Candidate fr awfully overpriced Model car stuff ;

[dimaxion]

My entry from Evil bait .. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Model-Car-Kit-Junkyard-Parts-1-25-1-24-scale-Lot-26-Organizer-Full-of-Parts/202336117069?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DPL.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131003132420%26meid%3D5aa0ed14eceb48cd8331adeb53da96a3%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D5%26mehot%3Des%26sd%3D223347987523%26itm%3D202336117069&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851'' 

    yazzir .. wowser   . Thanx 

[Oldcarfan27]

Don't you understand what he's got? Why, I've been looking for a storage box like that for 25 years. It's out of production and is sooo rare. It's made of unobtainium, and it's been outlawed in China as a hazardous material.

I'll have to pay him 5x what he's asking just to make sure nobody else gets it. And then I'll sell it on Barrett-Jackson.

I'll be rich!!!?$$$$

Edited February 3, 2019 by Oldcarfan27

[MeatMan]

10 hours ago, Oldcarfan27 said:

Don't you understand what he's got? Why, I've been looking for a storage box like that for 25 years. It's out of production and is sooo rare. It's made of unobtainium, and it's been outlawed in China as a hazardous material.

I'll have to pay him 5x what he's asking just to make sure nobody else gets it. And then I'll sell it on Barrett-Jackson.

I'll be rich!!!?$$$$

Stop it, I'm dyin' here!

[imarriedawitch]

I just move on to the next listing.

[Tom Geiger]

Proper perspective time!  

This is a general seller with over 5000 items listed on eBay.  Only 30 items are in our category.  They have sold six model kits for under $20 each since November. They sold one of those parts lots, a handful of wheels and wheel backs for $20.

More than likely this person came into a lot that included model cars and parts and they are trying to figure out what to sell them for. No harm, no foul.

 

[DPNM]

Recently I have been looking at a lot of airbrush listings on feeBay. I am planning to sell off some of my collection and I use it to measure value. I believe more than half of the listings are from people who find them at garage and estate sales. They have no clue if they are complete or operable. What gripes me are the ones which say "look at the pics to determine condition". Really??? How can I determine condition from a picture? Without being able to physically look at it myself or take it apart to inspect it, I can't determine condition other than the outward looks of it. Asking them to do it is about useless. And quite often there is only one or two pics to look at.

You can find good deals this way if they do not know what it is and list it as something else. Here is an example: 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Paasche-Airbrush-P-118-Kit-And-Instructional-Lesson-Manual/202584295176?hash=item2f2af70708:g:wnYAAOSwpRxcVLRP:rk:1:pf:0

Unless I am mistaken this is a Paasche model V, side feed, double action. The P118 number (I think) is a model H which matches the box. I thought about bidding on it but I already have a V. The V is worth a lot more than an H.

This is the same with model related stuff. They have no clue what it is, BUT IT'S OLD, so it has to be worth a lot!!! They also say to look at the pics and they usually show a jumbled pile of stuff. I usually don't even try.

At least with models you can ask the seller questions about them and maybe get an answer that helps you.

EDIT: Here is what I am talking about:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-PAASCHE-AIRBRUSH-TYPE-H-BRINKS-ETC-LOT/362529502070?hash=item5468713376:g:LbgAAOSw7F9cNjYs:rk:37:pf:0

The Badger 200 (wrapped hose) and the upper Paasche H (red handles) have no trigger. The lower H has the screw on type jar adapter but there is no jar for it. The Binks Wren (BRINKS?) has no needle/nozzle and the one in the box looks to be a cheap knockoff that ain't worth much. It's hard to say what the pack of parts contain. It looks like the Wren parts are there but I don't see any triggers for the others. The description=see pics. You better know what you are looking at.

Edited February 4, 2019 by DPNM

[Mike999]

21 hours ago, Tom Geiger said:

Proper perspective time!  

This is a general seller with over 5000 items listed on eBay.  Only 30 items are in our category.  They have sold six model kits for under $20 each since November. They sold one of those parts lots, a handful of wheels and wheel backs for $20.

More than likely this person came into a lot that included model cars and parts and they are trying to figure out what to sell them for. No harm, no foul.

 

I know a local couple who are eBay general sellers.  But a while ago, they lucked into a double garage absolutely stuffed with model car kits and accessories.  Their haul included some very rare Modelhaus kits, and the sellers did their research to find out what they're worth.  I hate it when that happens... 

A few items they listed seemed high, like some new kits available at Hobby Lobby etc.  I emailed them about that.  They responded by saying every one of their eBay listings has the "Make Offer" option, and they're always willing to deal.  Fair enough, hard to argue with that.  I went over to their house and they gave me a package deal on some kits. And a big plastic tub full of accessories, including SATCO tires, aftermarket decal sheets, and other useful stuff.