Some people are crazy

[martinfan5]

This is what I sent the seller

From:nascar283655

To:codyp2000

Subject:Details about item: nascar283655 sent a message about LINDBERG 1966 CHEVELLE SUPER SPORT 1:25 MODEL KIT MINT FACTORY SEALED M3302 #200738577113

Sent Date:Apr-08-12 23:13:57 PDT

Dear codyp2000,

Just curious what is so special about this kit you are selling, and why you

want $99 for it, when there is this same exact kit, sealed for $16

-nascar283655

This is his reply

Dear nascar283655,

It's $24.99 with shipping, not $16. The best offer option prevents us from having to research each card for competitive advantage at the time of listing,feel free to make an offer. Regards. Bill & Tam

- codyp2000

Edited April 10, 2012 by martinfan5

[Rob Hall]

Dear nascar283655,

It's $24.99 with shipping, not $16. The best offer option prevents us from having to research each card for competitive advantage at the time of listing,feel free to make an offer. Regards. Bill & Tam

- codyp2000

The canned response (didn't even change 'card' to 'kit') indicates they are clueless about what they are selling. If they are too lazy to research the market price of the products they are selling, they don't belong on eBay.

Edited April 10, 2012 by Rob Hall

[camaroman]

At $6 to $11 for Priority Mail Shipping, How much is he actually making on the kit? And yes the price is higher than what I would sell or buy it for, even considering the "free" shipping.

Like anything else, do your homework, and you will not overpay.

Ron,

I used your post to illustrate a new phenom at ebay. They now fee the seller on shipping, so many have started doing "free shipping" and raised their prices too avoid this ridiculous fee...

[jbwelda]

dr cranky has got it right: people are fishing. nothing wrong with fishing...and you might be surprised what someone out in the middle of nowhere might be willing to pay to get it to his door versus us here who can just go down to the LHS.

[mbl4321]

To anyone who thinks the price is too high - don't purchase it. The buyer determines price, not the seller. Not sure why anybody allows their panties to get in a know about what price someone has on something. Just don't buy it. Either someone will find the price is acceptable and buy it, or no one will and he will likely have to lower what he's asking.

[Lunajammer]

To anyone who thinks the price is too high - don't purchase it. The buyer determines price, not the seller. Not sure why anybody allows their panties to get in a know about what price someone has on something. Just don't buy it. Either someone will find the price is acceptable and buy it, or no one will and he will likely have to lower what he's asking.

Though you are completely correct, the concern is that somebody who is easily duped will get scammed. We take it as an insult and makes us protective of our fellow modelers who are vulnerable to vultures. Anybody whose beloved parents are elderly will know what I mean.

[bill_rules]

So it is perfectly acceptable to call someone out who might potentially rip someone off, but once the act is committed, you just have to sit back, shut your mouth and take your lumps. Strange rules around here.

[martinfan5]

To anyone who thinks the price is too high - don't purchase it. The buyer determines price, not the seller. Not sure why anybody allows their panties to get in a know about what price someone has on something. Just don't buy it. Either someone will find the price is acceptable and buy it, or no one will and he will likely have to lower what he's asking.

Sounds like something that seller would say, trying to justify trying to rip people off, I mean the price of the kit.

[niteowl7710]

The end joke here is that Lindberg, presuming they can concoct another "warehouse fire", is supposed to reissue this kit this summer. Now as a few people have mentioned, my LHS still has one of the 2nd issue gray car on the box version languishing on the shelf.

But then again he also has several past issues of things Revell has recently decided to reissue as well, so that's not a direct indication of the popularity of that '66 Chevelle I suppose.