[GreenKeys] EBay at its worst

Sat Mar 14 03:44:08 EDT 2015

Not to be +pedantic+, but it's the bidders - rather than the sellers - that
set the prices we see on the 'bay.

True story: 15 yrs. ago, a seller had (5) of the Moog Song Composer kits
for the C-64, all NOS / NIB. I wanted one.. so I sat back and watched the
action. It went something like this..

#1 - $325
#2 - $315
#3 - $245
#4 - $175
#5 - $85

I picked up #5.. ;-)

On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 7:29 AM, w0ir <w0ir at comcast.net> wrote:

> It’s not Ebay’s fault! They provide the place at a profit for the seller
> to list his product. They do set the price. So if you don’t like the
> sellers price don’t blame Ebay!
>
>
>
> *From:* GreenKeys [mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net] *On Behalf
> Of *Paul Heller
> *Sent:* Friday, March 13, 2015 7:22 AM
> *To:* Dave G4UGM
> *Cc:* greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
>
> *Subject:* Re: [GreenKeys] EBay at its worst
>
>
>
> That might explain things like the "$1400 WWII Bell System teletype” and
> similar situations for products people find in old barns and attacks and
> have no idea what they are worth.
>
>
>
> I personally dislike the “or reasonable offer” option. If a reasonable
> offer is $50, these overpriced sellers get insulted. If they ask $$700 for
> something, they think reasonable is $650.
>
>
>
> I love it when someone starts a bid at $0.99 and lets the market set the
> value.
>
>
>
> Yes, eBay can be a terrible place sometimes. But most times it is ok.
>
>
>
> Paul
>
> W2TTY
>
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>
>
> On Mar 13, 2015, at 5:24 AM, Dave G4UGM <dave.g4ugm at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> I know its been a while since I sent this, but it would appear E- Bay
> might be to blame for some of these silly high prices. I spoke to someone
> who was selling an Analog computer, and it had a mildly excessive starting
> price and wasn’t getting any bids. He said he had just set it to what E-Bay
> suggested, so apparently it now suggests starting prices for Items. Any way
> he reduced the stating price and withing an hour he had 10 bids and he was
> back over his starting price….
>
>
>
> Dave Wade
>
> G4UGM
>
>
>
> P.S. Any one got any 33-way Jones sockets. They are £33.00 on E-Bay…
>
>
>
> *From:* Alf Fisher [mailto:alf_fisher at tiscali.co.uk
> <alf_fisher at tiscali.co.uk>]
> *Sent:* 11 August 2014 16:25
> *To:* Dave Wade; greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
> *Subject:* Re: [GreenKeys] EBay at its worst
>
>
>
> Hi Dave,
>
> I don't think you can blame eBay, its the vendors that set prices too high
> in the first place.
>
> I was interested in a 300-0-300 mains transformer that had a starting bid
> of £48 but in my view this is too high for a used item.
>
>
>
> The 7B does look good but I reckon he should at least move the decimal
> point one place left to be nearer the mark.
>
> I think £100 for the 7B & 6S/6M.
>
>
>
> I see he also has a Creed 75 with a 115v governed motor but without paper
> tape facilities although it is dual speed.
>
> He is asking £500 'Buy it now' but I think £100 is more likely to sell it.
>
>
>
> that's just my idea of course and others are welcome to have their own
> values.
>
>
>
> 73
>
> Alf
>
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> *From:* Dave Wade <dave.g4ugm at gmail.com>
>
> *To:* greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
>
> *Sent:* Monday, August 11, 2014 1:12 PM
>
> *Subject:* [GreenKeys] EBay at its worst
>
>
>
> Don't you just love horrors like this:-
>
> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201140580464
>
> The vendor obviously thinks the price is high, but by saying "nearest
> offer" they have turned it into a blind auction where you know you are
> going to get ripped off....
>
> ... any thoughts on what a reasonable price for this would be. It does
> look immaculate...
>
>
>
> Dave
>
> G4UGM
>
> P.S. if any one has a 5-level reader in Europe they would part with I
> would be glad to pay a "reasonable" price.
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