chriscarroll.ogre Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 What is the most ridiculous model car related thing that you've ever seen auctioned or sold?I just ran across the first most ridiculous thing I've ever seen at auction: Using the box art from a rare kit in order to sell ONE TIRE. Let me repeat that: This is ONE TIRE at auction. One tire. You've gotta be kiddin'!http://www.ebay.com/itm/MPC-76-Road-Runner-Parts-Model-Kit-1-7625-Tire/201696697828?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D38530%26meid%3Df2eab3b594944743a6681a7bc96577d2%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D391660836975What thing or things have you seen for sale or at auction that made you say WTF?
Canso65 Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 Yup, that is one of the most ridiculous items I have seen sold on ebay.One model car tire! Really?
Tom Geiger Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 Wonder if he'll combine postage if you bought all 4?
DrKerry Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 Four available at $4.99 each. Heck I can buy the kit for that... Yikes. What do people think these days??
peteski Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 This "parting off model kits and selling the parts at ridiculous prices on eBay" is a subject which comes up here on a regular basis. It is what it is - I don't like it either, but we can't do much about it.
niteowl7710 Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 Four available at $4.99 each. Heck I can buy the kit for that... Yikes. What do people think these days?? Clearly you have a secret source of Annual kits then, because the only '76 Roadrunner kit on eBay is priced at $130. The most recent sold kits went from $69-80.
keyser Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 80/kit, pull the tires, sell them for 20, then sell kit for 60. He'll make millions!
niteowl7710 Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 80/kit, pull the tires, sell them for 20, then sell kit for 60. He'll make millions! Based on finished auctions he pieced out an incomplete kit. He had a body and some trim pieces, and obviously 4 tires
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 80/kit, pull the tires, sell them for 20, then sell kit for 60. He'll make millions!I once had a client, for whom I designed a 1:1 body kit for a popular Porsche, insist on setting a selling price for the kit at less than the cost to produce the things.When I pointed out the economic fallacy of his approach, he argued vehemently that he'd "make it up on volume".Honest.
keyser Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 I once had a client, for whom I designed a 1:1 body kit for a popular Porsche, insist on setting a selling price for the kit at less than the cost to produce the things.When I pointed out the economic fallacy of his approach, he argued vehemently that he'd "make it up on volume".Honest. Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha,,,breathe,,,bwahahahahahahahahahaIf only there were discount coupons too. As far as tires go, I've got about $300k in a few boxes here. ReTIREment here I come!
Xingu Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 I once had a client, for whom I designed a 1:1 body kit for a popular Porsche, insist on setting a selling price for the kit at less than the cost to produce the things.When I pointed out the economic fallacy of his approach, he argued vehemently that he'd "make it up on volume".Honest. I believe it. He probably has a degree in mathematics to back it up too.
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 I believe it. He probably has a degree in mathematics to back it up too. Marketing, actually.
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