I got outbid today on a Hewlett Packard 81110A Pulse/Pattern Generator for parts on ebay!
![Cry :'(](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/xcry.gif.pagespeed.ic.tehjCtKixU.png)
The display looked good so I considered it a good occasion to get a replacement display for my 8110A (it's the same unobtanium CFD*).
I set my sniping limit to 357,-EUR (to be sure..) when it was at about 35,- EUR 24h before.
Today my wife and I visited my parents and I was sure to be the owner of the 81110A when we got home.
I could have won it for 163,- EUR but someone wanted to be sure also and outbid me on the last second.
![Face Palm :palm:](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/xfacepalm.gif.pagespeed.ic.EBDwh1hCfo.png)
IT'S SO UGLY NOT FEELING GOOD NOW...
![Rant :rant:](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/rant.gif.pagespeed.ce.koOB_HE-VX.gif)
Have to calm down. Have a TEA or something.. Ommmm.
![Laughing :-DD](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/smiley_laughing.gif.pagespeed.ce._hfWAz_QHO.gif)
Edited after having calmed down to consciousness again: OK, money saved to be spent on other test gear.**
![Smiley :)](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/xsmiley.gif.pagespeed.ic.R8GFI-pF6f.png)
*-oh, it's not completely unobtanium. You can get it for about $1300,- -so it's practically unobtanium..
**-still grumpy, but improving. Tomorrow's another day.
![Undecided :-\](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/undecided.gif.pagespeed.ce.cCZ6w-jWpR.gif)