Ridiculous eBay Auctions

Bumblepants

^No white rangefinder, no deal.

gmonkey76

It's been put together, and cant be mint. How could it have the 100% grade?

Pitfall69

CCC said:

30 sets, at $40K, so over $1000 a set. For unknown sets and "several" not to be remembered super heroes.

That is a "I don't really want to sell it" price.

...but it has the hard to find "Indian Jones"

Bumblepants said:

^No white rangefinder, no deal.

Exactly!!! Man, that "joke" is more played than the "beat a dead horse"meme on here. It still makes me smile though :)

gmonkey76 said:

It's been put together, and cant be mint. How could it have the 100% grade?

Oh man; couldn't be more correct unless you were UK Graded Gold!!! Once a minifigure is put together, it is no longer brand new/mint. Now, I know there's the old argument about Minifigures that are put together at the factory, but even the, I wouldn't consider that mint either. If you can't sell a set as brand new if it has already been put together; how can you say that a Minifigure is Brand New/Mint if that has been put together? 

Bumblepants

Pitfall69 said:

Bumblepants said:

^No white rangefinder, no deal.

Exactly!!! Man, that "joke" is more played than the "beat a dead horse"meme on here. It still makes me smile though :)

It's an older meme but it still checks out [returnofthejedishuttle.jpg]

MAGNINOMINISUMBRA

AFA graded LEGO = superwanktastic.  I've asked this dozens of times without a suitable (if any) response. Who grades it and what qualification do they have to do so?
The most fun thing about white rangefinder memes is the amount of us that were here to witness it's birth...

Pitfall69

^I remember that day like it was yesterday  :)

For Reference:
https://forum.brickset.com/discussion/comment/353104#Comment_353104

CCC

MAGNINOMINISUMBRA said:

AFA graded LEGO = superwanktastic.  I've asked this dozens of times without a suitable (if any) response. Who grades it and what qualification do they have to do so?

Being able to con someone into paying real money for grading something is proof enough of their qualification to grade that thing.

CCC

Pitfall69 said:

Exactly!!! Man, that "joke" is more played than the "beat a dead horse"meme on here. It still makes me smile though :)

Nothing wrong with beating a dead horse, I got promoted for that once ...

https://forum.brickset.com/discussion/comment/181591#Comment_181591

Baby_Yoda

Pitfall69 said:

^I remember that day like it was yesterday  :)

For Reference:
https://forum.brickset.com/discussion/comment/353104#Comment_353104

That thread deserves a place in the museum at the Lego House.

MAGNINOMINISUMBRA

I do have to admit - I get the giggles every time I see a Boba Fett Statue (usually based off McQUarrie concepts) that actually DOES have a white rangefinder!  And yes, they are out there...

SumoLego

I looked at this listing and initially thought it was a Sandcrawler I'd never seen before...

CaptainLego

From BrickTsar’s latest stupid listing video:

Astrobricks

oldtodd33 said:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lego-bulk-lots-Star-Wars-Indiana-Jones-Minecraft-100-Minifig-superheroes-robin/192558247138?hash=item2cd55dace2:g:R0UAAOSwfCpbFJ2V

  A good price for 75 pounds and 30 sets. Too bad he can't be troubled to retake the minifigure pictures.

I love how he had so many pictures of the “men” that he filled up the cloud ;)

SprinkleOtter

SumoLego said:

I looked at this listing and initially thought it was a Sandcrawler I'd never seen before...

Thanks, @SumoLego. I'm now the proud owner of two exclusive Hoth Sandcrawlers...

Pitfall69

CaptainLego said:

From BrickTsar’s latest stupid listing video:

What a great idea ;)

SumoLego

Should the top be completely made of trans-yellow bricks?  Otherwise, it's a bit dim.

blokey9

it's an abstract work, hence all the different colors. and if you zoom out far enough, you will see a picture.

CCC

https://www.ebay.com/itm/-/312170611459?nordt=true&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l10137

Someone didn't know what they had. Unidentified 7.5lb job lot!

SumoLego

CCC said:

Someone didn't know what they had. Unidentified 7.5lb job lot!

Sacré bleu!

MAGNINOMINISUMBRA

^^ And this why loose lots are becoming so damn expensive - that seller (if someone hasn't explained what they DID have) is going to pay over the odds on every loose lot of LEGO they ever come across again and, in all probabability, price future lots accordingly and wonder why they couldn't bottle lightning twice...

CCC

If you read it, it was a donation to a goodwill type store.

Loose lots become expensive since so many people want them.

samtheq

I will bite, what was the unidentified job lot?

oldtodd33

^ #10181 Eiffel Tower. 

SumoLego

oldtodd33 said:

^ #10181 Eiffel Tower. 

Sshhhhh! Now everyone is gonna know!

MAGNINOMINISUMBRA

I have enough trouble paying attention to the lots I AM bidding on. 
  And I think we're looking down different ends of the same kaleidoscope.
  So many people want loose lots because they percieve them to be of much greater VALUE than what they are, which in turn makes them more expensive.
You won't convince me it's based on volume.

samtheq

I've had awful experience with Goodwill auctions, always going stupidly high.  I know in another thread, I read of people's suspicions that any sizable amount of Lego is sent from the local stores to be auctioned, and I'm starting to believe it.

mh3490

https://m.ebay.com/itm/RARE-LEGO-4000031-Jurassic-World-Exclusive-T-Rex-Limited-500-pcs-WORLDWIDE/142865081082?_trkparms=aid=111001&algo=REC.SEED&ao=1&asc=53041&meid=6d12eb7385474093bf2fbb7d87c951dc&pid=100675&rk=1&rkt=15&sd=142865081082&itm=142865081082&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci:d7c35aff-8680-11e8-a19b-74dbd1800b10|parentrq:9303cb8e1640ac1c55d0858efffefdca|iid:1 anyone want a t rex

FowlerBricks

^No thank you. Not at that price! >.<

alaskaguy

samtheq said:

I've had awful experience with Goodwill auctions, always going stupidly high.  I know in another thread, I read of people's suspicions that any sizable amount of Lego is sent from the local stores to be auctioned, and I'm starting to believe it.

People are bidding what they're willing to pay. Just because they're willing to pay more than you are doesn't mean they're "stupidly high". It probably just means you have unrealistic expectations.

Now, I HAVE seen sellers on Goodwill starting auctions at a stupidly high price...which I will define as being more than you would pay at Amazon for the same thing, brand new, with free shipping.  Now that's just ridiculous.

Kaitch

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/2/e112358.m1951.l3160/8?bu=44256034052&amp;segname=16TE179832_T_GENERIC_CT1&amp;crd=20180715090000&amp;mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/i/253751339694&amp;ch=osgood&amp;url=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/i/253751339694&amp;osub=17ad23a9c642c3a5d5d26ab76d3cb1e7~16TE179832_T_GENERIC_CT1&amp;sojTags=emid=bu,segname=segname,crd=crd,url=url,ch=ch,osub=osub

Opinions?

Pitfall69

^It is odd that all of his minifigures are without their packaging. 

Kaitch

^On some of his sales, he mentions "personal collection", which to me indicates he's selling his personal collection, and if he'd taken them out of packaging at time of purchase...

oldtodd33

I would expect that anyone who knowingly bought SDCC merchandise would have been smart enough to have kept the packaging. Since there are no pictures of it, I would be very doubtful of their authenticity. 

SumoLego

( @samiam391 would probably be able to do a cursory review...)

The_Rancor

There is a long shot that someone opened the packaging not really knowing what the exclusive minifigure was in terms of value, but then found out at a later date. I got the impression at least 2 of the original Lester winners in the Leicester Square Store opening when I was queuing up had no idea what they'd won. Still, it's a long shot and risky business...

Fauch

definitely not the best looking versions of captain america and iron man

Th1nDiesel

Also odd that they're listed as SDCC 2012 when they were from the New York Toy Fair; almost like the seller doesn't quite know what they have. Definitely buyer beware!

Kaitch

I'd thought they were actually from a Nuremburg Toy Fair.

CCC

I don't know how many staff got that weren't packaged. Kevin Hinkle has sold two lots of unpackaged ones in the last couple of months:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-Iron-Man-Captain-America-New-York-Toy-Fair-2012-Minifigures-NEW/163106603288?hash=item25f9e94118:g:QDwAAOSwKOJbKZOR

https://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-Iron-Man-Captain-America-New-York-Toy-Fair-2012-Minifigures-NEW/163043656761?hash=item25f628c439:g:BEwAAOSwSUJa9fib

And another ongoing:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-Iron-Man-Captain-America-New-York-Toy-Fair-2012-Minifigures-NEW/163145448135?hash=item25fc39fac7:g:bwcAAOSwmT1bRqrI

Of course, it may be that the first one was not paid for.

His auctions are always interesting, even if just to see how many business card minifigures and managers' conference minifigures he has in stock.

The_Rancor

One of the Bali Padda business card minifigs sold for £520 a few weeks ago on EBay, wondering whether I should shift mine for that kind of money - but it is a nice record of the short period that Bali was CEO (at least, to me). He couldn't come and talk to the Inside Tour group in person because he was chatting to the fan media days at the time though which did peeve some people.

samiam391

SumoLego said:

( @samiam391 would probably be able to do a cursory review...)

I actually can; I know this seller.

Do NOT buy from this seller.

He has tried (and sadly successfully to other people) sold minifigures that can be strongly suspected as being fake. I can't really go into it further due to privacy reasons of other people, but he has also tried selling figures he claims are "limited edition" and "rare" that turned out to have never even been made by LEGO (sleuthing done by yours truly). 

Just don't do it folks, he's a bad egg.

SumoLego

Although this is a Craigslist listing... blurry photos are the hallmark of a great bargain!



And only one of those boxes is from a Star Wars set.  But, 'mostly' is more of a qualitive word, rather than a quantity word... I think.

I can't tell if someone is sleeping on that couch.

Umandraug

SumoLego said:

Although this is a Craigslist listing... blurry photos are the hallmark of a great bargain!


And only one of those boxes is from a Star Wars set.  But, 'mostly' is more of a qualitive word, rather than a quantity word... I think.

I can't tell if someone is sleeping on that couch.

Maybe it’s most of a Star Wars set?

Pitfall69

samiam391 said:

SumoLego said:

( @samiam391 would probably be able to do a cursory review...)

I actually can; I know this seller.

Do NOT buy from this seller.

He has tried (and sadly successfully to other people) sold minifigures that can be strongly suspected as being fake. I can't really go into it further due to privacy reasons of other people, but he has also tried selling figures he claims are "limited edition" and "rare" that turned out to have never even been made by LEGO (sleuthing done by yours truly). 

Just don't do it folks, he's a bad egg.

I'm just curious; how does he have a 100% feedback rating? Has nobody ever complained that they were sold fake items?

MAGNINOMINISUMBRA

Knowing how much @SumoLego likes to study background details - that picture must be breaking his brain...

Fauch

looks like a bunch of city and chima box. and I guess one black star wars box

Kaitch

Just out of curiosity, does anyone know what those NY Toy Fair figures really are worth? Other than "whatever you're willing to pay for them".

datsunrobbie

SumoLego said:

Although this is a Craigslist listing... blurry photos are the hallmark of a great bargain!



And only one of those boxes is from a Star Wars set.  But, 'mostly' is more of a qualitive word, rather than a quantity word... I think.

I can't tell if someone is sleeping on that couch.

From the additional pix I'm pretty sure I can see
#7678
#7748
#8085
#7885
#4526
#7292
#4953
#3815

can't make out the two larger City sets, the Friends set. The 3 "cans" on the far left look like Creator, probably #6742, #4915, and #6910

CCC

Kaitch said:

Just out of curiosity, does anyone know what those NY Toy Fair figures really are worth? Other than "whatever you're willing to pay for them".

Probably $0.01 or $4.99 as those sorts of values are often used by LEGO for gifts, especially the former.

Kaitch

...a set of limited run, 2012 NY Toy Fair figures, are today worth one cent USD?