Ridiculous eBay Auctions

CCC · April 2013

^^ recently washed?

Geddes · April 2013

^^ im ashamed to say this guy is from the same town as me!

CapnRex101 · April 2013

^^ At least we get to know that everything is 'preasant.'

dk1007 · April 2013

Checkout this crazy bidding for 10231 space shuttle. Do you think is a real buyer?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/151020108291?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

luckyruss · April 2013

^ No!

ChanMcL · April 2013

^^His feedback is 0!

ChanMcL · April 2013

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lego-City-Set-7696-Private-Passenger-Jet-incredibly-rare-BNIB-/261191280551?pt=UK_Construction_Toys_Kits&hash=item3cd036a7a7

This guy is crazy.

Crowkillers · April 2013

dk1007 said:
Checkout this crazy bidding for 10231 space shuttle. Do you think is a real buyer?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/151020108291?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

After $150, both top bidders had Zero feedback.. So I am going to say no...

iluvmyelement · April 2013

This one has me baffled.....
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-Star-Wars-9516-Jabbas-Palace-Free-Shipping-New-/111038287796?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item19da65cfb4#ht_1051wt_1428

Crowkillers · April 2013

iluvmyelement said:
This one has me baffled.....
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-Star-Wars-9516-Jabbas-Palace-Free-Shipping-New-/111038287796?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item19da65cfb4#ht_1051wt_1428

What is even more baffling is when you look at the 6 bids...

l***r ( 88Feedback score is 50 to 99) US $38.94 2 Apr-01-13 18:51:38 PDT
t***t ( 227Feedback score is 100 to 499) US $38.94 1 Apr-01-13 18:47:49 PDT
p***r ( 97Feedback score is 50 to 99) US $162.61 1 Apr-01-13 15:30:45 PDT
8***e ( 142Feedback score is 100 to 499) US $96.62 1 Mar-31-13 14:44:48 PDT
o***o ( 234Feedback score is 100 to 499) US $105.10 1 Mar-28-13 12:56:34 PDT

Mad_Dog · April 2013

Hi, I know this post is not really for this, but what do you think of this http://www.ebay.es/itm/140948161785?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649, I have asked for more pictures, but the price is good, the one thing that I do not like is that this seller last selling feedback is from 2010 (last buying from 2012)... I do not know... will see the pictures, pity is in Barcelona and not Madrid, I could arrange a "in person" exchange.

Rgrds

colinrichardson · April 2013

I am not able to read the tea leaves of bidding patterns like some of you, but this just seemed strange to me: http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=161001547597&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:BIDN&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2765

how does one person's bid keep rising without some other bid interrupting it?

UKtsumi · April 2013

It looks fine to me the initial bid from the (33)feedback bidder has not been met yet by the others...

Greedfly13 · April 2013

colinrichardson said:
how does one person's bid keep rising without some other bid interrupting it?

If you click "Show automatic bids" it'll make sense.

TheLoneTensor · April 2013

colinrichardson said:
I am not able to read the tea leaves of bidding patterns like some of you, but this just seemed strange to me: http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=161001547597&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:BIDN&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2765

how does one person's bid keep rising without some other bid interrupting it?

Example: If the starting bid is $10 and I bid $100. It won't place the current bid at $100, but rather $10. Then, if another person comes along and bids $15, the system will automatically put in a bid for me at $16, which will then stand as the current highest bid with me still the highest bidder. Repeat until they actually beat my $100 bid.

madforLEGO · April 2013

How about JP for $2000 BIN or 1499 starting bid because it is 'no longer being manufactured' which is a complete lie I believe.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Retired-Lego-Star-Wars-9516-Jabbas-Palace-New-In-Sealed-Box-/230957486222?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item35c623908e

ColoradoBricks · April 2013

^ if it is on the internet, it must be true :)

Zeya · April 2013

Check out this giant Lego head auction:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-STORE-DISPLAY-HUGE-/130850364867?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e774a1dc3&nma=true&si=4IB0Oo1NZZawGesBoXqAf3GU81w%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

CapnRex101 · April 2013

^ That really is one only for the most fervent of collectors...

Noizetank · April 2013

Why do so many people on eBay have listings for current sets but at twice retail?? Just seen someone selling the fire brigade for £200 and grand emporium for £250 are they just trying to con people who may not know any better?

y2josh · April 2013

^Perhaps, but it's also possible they're trying to attract international buyers. I'm not sure how lucrative it is in the UK, but in the US, it's pretty easy to make a quick $60 or so many of the mid-weight sets by shipping them to Australia.

Once they get too heavy, of course, the cost of shipping is going to eat into any money the buyer would have been saving, but the modulars are good examples of models that many international buyers believe it's worth buying at higher than US MSRP and then paying $60+ to have shipped, because the total is still well less than what they could get it for elsewhere.

StompingFreak · April 2013

check out LEGO Super heroes iron man Mandarin 76006 76007 76008 3 sets NEW RARE MISB from rainngai. 3 cheap sets for £111.68. Plus £3.38 postage. To buy from any shop £55.00-£65.00. Nice mark up!

nerick906 · April 2013

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Killer-Croc-with-Arkham-Asylum-Jail-Cell-Batman-Villain-DC-Superheroes-Lego-/251249843979?pt=UK_Construction_Toys_Kits&hash=item3a7fa85f0b

Anybody wants a Killer Croc?

scotty12 · April 2013

I don't have a crazy ebay auction link...but situation that just happened today regarding Ebay. So..last week I took a chance and purchased a Pet Shop on Ebay for $135dlvd from an individual. So today I get home and there's 2 large packages sitting at the front door. I figured one had to be my Lego and I figured out someone else must have gotten something. So when I started looking at the boxes, one was from LEGO.com and the other was from Walmart.com. Huh? What? I was confused. So I opened them both up and they were both Pet Shops. Each was drop shipped from LEGO and WM. I got the free TMNT keychain and return slips for both. So my next question was...how much and I getting charged/scammed?! But PayPal has only the 1 charge and my bank doesn't show any charges/activity? So then...what's the scam? Why am I getting 2?

Basta · April 2013

Seller used a stolen CC to order them, they get your money. So you only pay what you payed.

Worse case, [email protected] and Walmart think you ordered them, so if they investigate you will be blamed until you can prove otherwise, at which point you have to return the "stolen" goods. Best case they black list your address and you can't order to your address again.

Getting 2, who knows maybe a mistake or the scammer thought it would be funny. Another thought, scammer thinks you will be less likley to chase it up as you get two items.

Best to contact, eBay, Paypal, [email protected] and Walmart and explain the situation. You should get a PayPal refund.

paul_merton · April 2013

Goodness... graded TMNT minifigs:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UKG-Rare-Lego-Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-FULL-SET-95-Like-AFA-/300894929102

coachie · April 2013

^Regardless of price, that case just looks awful with the extra little compartments around each 'fig.

This wouldn't even display well, or am I missing the point?

samiam391 · April 2013

^Cases such as those are purely meant to preserve the figure(s) encased inside. They can be display pieces, but that is not their main purpose or function.

However, encasing 4 figures that can be easily found in your average LEGO set is beyond pointless here. I'm not sure what his motivation was to do this, beyond attempting to get a few extra bucks from some crazy collector who wants nothing but mint AFA graded minifigures (which I'll never understand).

bricknation · April 2013

How about some custom minecraft characters:

£14.99 + £1.50 p&p

£11.49 + £1.75 p&p

£6.99 + £2.00 p&p

paul_merton · April 2013

^ I cant believe some of those have sold - they look awful!

yys4u · April 2013

Here's something kinda shady

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-Minifigure-MR-GOLD-EXTREMELY-RARE-NEW-no-3739-5000-NO-SCRATCHES-/171030475134?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item27d235f17e

Its a Mr Gold auction, I started looking into this since the guy that's selling them is close to were I live.

The shady part is that this guy already listed the same Mr Gold earlier and it sold to a guy with 2 feedback. Well now its up for sale again, and someone with 2 feedback is still the highest bidder. I figured he could have relisted it since the bidder maybe didn't pay up, but the fact that the bidder (at least on my screen) appears to be the same guy from before, I suspect he is bidding on his own auction to up the price. The censored name ebay attributes to keep bidding history private shows up as the same "name" on both auctions, I'm not fully versed on how ebay works so I don't know if the bidder names will appear the same to other people who click the link or if it was a coincidence or what, but I just thought I'd point it out.

http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&_trksid=p2047675.l2565&rt=nc&item=181126608593

y2josh · April 2013

^They don't appear the same from user to user, but they are consistent across auctions for the same user. So if you see s***g (2) on two different auctions, it's not 100% certain it's the same guy, but it's extremely likely.

yys4u · April 2013

^Yea that's what I suspected, so since both auctions are listed by the same user, it's showing up that 3***h (2) won the auction in the 2nd link I provided, but the same 3***h (2) appears to be the highest bidder on the first link

Crowkillers · April 2013

@yys4u

That looks exactly like what he is doing.. Having a friend shill bidding for him... He must have got burned the first time and then ate the 10% fees and re-listed it...

I suspect many people have been doing this recently to drive up the prices... It is a common (But illegal) Ebay selling tactic...

Basta · April 2013

Crowkillers said:
@yys4u

That looks exactly like what he is doing.. Having a friend shill bidding for him... He must have got burned the first time and then ate the 10% fees and re-listed it...

I suspect many people have been doing this recently to drive up the prices... It is a common (But illegal) Ebay selling tactic...

Stupid thing is that as more and more are found each day, the price on the secondary market is going to continue to drop. Overall this seller is most likely going to be worse off than if they just let it sell to a real high bidder the first time.

Renny · May 2013

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lego-Star-Wars-Ultimate-Collectors-Millennium-Falcon-10179-CHROME-C3PO-/251271992055?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item3a80fa52f7

The price isn't bad but I have a feeling this is a brick linked 10179 and that the seller didn't want to splurge on the rigging, instead probably purchasing cheap black ones and chroming them.

coachie · May 2013

^ I certainly hope they didn't chrome the lbg ones! If they have BL ed this, they have made a good effort, with the manual, long umbrella stands, lbg levers and everything.

I think more likely it is an original with the rigging sold off and black ones chromed (like you said), but whatever next, gas adjustable shocks and white wall tyres?

I would actually buy this if I were in the states and it stayed around $1k.

The fun is wearing off sourcing parts for mine on BL (especially as I have embarked on a Taj Mahal too .....)

Basta · May 2013

Not sure what the going price is for this, but this seems high:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-Statue-of-Liberty-3450-ORIGINAL-INSTRUCTIONS-EXCELLENT-CONDITION-/171034120978?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item27d26d9312

Renny · May 2013

^That's a great price for the set actually. According to Brick Link the average used price is around $1000. I think it didn't sell for as high because the title makes it look like he is only selling the instructions which is not the case.

samiam391 · May 2013

Renny said:
^That's a great price for the set actually. According to Brick Link the average used price is around $1000. I think it didn't sell for as high because the title makes it look like he is only selling the instructions which is not the case.

That is a fantastic price. I wish I had known about it, as I would have been a bidder. I've always wanted that set, but never have been willing to cough up the premium price to get it.

twoninerken · May 2013

^ There is one for sale in my local classifieds.

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&ad=25092717&cat=&lpid=3&search=lego&ad_cid=5

Talk about a little high.

Basta · May 2013

Lol, I didn't read the description fully. I saw this "LEGO Statue of Liberty 3450, ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS!!!" and thought that it was for only the instructions.

Renny · May 2013

Yeah I think the seller missed out on at least another $200 because of the poor title and image.

MorkMan · May 2013

twoninerken said:
^ There is one for sale in my local classifieds.

Talk about a little high.

$15,000. Please tell me that's in some other currency, and not USD?!

Poochy · May 2013

Price is reasonable but the photo leaves me wondering ...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RETIRED-SPECIAL-EDITION-UNOPENED-Lego-City-House-8403-SUPER-COOL-/151041551320?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item232ac72bd8

starfire2 · May 2013

Okay. That one really takes the cake!

Renny · May 2013

Looks like a crappy deal to me.....what? Someone had to say it!

Crowkillers · May 2013

LOL.. Who would take a picture in their Bathroom..? That toilet shot is sure to attract a ton of potential buyers....

roxio · May 2013

bit of an ambitious minimum bid required.....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lego-Star-Wars-9489-Imperial-Scout-Troopers-x-10-with-small-Blasters-/151044370575?pt=UK_Construction_Toys_Kits&hash=item232af2308f

Renny · May 2013

Crowkillers said:
LOL.. Who would take a picture in their Bathroom..? That toilet shot is sure to attract a ton of potential buyers....

That's one box I would not be keeping (or opening without gloves), I don't care what part of the toilet it touches.

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