The eBay Thread Almighty!

[Baxter Stockmen]

Originally Posted by rich

Yep...you for sure deserved to get it because your bid was the highest for 4 straight days and not the highest at the end of the auction.

I know it's stupid to complain about it. It's just something that I wouldn't do myself because I find it crummy. But I guess if I really want something, I'll probably have to join in.

[DonatelloFan]

I'm sorry Rick, but just because I mention my high bid in an auction that I know I'm not going to win, and practically every Technodrome member that has joined the discussion has, in different words, told me I was a moron for wanting to spend $300 or more on a figure, doesn't mean I'm an idiot when it comes to other things.

I mean, is everyone really looking over the fact that I said 'I KNOW I'm going to lose, since no auction for a figure has gone less than $500.'? I highly doubt that everyone eyeing that auction is on these forums, and that everyone eyeing the auction is secretly PMing each other to conspirisize (yes, a new word) against me, agreeing to not win the auction themselves, but instead make it to where I pay the absolute most I plan on ever paying for one, since everyone now knows my high bid (well, you know ABOUT what it is).

And thanks 'I Crave...'.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by ***Son of Ch'rell***

I listed this for the store I work for:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...e=STRK:MESE:IT

cool man!

[mysterycolor]

Originally Posted by rich

spot on... Why show your hand before you need to?

i agree with you on this- nothing wrong with bidding last minute, i base that decision on weather or not i will be home/awake at the time an auction ends... sometimes i watch it myself, sometimes i let ebay do my proxy bidding- but it doesnt change the fact that i have a max price in mind.

[rich]

Spoiler:

Originally Posted by DonatelloFan

I'm sorry Rick, but just because I mention my high bid in an auction that I know I'm not going to win, and practically every Technodrome member that has joined the discussion has, in different words, told me I was a moron for wanting to spend $300 or more on a figure, doesn't mean I'm an idiot when it comes to other things.

I mean, is everyone really looking over the fact that I said 'I KNOW I'm going to lose, since no auction for a figure has gone less than $500.'? I highly doubt that everyone eyeing that auction is on these forums, and that everyone eyeing the auction is secretly PMing each other to conspirisize (yes, a new word) against me, agreeing to not win the auction themselves, but instead make it to where I pay the absolute most I plan on ever paying for one, since everyone now knows my high bid (well, you know ABOUT what it is).

Yikes...
...well, to be fair, my bid is $637,400 but please agree not to last-minute snipe me

[MattLawrence]

looooooooud nooooises!!!!!

[DonatelloFan]

It's just sad that people can't understand where I'm coming from. Others can continue to talk trash, but I'll just be looking at replies that are relevant to the thread title.

Speaking of high priced items, what's the production run on the Playmates Cold Cast Donatello statue? I know there are a few people on here who want it (at least the people who have come forward about it), and it fetches really high prices. It figures that Donatello would be my favorite Turtle, and he would be rare to get.

It really is a nice looking statue. My favorite of the 4 (not just because he's my favorite Turtle).

[Luzmagica]

^Dont worry dude! and good luck!!!

...About myself...I had lived everything on ebay: Do not bid on an item that a friend also watching because I dont want a bid war with my collector friend; losing at last second (of course) cos sinpper!, and other times: no one else bid on a lot where my maximum bid was spectacular and I really won it for a minimum ridiculous!!

[Baxter Stockmen]

Yeah, regardless that Donatello is my favorite. I feel like his statue is just a better pose and look.

I was a little surprised with how they posed the others to be honest.

[pihb]

Regarding the sniping, sure it's a bummer to have someone come in last minute and out bid you. I know on the Neca clamshell raphael I had won, i had put a high bid on it because I knew it would go up and it gave me the opportunity to stay in the game. Ebay auto update to my max amount, when i thought it was going to be beat i raised it.

sure enough at the end snipers came into try and take it, but because i set my max at what i was willing to pay which was more than the snipers, i walked away with it.

Ebay is a game. You don't know how an item will fare out. If it is well sought after, then you can guarantee a pretty penny.

[OTFan5526]

I had to chime in on this thread as I buy ALOT of things from Ebay. In fact, I just got my 5 year certificate email from Ebay a few days ago. I am a very good person with a heart as big as my butt and I WILL snipe if it doesn't have a buy it now option and it's something that I know I may not see again for years. That really doesn't apply to TMNT but it does to another line of figures that I collect. Anyway this thread illustrates exactly why I condone sniping. There are actually people that enjoy bidding auctions up for no other reason than to cost the buyer more money or play the auction "game". I do not spend hours online looking for the things that I want the most only to lose out to some game player with WAY WAY WAY too much time on their hands that didn't really want the thing anyway. By waiting until the end of the auction I can see what it's been bid up to at that point and then decide.
Now I want to show a figure that I bought this week that I am SO excited about. She's nothing rare so luckily I didn't have to snipe her lol. I finally bought April the Ravishing Reporter. I've looked at many examples of this figure over the years on both cards and they all pretty much look the same except for the hair color that is. Most have smashed down factory hair that looks awful. Then I stumbled across this auction. I think one of the factory workers actually styled her hair lol.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/150785300661...84.m1497.l2649

[Memphis]

April the street walker?

[pannoni1]

Well, I've purchased a set of 6 Aprils yesterday for $32.50, and given how expensive most other toys are from the vintage era, April remains a bargain to buy, given how prominent of a character she is to the franchise (in the Top 10). http://www.ebay.com/itm/290691069764...84.m1439.l2649

Also, I've followed Scratch's accessories and a loose figure, and what's impressive is how much the accessories went for:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/260991670469...84.m1423.l2649
http://www.ebay.com/itm/260991675710...84.m1423.l2649
http://www.ebay.com/itm/260991682688...84.m1423.l2649
http://www.ebay.com/itm/260991690449...84.m1423.l2649

All told, at $463 for a complete loose Scratch with accessories, that's very good for the seller as MOCs often go for a little less than that. Buyer l***d definitely overpaid though at $228.50 for just two accessories.

Here are some big rip-offs:
Mentioning of very small creases automatically deducts this to no higher than 8.0, and I've seen 1st prints sell for less than double this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Teenage-Muta...item19cf20095d
You'll be lucky if you can sell this for 10% of this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TMNT-Vintage...m231be8eed5ing in that same condition (VF) for just a little more.

[DonatelloFan]

Yeah, the Scratch and accessories were sold by a guy that made the thread 'Amazing eBay auctions' over in the 'Buy/Sale/Trade' thread. I can't believe a loose Scratch with accessories sold for that much (although it's going to different people).

[rich]

Originally Posted by pannoni1

Here are some big rip-offs:
Mentioning of very small creases automatically deducts this to no higher than 8.0, and I've seen 1st prints sell for less than double this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Teenage-Muta...item19cf20095d
You'll be lucky if you can sell this for 10% of this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TMNT-Vintage...m231be8eed5ing in that same condition (VF) for just a little more.

Seriously? You're calling THIS a rip-off after posting how you artificially drive up auction prices to make people pay more?

Unbelievable.

[DonatelloFan]

Originally Posted by rich

Seriously? You're calling THIS a rip-off after posting how you artificially drive up auction prices to make people pay more?

Unbelievable.

Even though I don't agree with this guy on anything else, I do here. I wouldn't be talking about rip-offs right after posting what you did.

[Baxter Stockmen]

surprised he hasn't decided to lay low for a while.

[rich]

Originally Posted by Baxter Stockmen

surprised he hasn't decided to lay low for a while.

PM me and explain this comment...

[DonatelloFan]

Hell, I can explain it on here. He's saying that he's surprised that panonni hasn't laid low for a while since the public bashing he got for raising that auction so high.

[mysterycolor]

Originally Posted by pannoni1

Well, I've purchased a set of 6 Aprils yesterday for $32.50, and given how expensive most other toys are from the vintage era, April remains a bargain to buy, given how prominent of a character she is to the franchise (in the Top 10). http://www.ebay.com/itm/290691069764...84.m1439.l2649

Also, I've followed Scratch's accessories and a loose figure, and what's impressive is how much the accessories went for:

All told, at $463 for a complete loose Scratch with accessories, that's very good for the seller as MOCs often go for a little less than that. Buyer l***d definitely overpaid though at $228.50 for just two accessories.

Here are some big rip-offs:
Mentioning of very small creases automatically deducts this to no higher than 8.0, and I've seen 1st prints sell for less than double this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Teenage-Muta...item19cf20095d
You'll be lucky if you can sell this for 10% of this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TMNT-Vintage...m231be8eed5ing in that same condition (VF) for just a little more.

sorry dude... but after what you did to that seller the other day... your post sort of reads as "blah, blah blah blah... blah"