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I'm not saying that's the way your auctions are run, or that that's what you do
But you ARE implying that they can't be legit. When they most certainly are.
They are nice, but they aren't worth $650 of the excited bidding you describe.
Then perhaps you've just never done anything that others covet that highly.
One of the regulars has told me he spends about $1200 - $2000 a month on brass alone. What's a $600 freight car a few times a year to this person?
He also insures his purchases along with his wife's jewelry.
All of you seem so unconvinced. We're at an impasse. You have a counter to everything I say. How does one show proof?
I was paid the following day via PayPal.
If I were one of these scam artists who have numerous eBay ID's - how would
each one of them have
hundreds of feedback....? Hmmm...????? I could see a dozen maybe.
Listen to yourself, Willis.
And listen to me. There ARE collectors who pay those prices. It may not be worth near that to any of you folks.... but that doesn't mean it's faked.
Why don't others get those prices...? Why only me...? Ask the buyers. Obviously they can pick and choose from all that's out there. It's a matter of who meets their high standards. It's expensive eye candy. Why does a Ferrari cost more than a Corvette? Why does Starbucks cost more than a 7-11 coffee...? Is it the name....? Perhaps. Is it the reputation...? The quality...?
I don't think a new HO Atlas Centerbeam is worth over $40 retail. That doesn't stop others from paying that if it's what they want.
There is a market out there for realistic weathering jobs. I've found it. A lot of you don't believe it... or won't believe it. Some of you would give your eye teeth to be in my shoes doing this. The guys who bitch the loudest are always the ones who are the most envious.
If you can't look at my work versus other eBay custom or "pro" weatherers and see a big difference - then you aren't looking properly.
And like I say, it takes dangling one of these in front of people with huge train allowances to make a $200 car into double or triple that, when they outbid each other. This is what I've been doing. It's all above the table.
Now, there is at least one Seller who is rumored to be doing what you mentioned. Maybe two. I won't name names, but some of my peers know about one of them.