipping will cost? I may need to break out some emergency funds...

ripley802 wrote
Have a look here:
https://www.blueplastictracks.com/showthread.php?tid=2440

I will try and get the pics fixed but I have two of these.

I am certainly looking forward to seeing the pictures, thanks. I kinda saw this on a spur of the moment thing and said, "This looks awesome!", and bought it. From what I can tell, the battery terminals will need to be fixed on mine, and I need to track another plastic roof thing for the top left of the station. I hope I can get it working but what I am now currently more worried about is paying for the shipping.
XD

Thanks again. I look forward to seeing your images once you can find the time to fox them.

Super

If you are worried about the shipping costs, it may be best to see the differences of the shipping options and choose accordingly. The cheapest may be the way to go if funds are scarce but plan on it taking a month or two to get to your house.

ThomasBlue

At this point I don't mind waiting...

As long as I can avoid getting murdered by the costs of shipping as best I can this time this time.
T_T

How can I estimate my lowest cost of shipping possible? Or will they do that for me, and will it all come in one box, or will that be more expensive?

Super

Maybe someone here who uses Jauce can help you out with this.

sunhuntin

i dont know if theres a way to estimate the shipping cost or not, but they give you several options with various costs. i always go the cheapest, and it arrives within a couple of weeks. that may vary with your local post carrier. i know canada post is slow as molasses. [3 months for a box to arrive from there to new zealand, nerve wracking when its a couple hundred dollars].

my orders have always arrived in the same box, except in a couple of cases where i had oversized items or massive amounts.

ThomasBlue

This advice helps quite a bit. Thank you.
:3

ripley802

ThomasBlue wrote
Thanks again. I look forward to seeing your images once you can find the time to fox them.

I have updated my original post with the fixed images.

ThomasBlue

ripley802 wrote
I have updated my original post with the fixed images.

Ah, I see, thanks. I believe those pics may help, although I'll see exactly what needs repair when the item comes. As show in my picture from the auction site, the top left dome is missing, do you know where I could find/buy a replacement for that, or would that be difficult to obtain?

ripley802

No problem. I am actually still looking for another one for the second set i have as well. It was incomplete when i purchased it. They do come up from time to time in the sight parts category usually though.