Another WTH Ebay Moment

[railfan]

I see a lot of repeat items and what amazes me how you can have two identical items in the same condition and one may sell for double the other with same shipping cost.

There must be people out there that really get caught up on trying to win a model.

Human nature being what it is.......I guess there would be at least a few souls out there, to whom winning the bidding war is more important than the actual value of the item. It strikes me as a type of confused mindset.



Mike

 

[peroni]

Well here is another one, I was looking for some flickering leds when I came across this one, normally just a couple of bucks each, but this guy states that he has sold 3 at this price.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/48x-LED-...63254618?pt=AU_Home_Decor&hash=item4164c1285a

 

[Rico]

$883 US for four dozen lights that sell for less than $1 each at a dollar store?
Well at least the shipping and handling is free so I guess that's not too bad.


http://www.batteryoperatedcandles.net/everlasting-led-p-tea-lights.html

 

[Southwest Chief]

$883 US for four dozen lights that sell for less than $1 each at a dollar store?
Well at least the shipping and handling is free so I guess that's not too bad.

And you get 48 extra batteries too

"Plus 48 extra Free spare batteries for all 48 Tea Lights"

 

[tootnkumin]

Hey! If you buy those ones in Aus off me, I'll throw another shrimp on the Barbie for ya this Christmas.

 

[blackz28]

Hey! If you buy those ones in Aus off me, I'll throw another shrimp on the Barbie for ya this Christmas.

LOL now thats funny

 

[MGWSY]

This is a good one! http://www.ebay.com/itm/custom-buil...565954?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item4abf26b942

 

[Burlington Bob]

There are not enough words to describe the lack of workmanship displayed here or the value placed thereon!

 

[nwdrummer379]

"looks great in the dark" More like looks great in the trash!

 

[bigB]

This is a good one! http://www.ebay.com/itm/custom-buil...565954?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item4abf26b942

That is truly bizarre. I read the "Ask the Seller" questions, and his answers are even more strange.

 

[Burlington Bob]

Well, at least the seller has an appropriate name! skunk_recs

 

[tootnkumin]

Well, at least the seller has an appropriate name! skunk_recs

If you read between the lines of the questions & answers, he's got what the purpose of the listing is, i.e. Attention.

 

[Rico]

Love it, gave me a good chuckle!

 

[bigB]

Say what?!?!!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HO-scale-csx-/221269328986?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item3384ae045a

I hope that's a $40.50 bid with a missed decimal point.

 

[ouengr]

Looks like it was corrected.

 

[bigB]

Looks like it was corrected.

Aw man, it was a lot more interesting to see a $100 msrp loco have a $4050 bid...

 

[RCShadow]

Aw man, it was a lot more interesting to see a $100 msrp loco have a $4050 bid...

I lookeed at the listing and it was "ended" with no bids. I do have to say though, I made a mistake like that. Entered a bid with a misplaced decimal. I retracted the bid of course but geez (red face).

 

[railfan]

I was just looking on ebay......guy has a new kato N scale Canadian Pacific AC4400 locomotive for sale. He knows enough about it to say it's new and never been run.......yet he no longer has the box it came in......priced $10-$20 less than usual. Hmmmm.....I'll pass. Maybe he used the box to put leftover potato salad in? Not sure.

 

[tootnkumin]

Watcha call a bit suss.

 

[railfan]

On this one.......what I noticed immediately is he has the large AC equipment box behind the cab on the left side which is THE main identifying characteristic of an AC4400CW. But he is calling this a C44-9W....the prototype of which has DC traction motors and the small equipment box. Looks to have laid some kind of screen mesh on top of the radiator at rear. Otherwise I do very much like CSX and G.E. 4400 series locomotives......it looks okay and has lots of detail.....but a little pricey.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/KATO-C44-9W...300578?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item19e262af22