Alcohol and eBay, a dangerous combo. Admit your daft booze fuelled purchases

[booze and cake]

I'm late the party and only joined eBay a few months ago. I'm sure its a right of passage for many but last week I had my first drunken eBay purchase.

I went out on the town and had a skinful, upon returning home I don't even remember logging into eBay and bidding. Next thing I know 2 days later I get the 'congratulations you've won email'. I was like, oh god, won what?

Being a bit of a sucker for obscure Italian steel I'd bid on a bike frame, with only 1 photo, no size listed so it may even be too small. I also failed to notice that the seller would'nt post, so I've got to go and collect it.......from York (I live in London).So I've just had to spend £85 on the train to go and collect it this weekend (the frame was £93) so the cost has almost doubled immediately, and if its too small I'll have to sell it. I think I got OK deal but until I see it in the flesh I won't know.

I'm sure that's tame by some standards, so come on, share some of your booze fuelled buys, the good, the bad and the dafter the better.

 

[Mugshot]

 

[Drago]

A 1991 Yamaha FZR600 3HE7 in special edition John Kosinski colours, believed the only one left in the UK. I still have it. I was in a world of crap with the missus when I told her what I'd done.

 

[KEEF]

The wife

 

[toeknee]

Don't even go there, most of my purchases end up back on here at a loss.........

 

[Gatters]

I'm late the party and only joined eBay a few months ago. I'm sure its a right of passage for many but last week I had my first drunken eBay purchase.

I went out on the town and had a skinful, upon returning home I don't even remember logging into eBay and bidding. Next thing I know 2 days later I get the 'congratulations you've won email'. I was like, oh god, won what?

Being a bit of a sucker for obscure Italian steel I'd bid on a bike frame, with only 1 photo, no size listed so it may even be too small. I also failed to notice that the seller would'nt post, so I've got to go and collect it.......from York (I live in London).So I've just had to spend £85 on the train to go and collect it this weekend (the frame was £93) so the cost has almost doubled immediately, and if its too small I'll have to sell it. I think I got OK deal but until I see it in the flesh I won't know.

I'm sure that's tame by some standards, so come on, share some of your booze fuelled buys, the good, the bad and the dafter the better.

Perhaps you could have asked if any cycle chat members could have picked it up and posted it for a fee?

 

[Profpointy]

mmm, feel the cold a bit then I.take.it

 

[Tin Pot]

mmm, feel the cold a bit then I.take.it

 

[subaqua]

Nothing considering how wankered I used to get when I had a fleabag (sic )account

 

[Cuchilo]

My mate once bought a 50000 volt cattle prod from Ebay America . It wasn't delivered but a local policeman turned up on his door step on behalf of customs asking why he had bought such a thing . In his defence he invited the policeman in to see all the other crazy stuff he had bought on ebay that where also pointless .
My finest was an inflatable hot tub . It was actually really good but the cat also liked it so it didn't last long .

 

[booze and cake]

Perhaps you could have asked if any cycle chat members could have picked it up and posted it for a fee?

Bah I wish I'd have thought of this, it did'nt even cross my mind. I'll definitely do this next time

The wife

I lol'd, I hope you still have her and have'nt relisted

And I'd have loved to have been a fly on the wall witnessing Drago's explanation after the motobike win, haha.

 

[Rezillo]

A crateful of Warren's cornish pasties. The first couple or so were very nice but they barely made a dent in the pile.

 

[vernon]

I got caught up in the bidding for a Cold War Royal Observer Corps underground observation bunker at the edge of Leeds. I passed out before I managed to make a winning bid.

I reckon that I'd be living in it if I'd won the bid and my wife had discovered my folly.

 

[DCLane]

I bought this:

And I wasn't drunk

 

[captain nemo1701]

Smoking certain herbal substances while on Wiggle or ebay is equally financially risky