Another crazy ebay listing...

[spawndude]

Here's an idea. As a gag gift for one that is fanatic about their car how about instead of using a generic picture of the car use the persons real car in front of their house (or wherever). Maybe even shots of them around/in it.

[Draggon]

How about this gem. I contacted the seller, and yes, the price is correct and is for one. I thought it might be for a case.........

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=161164953071&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123

[Deano]

How about this gem. I contacted the seller, and yes, the price is correct and is for one. I thought it might be for a case.........

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=161164953071&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123

But ... you get free shipping!

[Carmak]

The "Used Cars" ghost box is back on E-bay for $450 with seller pretending it is real.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/EXTREMELY-RARE-USED-CARS-MOVIE-PROMO-KIT-SEALED-INSIDE-/161179236987?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item258707fa7b

For a good laugh read his description.

Carmak

[pharoah]

What is really in the bag? I can't tell.

[tim08]

Looks like a nascar kit in the bag.

[slusher]

Looks like a nascar kit in the bag.

I think so also. Looks like a window net in the bag...

[Kennyboy]

Why do these people always say "no reserve....." $449.00 starting price sure seems like a reserve to me! As far as I am concerned, it should start at $0 and go from there.

$1.00 would be too much for this con-artist's junk though!

[Draggon]

Judging by the pics and the sellers description it should be this kit. That guy is deluded........

Edited December 25, 2013 by Draggon

[Jordan White]

You know, I'm starting to see why they do this. If they aren't desperate to get rid of stuff, why not just post it for big bucks and see if anyone will pay? If no one does, you could always lower the price and try again.

[DPNM]

The "Used Cars" ghost box is back on E-bay for $450 with seller pretending it is real.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/EXTREMELY-RARE-USED-CARS-MOVIE-PROMO-KIT-SEALED-INSIDE-/161179236987?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item258707fa7b

For a good laugh read his description.

Carmak

My New Years Resolution (starting early).

I am only going to reply to posts where I have a complete understanding.

Edited December 30, 2013 by DPNM

[The Creative Explorer]

It is actually real, not a ghost-box.

Columbia got a couple of kits from AMT or Revell (I forgot which) and mis-matched sprues and threw them together in these boxes. They were given away at the release of the movie as promotional tools for movie-critics and such.

A very important fact was, that it was impossible to make a complete modelkit with the parts given with the kit. Just like a car from the movies; highly unreliable

But no, it is not a ghost-box and is considered a collectors-item, due to the few remaining. Most have probably been tossed.

[Tom Geiger]

As said above, it's not a spoof, but a real promotional item from a movie I love. It has value as a collectible to model car collectors as well as movie memorabilia collectors. I'd like to have one for my collection. If it was there for $100, Buy It Now, I would have hit the button. The only question is "what is it worth?" Apparently not the $450 this seller is asking, but it's his to sell at whatever price he decides to ask. If the kit did sell, this thread would be taking a different turn!

[sjordan2]

Well...the kit was offered at no reserve, got no bids by the end of the listing, and therefore could have been purchased at any price you would have been willing to pay.

[Tom Geiger]

Well...the kit was offered at no reserve, got no bids by the end of the listing, and therefore could have been purchased at any price you would have been willing to pay.

Um no... it had a minimum bid of $449.99 plus postage. Maybe if he offered Free Shipping?

[jbwelda]

Perhaps Mr Jordan might benefit from understanding ebay bidding before throwing in his two cents?

jb

[sjordan2]

Perhaps Mr Jordan might benefit from understanding ebay bidding before throwing in his two cents?

jb

It appears that eBay does not understand the meaning of "no reserve" as used in the rest of the auction world. And perhaps Mr. Just should consider the necessity of such a post?

http://www.ebay.com/gds/NO-RESERVE-/10000000008714804/g.html

Edited December 29, 2013 by sjordan2

[Harry P.]

A "no reserve" auction means that there is no minimum price the seller sets that the lowest bid must top in order for the item to sell. In a true "no reserve" auction, the bidding begins at the smallest possible monetary unit (one cent).

[Danno]

I agree with Mr. Jordan.

A minimum bid is a 'reserve' whether it is stated as a 'starting bid,' 'opening bid,' 'minimum bid,' or 'reserve.' EBay's system is a passive reserve any way you look at it.

[Ju Ju]

Justice goes to the highest bidder...........

[checkmate]

The whole "no reserve auction" than they kick off the opening bid at an amount other than 1c drives me up the wall. If he's got the opening bid at $449 than that's his reserve don't list it as no reserve.......... :angry:

[Tom Geiger]

In the early days of eBay you could start bidding off at a penny and the bidding would take the price to where it should be.... today, starting bids at a penny is just giving stuff away. eBay has just gotten so saturated with like product that there isn't much lively bidding anymore.

[jbwelda]

auctions work in different ways; on ebay it has always worked like this: you set a starting bid and then you can set a "reserve" price IN EXCESS OF THAT STARTING PRICE under which you are not obligated to sell the item. the catch was, and possibly still is, that an auction with a "reserve" price cost more to list and possibly cost more once the item sold. in addition the cost to the seller was based in part on the starting bid. it drives me crazy when people set starting bids so high, but no more really than all the "buy it now" at a high price nonsense. but that's the way they set it up so that's the rules no matter what the rest of the world presumably does.

maybe I don't know what im talking about, have only been using ebay regularly for about 15 or so years now.

jb

[Casey]

auctions work in different ways; on ebay it has always worked like this: you set a starting bid and then you can set a "reserve" price IN EXCESS OF THAT STARTING PRICE under which you are not obligated to sell the item. the catch was, and possibly still is, that an auction with a "reserve" price cost more to list and possibly cost more once the item sold. in addition the cost to the seller was based in part on the starting bid. it drives me crazy when people set starting bids so high, but no more really than all the "buy it now" at a high price nonsense. but that's the way they set it up so that's the rules no matter what the rest of the world presumably does.

maybe I don't know what im talking about, have only been using ebay regularly for about 15 or so years now.

jb

This is exactly how sellers got around paying the reserve price fee in their auctions, but I'm not sure if it still applies, or if it's been replaced by the tiered starting price fee structure. It was a little bit similar to the "sell for a $.99, charge $39.00 shipping" back when shipping wasn't factored into the final value amount. eBay wised up and changed that a few years ago.

[Tom Geiger]

in addition the cost to the seller was based in part on the starting bid. it drives me crazy when people set starting bids so high, but no more really than all the "buy it now" at a high price nonsense. but that's the way they set it up so that's the rules no matter what the rest of the world presumably does.

It's the reality of an over saturated eBay! Back in the good ole days you could start auctions at a penny or 99 cents and be confident that the market would get the bids up high. Today you are likely to only get one bid, if that. So the rule of thumb today is to start bidding at the minimum price that you'd be happy to sell the item for.