More eBay looniness...

[save2600]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1989-1992-Commodore-Amiga-Variety-of-Titles-New-Old-Stock-You-pick-/370558388279?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item5647004837#ht_1047wt_962

WTF?  What's up with this listing format?  Irritatingly so, you first pick the title.  Then it forces you to pick the publisher...  and then you pick the friggin' date of its supposed manufacture?  WTF is going on here?  How come they have other titles, in separate listings from this?  You'd think that snazzy pull down menu nonsense would accommodate those too.  And then there are the asking prices...  $42+ for Chase HQ?  $55 for Shadow Warriors?  Seriously?  Where are people coming up with these prices?   :lol:

[stevee617]

I didn't know you could that in eBay!

[amiman99]

First time I have seen it too.

As for prices, bit overpriced. I noticed that on Ebay Amiga titles, except CD32, dont sell at all or at very low price.

[save2600]

First time I have seen it too.

As for prices, bit overpriced. I noticed that on Ebay Amiga titles, except CD32, dont sell at all or at very low price.

Unless you're eBay seller loisitaly...   :lol:

[amiman99]

I guess, I take back my comment,

Amiga "Chrono Quest" by Psygnosis sold for $62,
Amiga "Amigaterm" by Commodore-Amiga for $83,
Amiga "Trinity" by Infocom $68.

That ebay seller sits on gold?

Are these title rare?

[Crumb]

Bah! I've recently seen a desktop A4000 G-Rex sell for 782€ (a friend of mine bought one for 100€ some years ago). Beat that! ;-P

[orb85750]

I guess, I take back my comment,

Amiga "Chrono Quest" by Psygnosis sold for $62,
Amiga "Amigaterm" by Commodore-Amiga for $83,
Amiga "Trinity" by Infocom $68.

That ebay seller sits on gold?

Are these title rare?

It's a scam.  I've already reported the shill bidding to eBay.  (See the other thread.)

[RobertC]

That link you posted doesn't even go to the Amiga section.
Home and Garden (variety type Amigas? haha!)

• Home & Garden >Inside the Home > Other
  

Bizarre indeed.


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Originally Posted by amiman99
As for prices, bit overpriced. I noticed that on Ebay Amiga titles, except CD32, dont sell at all or at very low price.

Tell me about it. :insane:
Having quite the go of unloading all my Amiga titles.
Which most are in the Mint Condition category.

Hard to tell if that loisitaly account is a scam or not.
Time may or may not tell.

- Robert

[mark_k]

Having quite the go of unloading all my Amiga titles.
Which most are in the Mint Condition category.

Hard to tell if that loisitaly account is a scam or not.
Time may or may not tell.

- Robert

There are some things you can do to increase the level of interest, which seller loisitaly did:
 - List a number of similar items to end at around the same time, when a lot of users will be online (e.g. Sunday evening). Bidders who are interested in one item will likely be interested in the others, resulting in more bids.
 - Offer cheap combined shipping if people win more than one item. That encourages more bids.
 - Offer economical international shipping. That's very important for collectible/rare things. The idea is to (hopefully) attract deep-pockets non-US bidders. Even if they don't end up winning, more bids/interest can push the final price up significantly. Some items are much rarer/harder-to-find outside the USA, so foreign bidders will be prepared to pay more for them. Check user loisitaly's feedback profile; many of the userids shown are from outside the USA. If you were to disregard all the non-US bids, I bet many of that user's items would have sold for much less.

Going out on a limb here... is your eBay ID rob-c? Assuming it is... I took a look at some of your auctions and have some suggestions.

While you do offer international shipping, the costs are so high as to effectively put off non-US bidders. For example, item 320858837106 a couple of card brochures, or item 320858837190 a piece of card. Listed shipping to the UK is US$47 + $10 handling = $57. The cheapest USPS shipping would be under US$10. Adding Registered Mail to that would about double the cost, but still well under $47. I appreciate you might want to only use Priority Mail for some reason, but you should weigh that against the correspondingly much lower interest from non-US bidders.

[hese7]

Bah! I've recently seen a desktop A4000 G-Rex sell for 782€ (a friend of mine bought one for 100€ some years ago). Beat that! ;-P

You mean this http://www.ebay.de/itm/260966019229 ?

Is 782€ ridiculous price for somewhat rare and sought after(?) busboard?
Okay, you get three Mediators for that price.

But really, for 100€? I bet your friend wouldn't sell it for anywhere near that price.

[orb85750]

Does this auction make sense?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Amiga-2000-HD-Computer-system-Working-Rev-4-5-board-/320860526106?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item4ab4c7161a

[magnetic]

whats funny in the amiga community is many people feel the need to dictate to others what they should sell their Amiga stuff for, or even more extreme, if they should sell it. I've never had that audacity to tell another man what to do with his own possesions.. its not my business.

[orb85750]

whats funny in the amiga community is many people feel the need to dictate to others what they should sell their Amiga stuff for, or even more extreme, if they should sell it. I've never had that audacity to tell another man what to do with his own possesions.. its not my business.

Agreed -- though this thread is mostly about unusual auction activity.

[RobertC]

@ mark_k
> Going out on a limb here...
> is your eBay ID rob-c?
> Assuming it is...
> I took a look at some of your auctions and have some suggestions.
No limbs were harmed in the creation of this message.
That said, yes, my eBay id is rob-c.

@magnetic  I am appreciative of your comment and am of similar mind. I also don't  mind creative feedback regarding technique whether is it unsolicited or  solicited. All points were well taken, well written and composed in a  courteous manner.

Regarding international eBay shipping:
Is it just me? Figuring out how to determine the best international  shipping options is a nightmare in my mind's eye. Those flat paper items  are kinda one-offs for me. And I hardly ever look at what a final cost  for international is going to be. When I do, it's to Canada, the UK,  France, or some other largest country. And regardless of how I select  international shipping options, it all seems to come out as  International Priority Mail. If someone is really serious about an item,  they'll let me know and we work something out. For the locals here in  the US, I think that media mail and parcel post are the best value for  the money spent. I've tried it both ways, Priority Mail / Parcel Post.  Priority Mail is nice because the PO offers shipping supplies like  boxes, but those are limited in their size dimensions. Good for some  items, not so good for others. It's  kinda a crap shoot. I've been doing this a long time, selling my  Amiga/MAC equipment (and others' equipment that were left to me) and  it's a difficult process. Getting longish here.
Thanks All

[runequester]

whats funny in the amiga community is many people feel the need to dictate to others what they should sell their Amiga stuff for, or even more extreme, if they should sell it. I've never had that audacity to tell another man what to do with his own possesions.. its not my business.

If people don't want public commentary, then don't be a public salesman.