![]() Once Miller Coors took over in early 2012 the infrastructure and quality standards seemed to change overnight. I was able to get into the cellar making cider relatively quickly for a guy just starting out. He said, “When I first started there the company was relatively small but growing rapidly. I learned so much so fast! I will always be thankful for my time there.” Prior to the Auburn Alehouse, Greg worked for Crispin Cider Company in Colfax, CA for four years. Greg stated, “We had a really great team and I saw the opportunity to become a sponge that could absorb all of this knowledge and experience around me. During his time at the Alehouse they took home three medals from the Great American Beer Festival, essentially the Olympics for brewers! Medals include: 2016 Bronze for English Brown Ale, 2017 Gold for Double Red Ale, and 2017 Silver for IPA during a record entry year in that category. ![]() Prior to OBBC, Greg spent his previous three years honing his skills at the Auburn Alehouse while working under Brian Ford and Jennifer Talley. Not good for bargins.Our Head Brewer, Greg Tuhey, made the move to OBBC February 1 st, 2018. "Best" means that many other bidders are already aware of that particular item. Note 2: I have never understood the "Best results" default. Too much patience is not good if you really want to own a particular set. Note: After a couple of months your bargin price may not be a bargin any more: Once, I didn't buy a used 42009 for around 110 Euros, now it costs at least 160. Even simple missing parts tend to reduce the final bid. Sometimes, missing parts come in handy when you know how to replace them (or already have them). Building instructions, on the other hand, are important to me. I also don't care about the original box. I also watch out for "no minifigs" because that reduces the price significantly. Usually I don't follow "MISB, NEW etc." because I want to build, not put away sealed. Then I save the search and look for promising auctions, with patience. Search options: auction, soonest end timeĪfter a few auctions have ended, I already know what would be a good price for a given set. Prices for sets vary a lot throughout the year. ![]() There are for sure other techniques out there, but these are the ones I find work best for me.įirst of all, I get a feeling for what currently is a "bargin". This allows you to see who is really eager to get it and how often they have bid. ![]() JBidWatcher is a good starting point.įor bidding, check out what others have already bid ("Bid History") and also look at "Show Automatic Bids". This often helps you win auctions if no others are using snipes. When it gets to bidding, look into using Sniping software, which allows you to place a bid in the closing seconds of an auction. For the popular holiday train (10173) for example, which easily sells for >$500 on eBay, the cost in pieces is typically around $200 on Bricklink, lower if you already have some of the critical pieces. If you have the time, check out and see how much the same set costs there, or, if you really have the time, use the Inventory feature and see if you can get a better deal just buying the set pieces :). For example, if you want LEGO but not Duplo, you could search for "Lego -Duplo".Īlways compare with current retail values (check, or ) if the set is still currentįor sets that are no longer current - look at to see what they used to go for. Use the tips and techniques in the Advanced Search section of eBay Help to refine your searches. Here are a few things that might make your life easier:Ĭreate searches and save them (you can even get notification emails for new finds this way). For example, I have seen Lego Maersk train sets (I'm a Train fan :) ) sell for $250 in certain auctions, but have managed to pick up one with extra power functions for less than that in a separate auction. I don't think there is a single strategy that will always work - it all depends on what other people are looking for at the same time as you are looking.
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