Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate

...it's my best guess. Does anyone know who eBay bidders "roadscholar76" or "h***7" are? From the "looking for an unusual non-liquid motion lamp" thread of mine, readers may remember I'm after a motorized light variously known as a Tripp Lite, Eternal Guest Light or Swiss Golden Beacon.

Roadscholar76 has bid on most of the ten or so Golden Beacons that have appeared on eBay since I first heard of them being called a "Swiss Golden Beacon" and began searching for them by that title - a few months ago. He has won every lamp he's bid on so far, and he pays high if necessary, over $125 in cases.

h***7 is a name I've seen in various places. He or she is bidding on a Lux Pendulette (wall clock) shaped like Al Capp's Shmoo - a very rare Pendulette. I was collecting photos today and saw his name there. I've seen it on lava lamps on occasion, too. I'm not sure if h***7 is the bidder's actual ID, or if the auction has some sort of feature that's hiding most of their name - the reason I say this is, I looked at another (now finished) item that I thought I'd seen their name on, and its bidder list read like o***o, d***d, f***6, r***u, etc. etc. h***7 beat me to the punch on this latest auction, a pair of Beacons in the rare green finish. I haven't tried to outbid him, I just can't go any higher.

Ah well... Was just curious.

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Ebay is annoyingly making all but the winning bidders anonymous with those 8*****9 type strings. It's bad enought that you can no longer give negative feedback to buyers who are crooks or numskulls. I am looking for a better place to sell.

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I know just what you mean Astro my man. There are certain really annoying names which crop up time and time again on Ebay bidding on only Crestworth and prized Mathmos products and then there is another certain person who snipes with about 5 seconds to go and wins everytime. They are all really annoying!
what did those go for? the cords needed replaced...ebay seller was heavener..somthing........i had those in my hands and ran them to 50.00 at the auction.....they were pretty nice..............phil
What, the Beacons? $76... to Roadscholar76, who has won all but three of all the ones so far on eBay.

If you find yours (the Tripp Lite, which isslightly different) let me know what you want for it. Just so long as I don't have to beat Roadscholar for it - he obviously collectsthem with a vengeance. I just want ONE of them.
you should go to regular auctions.there are people there that know nothing...we call them speculators....they think they will make money on something because..i am bidding on it............the woman who got those green lamps paid 50.00 for them and sold them for 76.00...after her listing fees/paypal/gas....she wont buy them again...not for 15.00 or 20.00

i'm still looking for the one i have.......we have alot of stuff....we have been cleaning/consolodating the stuff in our attic cause we are having a new roof put on the house......phil

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