# I am looking for a triangle donut maker **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 27, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-triangle-donut-maker/822016 "2018-09-27T13:03:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-triangle-donut-maker/822016/41 "2018-09-30T20:36:38Z")
Holy crap-it just jumped to $711. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2018, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-triangle-donut-maker/822016/42 "2018-09-30T21:26:30Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > If you think that’s weird, [take a look at the bidding history.](https://www.ebay.com/bfl/viewbids/123391486322?item=123391486322&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2565) Doesn’t strike me as that weird–a few people probing for each other’s reserve bid limit, then getting really emotionally attached to being the winner until they bid an amount that the winner may regret when the “auction rage” wears off. (That probably describes roughly 87.3% of Ebay auctions.) ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-triangle-donut-maker/822016/43 "2018-10-01T19:37:07Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > If you think that’s weird, [take a look at the bidding history.](https://www.ebay.com/bfl/viewbids/123391486322?item=123391486322&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2565) > [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Doesn’t strike me as that weird–a few people probing for each other’s reserve bid limit, then getting really emotionally attached to being the winner until they bid an amount that the winner may regret when the “auction rage” wears off. (That probably describes roughly 87.3% of Ebay auctions.) Its very weird. K\*\*\*\*D bid himself up from $576 to $677. Although, from the looks of things,it was just saving everybody some time. A couple of others have bid themselves up $20 or so. That’s crazy! It would have to be a simple thing to reverse engineer. I think you’re on to a $million idea here, Czarcy! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2018, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-triangle-donut-maker/822016/44 "2018-10-01T19:41:06Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > I think you’re on to a $million idea here, Czarcy! I’ve got to know-Are you pronouncing that “Sar-see” or “Sar-key”? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DavidwithanR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@DavidwithanR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidwithanR)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2018, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-triangle-donut-maker/822016/45 "2018-10-01T19:58:05Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > Its very weird. K\*\*\*\*D bid himself up from $576 to $677. Although, from the looks of things,it was just saving everybody some time. A couple of others have bid themselves up $20 or so. > > That’s crazy! It would have to be a simple thing to reverse engineer. I think you’re on to a $million idea here, Czarcy! It’s eBay. Every single person in the world who wants one, has probably already bid. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-triangle-donut-maker/822016/46 "2018-10-01T19:59:35Z")
I’d read it as Tsar(-r-r-r)-key. $700 is a lot to pay for a [del]Belgian waffle iron[/del] donut machine. You’re not gonna chicken out are you? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2018, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-triangle-donut-maker/822016/47 "2018-10-01T20:02:15Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > I’d read it as Tsar(-r-r-r)-key. > > $700 is a lot to pay for a [del]Belgian waffle iron[/del] donut machine. You’re not gonna chicken out are you? Ask me again after three more days of insane bidding. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2018, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-triangle-donut-maker/822016/48 "2018-10-01T20:05:18Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > Its very weird. K\*\*\*\*D bid himself up from $576 to $677. Although, from the looks of things,it was just saving everybody some time. A couple of others have bid themselves up $20 or so. That’s not how Ebay bidding works. You can’t outbid yourself–what you see is people bumping up their reserve bids over and over until they pass the previous high-bidder’s reserve bid. The bids are showing up a couple of seconds apart, so they must be using software to do it. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2018, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-triangle-donut-maker/822016/49 "2018-10-01T20:13:54Z")
Actually, maybe the other bidder’s automatic rebid would show up in that posting history, too, at $1.00 increments in between. I donno, it has been a long time since I bought something on Ebay. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-triangle-donut-maker/822016/50 "2018-10-02T15:44:24Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > I’ve got to know-Are you pronouncing that “Sar-see” or “Sar-key”? 😃 It rhymes with "snarky"of course! In fact, I think I’ll change the spelling to Cznarky. ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-triangle-donut-maker/822016/51 "2018-10-02T16:33:29Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > That’s crazy! It would have to be a simple thing to reverse engineer. I think you’re on to a $million idea here, Czarcy! There are [lots of donut makers on the market](https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Electric-4-slice-sandwich-waffle-grill_60709884444.html?spm=a2700.7724857.normalList.17.42397578TonVJT). You can find them at Wal-Mart for ~$20. This one was considered the gold standard mostly because of the nostalgia and the family traditions associated with them. Also probably the pound of lard in the recipe didn’t hurt the popularity of the donuts you made with it. Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-triangle-donut-maker/822016/52 "2018-10-05T01:08:43Z")
Wow, the winning bid was $1,188! Gotta be a nut to spend that sort of dough. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-triangle-donut-maker/822016/53 "2018-10-05T01:39:53Z")
The winner was [this guy](https://youtube.com/watch?v=petqFm94osQ). ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-triangle-donut-maker/822016/54 "2018-10-05T02:00:33Z")
I wonder if this thread affected the bidding? In other news, a great [Brown Bobby pic](http://www.shorpy.com/Brown-Bobby-greaseless-doughnut?size=_original#caption). ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-triangle-donut-maker/822016/55 "2018-10-05T13:16:13Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Gotta be a nut to spend that sort of dough. You need a lot of dough to make doughnuts. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-triangle-donut-maker/822016/56 "2018-10-05T19:40:36Z")
> [@jasg](#): > > I wonder if this thread affected the bidding? > > In other news, a great [Brown Bobby pic](http://www.shorpy.com/Brown-Bobby-greaseless-doughnut?size=_original#caption). That sign made me twitch. If they hadn’t misspelled “potato” then they could have spelled “Butter” correctly. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-triangle-donut-maker/822016/57 "2018-10-05T20:42:12Z")
My Beloved gave a tentative “yes” when the auction was at $100, but if I had tried to top that $1188 bid I have a strong feeling both I and my donut maker would be sleeping on the couch for a _long_ time. I’m not even going to try to talk her into a road trip to Montana to pick up that $375 model. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-triangle-donut-maker/822016/58 "2018-10-05T22:24:42Z")
Well I’m disappointed. Although $1,188 would probably buy more doughnuts than any sane person should eat in a lifetime. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-triangle-donut-maker/822016.md?page=2)