Dumbest Questions Ever Asked On This Forum....

[Danno]

  On 7/16/2013 at 1:04 AM, mikemodeler said:

If that is the case, then I just might sell a couple that I have in the garage that I just found! I believe the Big Lots sticker with $5 is still on them so it would be a good return on my investment!

I rest my case.

[Tom Geiger]

And remember that a $50 kit today isn't the same as a $50 kit way back when you started buying as an adult. Back then kits were retailing $10 so that $50 kit was 5 times base. Now a new kit fetches $25 in a hobby shop so that $50 kit is only twice base price. A kit would have to be $125 to be a $50 kit today.

I know, that is logic, but it doesn't keep us from whining.

[kalbert]

I've been on the lookout for a particular model that until a few months ago was somewhat rare on that auction site. It's not a particularly desirable model to most, but it's on my must have list. A few months ago one went on auction and was run up to the high $40's. Within hours there were several listed from different sellers with a BIN price over $50!! They have all now disappeared, whether they sold or were taken off the market I don't know, but I suspect they were allowed to expire. A few days went by and another single showed up and was bid north of $40, then again a whole bunch were listed for around $50 BIN. I waited... and waited... and waited. I'm still waiting because I know these are not rare, they were produced in several different runs by the thousands, and there can't be that much interest in them... someday the game will be over at which point I'll start bidding (or they'll be rerun and I'll just go get one downtown).

Edited July 16, 2013 by kalbert

[Greg Myers]

In my day $10 would getcha one of these

[martinfan5]

  On 7/16/2013 at 7:19 PM, kalbert said:

I've been on the lookout for a particular model that until a few months ago was somewhat rare on that auction site. It's not a particularly desirable model to most, but it's on my must have list. A few months ago one went on auction and was run up to the high $40's. Within hours there were several listed from different sellers with a BIN price over $50!! They have all now disappeared, whether they sold or were taken off the market I don't know, but I suspect they were allowed to expire. A few days went by and another single showed up and was bid north of $40, then again a whole bunch were listed for around $50 BIN. I waited... and waited... and waited. I'm still waiting because I know these are not rare, they were produced in several different runs by the thousands, and there can't be that much interest in them... someday the game will be over at which point I'll start bidding (or they'll be rerun and I'll just go get one downtown).

What kit was this happening with Kyle?

[Fabrux]

  On 7/16/2013 at 1:04 AM, mikemodeler said:

If that is the case, then I just might sell a couple that I have in the garage that I just found! I believe the Big Lots sticker with $5 is still on them so it would be a good return on my investment!

I'd be happy to buy one at the going average....

[clovis]

Thank you for the replies.

It is kind of amazing how kit prices will fluctuate on the auction site. I've periodically checked prices and have found some that have given me sticker shock, but 6 months later, would be considered cheap.

Any chance that group builds are driving some of the demand?

[southpier]

always.

and if a great looking model has wheels from a 1956 Strummer Exotica, everybody is going on the prowl to buy one. good thing is that maybe ONE of those folks will resin cast the wheels, and the rest of us can buy them at a "bargain" for 10$ a set.

[Maindrian Pace]

Ebay prices have a lot to do with who is looking for that kit, that week. If two or more bidders want it bad enough, there is no such thing as book value. Some kits consistently bid high, but even those have a bad week sometimes. And that's when I get them. I've bid up to $75 on a kit, lost out to higher bids a half dozen times on the same kit, and then won one for $30 or so the next time; and often a nicer one at that. It just depends who you are bidding against and how bad they want it.

-MJS

[Skip]

  On 7/16/2013 at 7:27 PM, Greg Myers said:

In my day $10 would getcha one of these

Same here, but look what good wages were back then; somewhere around $2 - $3 an hour was big money.

Most of the stuff that I buy off of eBay I wait until the last millisecond to bid I get better deals most of the time. Another good part of doing it that way is that I bid at an honest price, takes a lot more self control doing it that way. Then again I haven't paid stupid prices for anything either!

[Greg Myers]

Yes, that's called "Sniping" not that there's anything wrong with that.

[Tom Geiger]

Agreed. I was looking for an early Chevette to duplicate the car my sister in law drove when she was young. I put an eBay Search Agent on it, so I'd see each kit that came on the market. There was one for $100 in someones eBay Store. Then I bid and followed a few that sold for $40-60. This past week I won one for $20. So it's patience and sticking to your guns. Eventually you'll get what you want at your price.

[martinfan5]

  On 7/19/2013 at 2:24 AM, Tom Geiger said:

Agreed. I was looking for an early Chevette to duplicate the car my sister in law drove when she was young. I put an eBay Search Agent on it, so I'd see each kit that came on the market. There was one for $100 in someones eBay Store. Then I bid and followed a few that sold for $40-60. This past week I won one for $20. So it's patience and sticking to your guns. Eventually you'll get what you want at your price.

Good things come to those that wait

[Skip]

  On 7/19/2013 at 1:30 AM, Greg Myers said:

Yes, that's called "Sniping" not that there's anything wrong with that.

Yes, that's why I didn't use the word outright. Some people get a little bent out of shape when sniping is brought up. Oh we'll it works for me, I don't use a sniping program, just nerves of steel!

[martinfan5]

  On 7/19/2013 at 3:44 AM, Skip said:

Yes, that's why I didn't use the word outright. Some people get a little bent out of shape when sniping is brought up. Oh we'll it works for me, I don't use a sniping program, just nerves of steel!

Just using the word Ebay stirs up a poop storm sometimes

<-----raise's hand, I proudly have use snipping websites once in while to help me win auctions

Edited July 19, 2013 by martinfan5

[clovis]

  On 7/19/2013 at 2:24 AM, Tom Geiger said:

So it's patience and sticking to your guns. Eventually you'll get what you want at your price.

Very, very true.

[Tom Geiger]

Sniping? I use a sniping service for all my bidding. I put in my bid and forget about it. Guaranteed six second snipe every time. It doesn't guarantee I win if someone bids higher than my proxy bid.

The other good thing about bidding on the sniping service is that your bids aren't permanent like on eBay. For instance, when I won the above mentioned Chevette, I went in and cancelled my bid on another upcoming auction since I didn't need it anymore. One time I was looking for the '50 Ford diecast large panel truck. They were all going around $50. and I wasn't winning. I bid $22 each on about 5 of them, hoping to win one... well when I looked, I had won three.

[martinfan5]

  On 7/19/2013 at 4:06 AM, Tom Geiger said:

Sniping? I use a sniping service for all my bidding. I put in my bid and forget about it. Guaranteed six second snipe every time. It doesn't guarantee I win if someone bids higher than my proxy bid.

The other good thing about bidding on the sniping service is that your bids aren't permanent like on eBay. For instance, when I won the above mentioned Chevette, I went in and cancelled my bid on another upcoming auction since I didn't need it anymore. One time I was looking for the '50 Ford diecast large panel truck. They were all going around $50. and I wasn't winning. I bid $22 each on about 5 of them, hoping to win one... well when I looked, I had won three.

I used up all my free snipe's on whatever site I use, so I need to find another site that offers free snipping, or start paying for it, I dont do a lot of bidding much anymore, mostly BIN

[Tom Geiger]

  On 7/19/2013 at 4:31 AM, martinfan5 said:

I used up all my free snipe's on whatever site I use, so I need to find another site that offers free snipping, or start paying for it, I dont do a lot of bidding much anymore, mostly BIN

eSnipe is cheap enough. I bought 100 bid points for $10, been bidding for a year without thinking about it. Surely worth the money.

[lanesteele240]

I bought a lsd rear end off of a rust bomb 300zx turbo for 100 bucks once. The guy was laughing as i struggled to get it off before it hit the crusher. It sold for 480 bucks on ebay.

Bet he was thinking ,what a dummy

All along i knew what he had and played dumb.

That 200 dollar pushbike could have sold for 1200 bucks when the guy found a buyer

[Danno]

I bought a wrecked Cutlass coupe for $200 once.

Drug it home.

The Lovely & Gracious Mrs. B was not so lovely or gracious about it.

But then I used about $1,000 worth of parts from it to upgrade various odds and ends on our Cutlass convertible.

And, then, I sold the coupe parts car for $300.

Yes, she did apologize.

[Tom Geiger]

Mrs. G came home one day and found a shipment of 5 copier paper boxes on the door step. She blew a gasket upon finding out I had bought someone's car brochure collection for $200. She never apologized when I sold a not even quantifiable amount of these on eBay the next month for over $1000. But she did cash the checks!

Edited July 23, 2013 by Tom Geiger

[martinfan5]

  On 7/22/2013 at 11:59 PM, Tom Geiger said:

eSnipe is cheap enough. I bought 100 bid points for $10, been bidding for a year without thinking about it. Surely worth the money.

Thank you, I will check it out

  On 7/23/2013 at 5:10 PM, Danno said:

I bought a wrecked Cutlass coupe for $200 once.

Drug it home.

The Lovely & Gracious Mrs. B was not so lovely or gracious about it.

But then I used about $1,000 worth of parts from it to upgrade various odds and ends on our Cutlass convertible.

And, then, I sold the coupe parts car for $300.

Yes, she did apologize.

Something tells me that was not the only time Mrs.B was not so lovely or gracious over something you did

[Danno]

  On 7/23/2013 at 10:34 PM, martinfan5 said:

Thank you, I will check it out

Something tells me that was not the only time Mrs.B was not so lovely or gracious over something you did

You REALLY need to stop listening to 'Something.'

[martinfan5]

  On 7/24/2013 at 12:57 AM, Danno said:

You REALLY need to stop listening to 'Something.'

You mean the voice's in my head?, because that is where I heard it