Ebay Aurora Europa: Who got it? - Page 2

#11: Post by **sweaner** » March 27th, 2012, 10:18 am

I too was watching the auction. I didn't bid, but may have if I hadn't blown my yearly budget on the Trifecta. That machine looks fairly clean to my amateur eye.

March 27th, 2012, 1:55 pm

orphanespresso wrote:I gotta say, you guys are holding your cards pretty close to your vests these days...didn't even MENTION that Aurora and were all watching it . I bet nobody mentions the Astoria with the hotel group either, eh?

Haha Doug, I am sure everyone was sitting at home just hoping no one would post about it. Though, it now looks like it would not have mattered

I too am watching that Astoria. It is pretty cool but would be too big for me for only having one espresso grouphead. Oh the joys of the regular ebay browsing: I am constantly tormented by the cool machines that pass through!

EDIT: No one has broken the silence yet on the Aurora. Either they are staying hush hush until they receive it, or maybe no one on the boards got it...

#13: Post by **claypriley** » March 28th, 2012, 3:20 pm

I just checked out that machine you guys are talking about...... pretty sweet..... In the bidding of 29, did you see the person who won? over 22,000 items? bought/sold...... wow! that's some auction experience.... I wonder what his/her high bid was? Looks like he/she was in early, and then re-entered at the end..... I wonder if that gives their bid preference versus waiting to bid only right at the end....? Hmmm.....

Hopefully we'll see it turn up and working....

#14: Post by **claypriley** » March 28th, 2012, 3:26 pm

Just saw this machine this morning, Astoria AL-2 group with gas:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/160773331713

Buy it NOW!

It is listed by someone in Austin, TX, with the handle of Mellowjohnnys........ which happens to be the name of a bike shop, in Austin, started by a guy who won the Tour De France 7 times! I wonder if Lance ever pulled an espresso with that machine....? That would be a claim to fame..... I think I will go ask...

#15: Post by **claypriley** » March 28th, 2012, 3:41 pm

Now I checked out that Astoria with the Hotel group....... interesting..... I would like to see one in action, and see what the coffee taste like out of the Brewer part.... could be a cool catering machine....

#16: Post by **allon** » March 28th, 2012, 4:37 pm

If you earth first, then you have precedence in the event that the winning bid is a tie.

#17: Post by **Juanjo** » March 28th, 2012, 4:43 pm

I put a $650 bid CONFIDENT that it was going to be mine.. would have happily bid more if I knew better!!

CONGRATS to whomever won it!

March 28th, 2012, 5:03 pm

I have learned that lesson before, Juanjo! Always put down your maximum you'd pay for it. You never know what someone else is thinking.

#19: Post by **sweaner** » March 28th, 2012, 8:03 pm

Yes, and use a sniping site like Bidslammer. That way your bid does not start the bidding war, and your bid goes in with 5 seconds to go. Also, you don't need to watch the auction and overbid yourself. This works for me 99% of the time.

March 28th, 2012, 8:41 pm

I recently missed an MCaL by $5 recently. And my dear friend passed away the 23rd, so I was out of the loop. Otherwise I would have made a serious bid on that Aurora myself...oh well