Ridiculous eBay Auctions

bricknation · February 2013

Another optimistic one:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271145944015
Starting bid of £8500, not taking offers.

Pitfall69 · February 2013

^^ He's selling Hawkeye and the Jet separately and he either kept Hulk or has already sold him.

Pitfall69 · February 2013

I'd like to see a listing from someone in Newcastle...LOL. All in Geordie...Hahahaha

RTO · February 2013

This guy's entire inventory. 4 total feedback and he has these sets listed?

http://www.ebay.com/sch/betterwtveter/m.html?item=251224929284&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

monkeyhanger · February 2013

^^ I did a Geordie listing for a laugh on one of my #2521 sets I had for sale a short while ago (I am a Geordie) on ebay.

The opening description of the set was "Jay is in a proper radge, Sensei Wu has been kidnapped by a reet pair of shanners and the golden weapons have been twoc'd too. Help Jay knack Kruncha and chin Frakjaw to rescue auld gadge Sensei Wu".

Pitfall69 · February 2013

Lol. I can never understand my friend from Newcastle like.

Pitfall69 · February 2013

RTO said:
This guy's entire inventory. 4 total feedback and he has these sets listed?

http://www.ebay.com/sch/betterwtveter/m.html?item=251224929284&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

This is terrible. Did he actually sell a chicken coop to someone? Wow.

CCC · February 2013

RTO said:
This guy's entire inventory. 4 total feedback and he has these sets listed?

http://www.ebay.com/sch/betterwtveter/m.html?item=251224929284&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

Feedback that is a few years old, from buying only. Only selling feedback is negative.

It's probably a hacked account. Although why they'd even bother with that one, I don't know.

CommanderRaab · February 2013

couldnt help but post this one - LOL
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEGO-LOTR-9471-9474-HELMS-DEEP-ORC-FORGE-URAK-HAI-ROHAN-ARMY-MINI-FIGS-COMPLETE-/350710135166?pt=UK_Construction_Toys_Kits&hash=item51a7f3f97e

samiam391 · February 2013

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-MINECRAFT-NEW-IN-BOX-NIB-Sealed-Exclusive-CUUSOO-HARD-TO-FIND-SOLDOUT-/300860677767?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item460cb19e87

Last time I checked, having enough of an item to stack an item into a pyramid usually implies that it is NOT hard to find...

MBLego770 · February 2013

^ excellent! I don't understand why even the LEGO shop marks items as hard to find when they are still widely available.

caperberry · February 2013

samiam391 said:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-MINECRAFT-NEW-IN-BOX-NIB-Sealed-Exclusive-CUUSOO-HARD-TO-FIND-SOLDOUT-/300860677767?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item460cb19e87

Last time I checked, having enough of an item to stack an item into a pyramid usually implies that it is NOT hard to find...

To me, it implies it's hard to find because too many people bought multiples to resell

CCC · February 2013

CommanderRaab said:
couldnt help but post this one - LOL
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEGO-LOTR-9471-9474-HELMS-DEEP-ORC-FORGE-URAK-HAI-ROHAN-ARMY-MINI-FIGS-COMPLETE-/350710135166?pt=UK_Construction_Toys_Kits&hash=item51a7f3f97e

It is that price because it comes with the original plastic bags.

richo · February 2013

Not ridiculous, and possibly a rather good buy, but sorting the sets out is going to be a job and a half!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lego-Bundle-AMAZING-HUGE-/300860946106?pt=UK_Construction_Toys_Kits&hash=item460cb5b6ba

andhe · February 2013

£15 for a flag and two shields? Am I missing something here or have people not heard of bricklink?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEGO-CASTLE-KNIGHTS-Black-Falcon-flag-standard-and-2-shields-/330869593257?pt=UK_Construction_Toys_Kits&hash=item4d095d54a9

Ardalis · February 2013

Got to love this one, clearly a scam, don't normally get them on Irish ebay.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/STAR-WARS-Star-Destroyer-lego-/170988280322

UKtsumi · February 2013

only £4 postage on this bargain!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/19-Lego-Minifigures-From-Series-1-9-Collection-/111013283102?pt=UK_Construction_Toys_Kits&hash=item19d8e8451e

Crowkillers · February 2013

LegoZombies said:

And this it has to be some kinda joke. I can just get the set.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Lego-Ninjago-Gold-Lloyd-kx-kimono-minifigure-w-golden-dragon-sword-70505-/321064675748?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item4ac0f229a4&_uhb=1

Look at the feedback of the people that were bidding on it...

bricknation · February 2013

I think its time to ridicule those who "think" that they are making profit but in reality making a loss.

This one for example: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290864872715
- BIN price + postage: 49.70
- ebay and paypal combined take roughly 15% so it leaves 42.25
- postage - seller claims to use tracked courier service - cheapest would be hermes with shop drop off at £3.00 so it leaves 39.25 already less than RRP
- now add cost of packaging, printer ink, paper, fuel, time...

Such people are wasting their own and other sellers time.

roxio · February 2013

^looks strange on the face of it but they are selling lots of other lego at profitable prices when compared to best deals that have been available recently.
Could be various reasons, e.g they might have pulled a 50% voucher in a B&M lego store.
Maybe people thought I was making a loss selling Atlantis Portals and Technic trucks last year for around 55% off rrp, but seeing as I got them for 96% and 86% off respectively then it was an easy quick turnaround.

Basta · February 2013

@roxio I agree, you never know what price resellers purchase sets at. You just need to read some of the shopping threads and see some of the prices people are getting when stacking multiple discounts, even on current sets. Now selling way below the average price is annoying for others sellers though.

cheshirecat · February 2013

@bricknation Also suggesting we should ridicule people (as opposed to auctions) also makes you come across as a bit of an ass, especially when you just assume they are making a loss. They look like they've got a few things from TRU so perhaps they have a method that you're unable to understand. Not saying thats the case, maybe they just nicked it, but assumptions based on next to nothing are dangerous.

monkeyhanger · February 2013

There are quite often ways to sell below RRP and stil make a bit of profit. An example of this was when I got the Lex Luthor power suits for £4.75 each and sold them for £12, a 40% saving on RRP. Selling a load of Darth Maul polybags and then selling the battlepacks that were bought to get the polybags at below RRP also made me money.

To sell currently available sets you have to do something to give you the edge over a shop, and that usually means being cheaper than the shop unless the item is hard to find.

I get most of my packaging materials from parcels received at work, so they cost me nowt. Just because someone is being undercut on ebay doesn't always mean the undercutters aren't making anything from the sale.

bricknation · February 2013

^^ Well I could have used different wording. Wife tells me all the time that one day I'll get in trouble for the way I'm expressing my thoughts.

I'm trying to keep on top of all the legitimate methods of getting good deals and I really don't understand this one. Especially the case with Funhouse - it happened only once that it was on 3for2 at TRU but it was loooong time ago.

andhe · February 2013

This set is so rare, it comes in totally different colour pieces to the original with no box or instructions... bargain...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEGO-RARE-393-NORTON-COMMANDO-ROADSTER-850cc-MOTORCYCLE-1976-year-/181087753743?pt=UK_Construction_Toys_Kits&hash=item2a29abd60f

The actual set:
http://brickset.com/detail/?Set=393-1

pmercik · February 2013

Ardalis said:
Got to love this one, clearly a scam, don't normally get them on Irish ebay.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/STAR-WARS-Star-Destroyer-lego-/170988280322

I haven't check this thread for a couple of days and now I can see the set i have actually bought.

To be fair, I have got it and it's in my bedroom. And now you got me thinking should i open the inner boxes to check if the content is right...

cheshirecat · February 2013

^^^ True, and the funhouse does seem odd. One explanation could be the use of the gift cards given out with £100 spends before christmas. Whilst online you could only use 1 at a time, in store there was no such restriction so those funhouses could have been free.

morezone · February 2013

Or they could have made their purchase with gift cards obtained at a discount. Many work schemes offer around 5-7% off face value.
They could be one of those who likes to make peanuts on things and there are plenty of them about.

Ardalis · February 2013

pmercik said:

Ardalis said:
Got to love this one, clearly a scam, don't normally get them on Irish ebay.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/STAR-WARS-Star-Destroyer-lego-/170988280322
I haven't check this thread for a couple of days and now I can see the set i have actually bought.

To be fair, I have got it and it's in my bedroom. And now you got me thinking should i open the inner boxes to check if the content is right...

Nah I made a mistake, it did look dodgy he had no feedback and the fact I mailed the guy 4 times with questions and no answer for about 6 days did ring some alarm bells.

oldtodd33 · March 2013

I saw this one end today. If you read the description and then look at the windows on the second floor, something is a little off here. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lego-Cafe-Corner-10182-/140921742473?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item20cf972489&nma=true&si=LIalp1r0w%2F7fta9e2a5c%2BMG9baY%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

y2josh · March 2013

^This one falls back to what people consider to be '100% complete.' For me, I assume it's all the original bricks necessary to complete the model, but it looks like that one was a BrickLinked copy that had the 'reinforced edge' pieces subbed on the second floor windows.

oldtodd33 · March 2013

^ Exactly, if I were the buyer, I would be pretty pissed off I got a "100%" complete ( minus the correct windows ) 10182 that I paid $600 for.

Pitfall69 · March 2013

I wish there was a way to contact the winning bidder and tell them about the windows.

y2josh · March 2013

^I imagine the winning bidder doesn't know what they're looking at, or possibly doesn't care. I sold most of a Café Corner (probably about 90% complete and a mix of grey and bley as well as the substitution roof slopes) that I found at Goodwill and it still pulled in a bit over $450, so it could be possible. It's also possible the seller wasn't aware that they were subbed parts, but I find that less likely since it really does seem like it was a BrickLinked set.

Pitfall69 · March 2013

Yes, no instructions, no box.

Diggydoes · March 2013

Well not ebay, but even amazon got some "bargains" too ;)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B00A8HOYOI/ref=dp_olp_new_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=new

Poochy · March 2013

^ Make the UCS MF looks like a bargain now :).

Poochy · March 2013

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/wan/3660579948.html

y2josh · March 2013

^Is he just hoping that someone will be completely oblivious to the aftermarket value of that set AND also forget what they paid for it to begin with?

monkeyhanger · March 2013

Here's a bargain for you on an item that no-one knew was discontinued, except this chancer.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lego-10221-ultimate-collectors-super-star-destroyer-/160980836276?pt=UK_Construction_Toys_Kits&hash=item257b349fb4

£500 + £55 delivery on a second hand UCS SSD

UKtsumi · March 2013

or you could spend that cash on this?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271159695242?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

I suppose he's just being hopeful?

coachie · March 2013

^At the very least he could have included a whole set as a free gift. I bet it's an archer.

Pitfall69 · March 2013

Are TEAM GB minifigures still in demand?

CCC · March 2013

Pitfall69 said:
Are TEAM GB minifigures still in demand?

Yes, they still sell. Not as much as during the olympics, but they still sell.

A quick look at BL tells you that in the last six months, 885 complete (individual) sets have sold, plus 518 random packs. 46 boxes of 60 have sold. I didn't bother looking up minifigs without accessories.

Even in February, 9 boxes of 60 were sold, averaging about £198 per box - that's £3.30 per minifig average, substantially over RRP, and decent prices compared to average prices per minifig for series 4 onwards.

CCC · March 2013

Someone needs a new lamp, or they washed their lego with their football socks ...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEGO-STAR-WARS-CLONE-TROOPER-AND-SPEEDER-BIKE-/121077361095?_trksid=p3984.m2049&_trkparms=aid=333005&algo=RIC.FIT&ao=1&asc=128&meid=6103368866086632134&pid=100023&prg=1108&rk=3&sd=181078964145&

margot · March 2013

Guess no one noticed it was for the "box only"

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-STAR-WARS-SUPER-STAR-DESTROYER-10221-/150994456920?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&nma=true&si=cu901NpiHuvOy1Kdnbwz9XhKyMw%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

oldtodd33 · March 2013

Yes, it is their fault for not looking and reading the description. But I find that auction header to be very misleading and I think the seller is going to get trouble for listing it that way.

margot · March 2013

Oddly it looks like he got positive feedback for it...

bricknation · March 2013

^ it is possible to leave and receive feedback for cancelled transactions.

UKtsumi · March 2013

^ yes

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